Zucchini -Basil imuffins

I have fresh basil, a few Zucchini still left to make some kind of bread with ....


Again this recipe is from 1001 muffins biscuits,pancakes, waffles, popovers, fritters, scones and other quick breads

                                                               Zucchini and basil
                                                                with alittle oregano
                                                               ( Hot and Spicy)
                                        
                                                        now lets start this recipe

 

the dry ingredients

in large bowl blend together

2 cups all -purpose flour

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1 Tablespoon baking powder

3 Tablespoons minced fresh Basil

1 Tablespoon minced fresh oregano

1/4 teaspoon salt,

 

In a medium bowl ,beat 

2 large eggs until foamy

 

 

Beat in

3/4 cup milk

2/3 cup canola oil

( yay , this is what I used all the time)

 

Stir in

2 cups shredded zucchini

 

 

combine the wet with the dry ,

just until moistened

 

spoon into prepared muffin tin,

whether it be with cupcake holders or greased

( I did this before We started this recipe, I guess I should have warned you before this step)

calls for 12 muffin tin

Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top before putting in oven

(1/4 cup parmesan cheese)

Bake for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean

 

 

cool on wire rack for 5-7 minutes

 

 

this recipe in the book calls for cottage cheese dip with these muffins

so you will get an extra recipe with this one

 

Cottage Cheese dip

 

makes about 1 1/2 cups

 

1 cup cottage cheese( large -curd)

1 medium avocado -ripe peeled and seeded

1 Tablespoon minced onion

1 Tablespoon finely minced pimento

 

in a container of a blender, combine all of the ingredients, and process on low speed until smooth. Pour into a bowl and refrigerate until ready to serve.

 

Well I think that's it.....

 

ENJOY!

 

 

 

 

Chocolate Chip -Zucchini muffins

Today`s recipe is from the 1001 muffins ,biscuits , doughnut , pancakes( ooh lala) , waffles, popovers, Fritters, Scones and other quick breads cookbook....

                                                      lots of zucchini

 

Line your 12 muffin tin with cupcake holders...

or grease them...

its your choice

I prefer the cupcake liners

 

now lets start

preheat oven to 375

 

 

dry ingredients first

combine :

1 1/2  cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon nutmeg

1/4 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips( I couldn't find mini, so I used regular size.)

and 1/4 cup walnuts( in which I left out)

 

 

beat 1 large egg until foamy( just a little)

 

add 3/4 cup granulated sugar

1/4 cup milk

1/2 cup canola oil

1 teaspoon vanilla

 

beat alittle, mix good

 

fold in zucchini or rather mix in

 

mix the wet into the dry, just until moistened,

 

spoon into prepared muffin pan...

about 3/4 full

 

bake for 15-20 minutes or until toothpick( butter knife) come out clean

 

now let cool for 5-7 minutes,

 if you can

 

I couldn't ...

warm chocolate...ooohhhhh

 

 

 

ENJOY!

 

 

 

Blueberry Zucchini bread

............What do I do with lots of Zucchini and blueberries in the freezer?

.......................................The answer is this recipe, duh!

                                              Blueberry Zucchini Bread

                                   Our first bread recipe in my own personal challenge,
                                    be prepared for more zucchini recipes to follow

                              This recipe is from the " THE BANQUET TABLE"
                                           Ava General Baptist Cookbook 2010

                                                            Preheat oven to 350 degrees
                                                       Lightly grease four mini loaf pans
                                              ( I used one long bread loaf pan and 1 small one)

 

In a large bowl, lightly beat the 3 eggs

 

 

Beat together the eggs ,oil ( 1 cup), vanilla ( 3 teaspoon), and sugar ( 2 1/4 cups)

 

Fold in zucchini ( 2 cups shredded )

 

 

Beat in flour ( 3 cups), salt ( 1 teaspoon), baking powder ( 1 teaspoon),

baking soda ( 1/4 teaspoon) and cinnamon ( 1 Tablespoon)

 

Gently fold in the blueberries( 1 pint fresh blueberries)

I used frozen!

 

Transfer to the prepared loaf pans

 

 

Bake 50 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean

some ovens may vary in cooking time

 

now to wait 20 minutes in pan

turn out on wire racks to finish cooling,

 or just leave in pan to finish cooling.

 

then slice ,

and

ENJOY!

 

 

 

 

basic ingredients

This post we will discuss the basic ingredients needed to make bread.

Flour : One of the most ingredient you will find in making bread is flour...which comes in a wide array of different kinds.....most recipes I have found use all-purpose flour....but some might use self-rising, whole wheat ,rye, to name a few...

When making bread....most recipes call for a leavening agent of sorts....,that's where baking soda and baking powder comes into play in the recipe....
Baking powder is a combo of baking soda and cream of tartar...
these can be used together or alone in the recipes

Butter or margarine: most common form of fat to be used in recipes, although shortening, oils, even
                                bacon drippings and lard( these last two aren't a healthy option but sure does
                               enhance the flavor of the breads)...
                      another side note on butter or margarine stick variety is better then the tub.

Eggs: use large grade A when possible, I use fresh eggs when our hens are laying...

Milk: not all recipes call for milk ,but when used it could come in a wide array such as evaporated,
             skim, dry ,etc.

 

Sweetener: white sugar is the most common sweetener used, but honey, white corn syrup,

dark corn syrup ,molasses, brown sugar could be used

 

If you are making a yeast form of bread , of course yeast is used...active or bread

 

now other things that maybe used as ingredients buttermilk( I know this should be in the milk category),

Heavy cream to add richness ( another dairy product)

Canola oil ( commonly used because of the low saturated fat)

   Sour cream or yogurt to impart richness and mild acidity or tang to baked goods

Now that we have discussed some of the equipment and a few ingredients....I thinks we need to start baking...hhhmmmmm what should we bake first...biscuits, loaf bread, sweet bread( fruit bread), coffee cake( I thinks this bread), pancakes, muffins, the types of bread are endless....

                                                     ENJOY!

equipment

I'm going to try this year of bread recipes again...might be more then a year....because who don't like bread....ooooooooo bread....
These recipes maybe muffins, biscuits ,loaf bread, sweet breads,pancakes( these are a form of bread ,right)....fruit bread.....

So the first part of this challenge I'm giving myself is we will focus on the equipment that is used making breads ,of various types...

   

Blenders: these can do various jobs pureeing foods ,needs to be a glass container

 

Food processor: need this for chopping,puree and mix the batter

 

Mixing spoons: not only a wooden spoon, whisks( various sizes)

 

Rubber spatulas: used to scrape dough, need various sizes ,but you can if need be  just one spatula.

 

Pastry brush; for dusting off that extra flour....

 

 

 

 

 

Flour sifter: a whisk or fork can do this job of sifting if you don't have one.

 

mixing bowls: various sizes to mix that dough

 

Wire cooling racks: to cool that bread,...but I don't use these

Various loaf pans, muffin tins: What you need to depends on what king of bread you are making...( if making doughnuts- need a deep fryer), ( if making pancakes- need a griddle of sorts)...

Im sure im leaving out a maybe a few items that you need, but  these are ones I can think of.....

ENJOY!

Blueberry -buttermilk muffins

From 1001 muffins

 

preheat oven 400 degrees

Grease or line muffin tin with 6 three -inch muffin cups, 

I used my 6 muffin pan

now lets start that recipe

 

 

the Dry ingredients

In large bowl blend together

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

2 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt.

 

 

now the wet ingredients

in Medium bowl

beat 2 large eggs until foamy

beat in

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup buttermilk or sour milk

1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted

until smooth

Fold in the blueberries

 

 

 

combine the two mixtures , blending

until dry ingredients are just moistened

spoon batter into the muffin tin

 

 

bake  for 15-20 minutes

 

 

then let cool for 5-7 minutes

 suggested serving with Lemon sauce as per book

 

 Lemon Sauce

2 teaspoons cornstarch

1/2 cup water at room temp.

pinch salt

1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice

pinch ground nutmeg

 

In a cup , blend the cornstarch and 1 Tablespoon of the water together to form a smooth paste. In small sauce pan, combine the remaining water, the salt,

lemon juice and nutmeg. Stir in cornstarch.

Place the pan over medium-low heat and cook, stirring until mixture just starts to boil and thickens.Remove from the heat and serve hot

100 year old muffins

I don't really know why these are called 100 year old,it doesn't take 100 years to make.

 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees .

 

 

Lightly grease or line with paper baking cups( cupcake liners) .

 

 

Lets mix the dry ingredients together in large bowl,

1 cup cornmeal

1 Tablespoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

and

1/2 teaspoon salt. 

 

 

now the moist/wet ingredients

in medium bowl

cut 2 Tablespoons butter or margarine

into the 1 Tablespoon sugar

Stir in 2 large eggs,

3/4 cup milk

and 1cup cooked mashed potatoes

 

 

all mixed,wet ingredients 

 

 

next step is to mix dry ingredients with the wet