Today I’m sharing nectarine-blueberry muffins– the crumble topping is optional but oh-so-good. This recipe is one from America’s Test Kitchen. The original recipe called for a cranberry-pecan combination and I switched it up to use nectarines, blueberries, and walnuts. Create a pairing that fits with your taste and with the ingredients you have at home. …
Quick Bread Recipes
Soda bread is traditionally considered an Irish bread. The method of using buttermilk to react with baking soda as the leavening agent is how the bread gets its name. This soda bread recipe uses equal parts wheat flour and white flour which is why it is called brown soda bread. Ingredients for brown soda bread: wheat flour …
Fall flavors are upon us — pumpkins and apples come to mind– and these sweet pumpkin scones with a maple glaze will bring out fall in all of its glory; they will also rival any pumpkin scone you find at Starbucks this month. Scones are a traditionally British treat that are enjoyed along side a cup of …
Honey oatmeal muffins are a hearty muffin for your morning meal, snack, or afternoon tea. Oatmeal is such a popular way to start the day and adding oats to a muffin is nice way to incorporate this ingredient into your breakfast baked goods. Muffins are a type of quick bread– breads made without yeast. Enjoy my full …
Granola applesauce muffins use applesauce instead of oil in this Whole Foods recipe. Taking small steps towards healthier choices starts with breakfast and you might as well start with a muffin! New year, new you? Well, that is how the saying goes but it is hard to put new habits into practice sometimes. I like …
Can you make bread in a tin can? Yes! Try this recipe for Boston Brown Bread from the Epicurious site. It’s a unique rye bread recipe steamed in a tin can such as a coffee container. Baking with Rye Flour Rye flour was previously not in my pantry but I learned that I should bake with it …
Baking throughout the fall gives us plenty of chances to use seasonal ingredients. I love mixing fresh pears with other fruits to give a bit of the unexpected. I found this recipe from Driscoll’s for a Raspberry Pear Pecan Quick Bread. It reminds me of this easy recipe for cherry bread. This bread was a breeze …
Upside banana bread is a fun twist on traditional banana bread recipe. Bananas and sugar bake with butter on the bottom layer of this bread recipe and create a roasted banana topping that provides moisture and depth of flavor. Upside down banana bread is an easy twist to the usual banana bread. You may have …