Weekend Six....

That's a great deal on Scharffen Berger! Actually, they're owned by Hershey.

Another great deal on San Marzanos!

 
Hi Erin! Her it is: REC: Fall Harvest Muffins

Fall Harvest Muffins
Bon Appetite 10-94

"These bumpy top muffins have all the goodness of a crisp fall day baked into them. The grated apple melts into the batter as the muffins bake, losing its crunch and leaving its sweetness."

2 C AP flour
1/3 C sugar
1 T baking powder
1 t cinnamon
1/4 t baking soda
1/4 t allspice
1/4 t nutmeg
1 C apple cider or juice
1/3 C vegetable oil
1/4 C pure maple syrup
1 egg, beaten to blend
1 t vanilla
1 Rome Beauty or other baking apple, peeled, cored, grated
1 C golden raisins
3/4 C coarsely chopped walnuts

Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 400°F. Line twelve 1/3 C muffin cups with paper liners. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, allspice and nutmeg in large bowl. Whisk apple cider, vegetable oil, maple syrup, egg and vanilla in medium bowl to blend. Add to dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Fold in apple, raisins and walnuts. Divide batter equally among prepared muffin cups. Bake until muffins are brown and tester inserted into center of muffins comes out clean, about 28 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool.

Enjoy!

I have not tried these yet but hope to get a batch made later this evening for work tomorrow.

 
Orchid, thee are a couple of places here in DC that sell Salty Oat Cookies

I used to work just a couple of blocks from one of them and I ate far to many! I am not near that bakery any longer so I came up with my own version based on Sara Fosters Oatmeal Cookies. I have made these so many times I can't tell you. They are enormously popular and often requested. I can't tell you they are "just like" the ones sold at the bakery but I love them.

2 sticks butter, softened
1 1/4 C packed light brown sugar
3/4 C sugar
2 large eggs
zest from 1 orange
1 t vanilla
2 C flour (I use 1 C unbleached, 1 C white whole wheat)
4 C oats (I use 3 C regular and 1 C quick)
1 t baking soda
1 t cinnamon
1/2 t nutmeg
1/2 t salt
1 C raisins
1 C walnuts

Preheat ove to 350°F.

Line two baking sheets with parchment or silpats.

Cream together butter and sugars in a large bowl until light + fluffy. Add eggs to butter mixture, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla and zest, beat until well blended.

Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in a separate bowl. Stir to mix. Have oats ready in a third bowl.

Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture and stir until blended. Stir in oats then raisins and walnuts. (I often have to turn this out into a large bowl to make sure it is mixed well.)

Scoop dough with a 1/4 C scoop and drop onto prepared baking sheets, about 3" apart. Slightly flatten each cookie and sprinkle with a bit of coarse salt.

Bake 12-15 minutes depending on how soft or crunchy you like them.

>>my 2nd favorite combination is to use almonds and milk chocolate chunks instead of raisins and walnuts:)

Enjoy!

 
Okie-Dokie...I have to make these. A couple of probably obvious questions.

I'll go with the almonds and choco chunks. You chop the almonds right? And is Kosher salt OK? Thanks

 
I used vanilla extract not the bean and I added 1 tsp grated orange zest, half to cranberry filling,

and half to the cake batter. Be sure to butter the pan well and up sides and use parchment paper too and butter that. (It's in the recipe but don't shortcut this part--I sometimes do that, much to my chagrin...)
I made this several days ago (Wed night, served as a dessert w/ vanilla ice cream) and we just finished it today. Keeps quite well, covered with a cake dome, at room temp. I did warm it in the microwave for snacking.

 
Weekend Six

Mom moved into an apartment after 50 years in the house 5 of us kids grew up in. Have to send a housewarming present and decided on a tea kettle but can't find one in sage green. Need to check on line.

Had dinner at a waterfront restaurant and got 1 lb of stone crab claws for $20. Paid $20 last week for 1/2 lb.

Planted an allspice tree.

Saw individual trifle cups at BB&B so I decided on a gingerbread and pumpkin mousse trifle for Thanksgiving dinner. Will now have to come up with a Christmas trifle.

Orange/spice glazed duck breast with wild rice mushroom pilaf for dinner. After Rob Roys.

Tonight is third night with BiPAP mask...maybe. Slept about 2 hours last night trying to adjust. Think I need a different mask.

 
Made this tonight, I do NOT recommend. It was dry, had lots of issues.

the squash probably should have been fully cooked before the filling added. Filling should have been pre-cooked stove top with more moisture, maybe cranberry sauce or maple syrup or some type of apple jelly or jam.
I think it was pretty low calorie though. I added a very few toasted walnuts that I just had on the counter(like 2 Tbs.)
(the acorn squash stuffed with cranberries and diced apple)

 
Turned out I didn't make these tonight. It got too dark to go outside & pick

mint and parsley, so I had to just add some other flavorings. I cooked them too long and they were dry...
Got to get used to this dark-early thing.

 
Hi orchid! Yup, I do chop the almonds. I usually have a bag of whole ones from TJs

in the frige and I just coarsely chop them and yes on the Kosher salt, that what's in my pantry too! I hope you enjoy them as much as we do. They are truly a weakness of mine smileys/smile.gif

 
And I'm sorry to say I was mistaken about the tomatoes. Apparently, I was reading the wrong shelf

tag, just checked receipt and they were $4.59.

 
Weekend six.....

....
1. Made poolish baguettes from Bread Bakers's Apprentice (I am participating in the Bread Baker's Apprentice Challenge, so every weekend I bake at least one recipe from the book).

2. Made chicken parmiggiana per request of my beloved, who asked me to blog about it in a VERY detailed way especially for one of his kids who loves it and is now in college, sharing a house with 3 other guys. Will have to work on that ASAP

3. Exercised a lot Sat

4. Exercised a lot Sun

5. Me and husband took both dogs for a bike ride under the almost full moon last night. gorgeous!

6. took melatonin for the first time to see if it helps me sleep better


(Well, not a very exciting six, but six nevertheless... smileys/smile.gif

 
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