Sunday 2 October 2011

French Toast Muffins

This was my Dessert tonight. Had Breakfast for supper. Lets just say that they were amazing! hope you enjoy!!!




French Toast Muffins
Makes 12 muffins
Prep Time 5 min.
Total Time: 40 min.
To freeze now and bake later, place the muffin tin in the freezer until batter is solid and remove "pucks" to a freezer bag for storage (they don’t have to be wrapped individually). Bake from frozen either in a muffin tin or on a baking sheet.

NOTE: Total Time: 40 min. from frozen, 35 min. from fresh.
These are the muffins before I put them in the oven!!!!



Recipe Ingredients
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups 1% milk375 mL
1/3 cup sugar 75 mL
1 tbsp Pure Vanilla Extract 15 mL
1 tsp ground cinnamon 5 mL
10 slices cubed bread
1 cup frozen Compliments Wild Jumbleberry Fruit Blend 250 mL
2 tbsp Pure Maple Syrup 30 mL   
 
Recipe Directions
1.In a bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon until well combined. Add cubed bread and toss gently until the egg mixture is absorbed. Add berries and toss gently to combine.
2.Divide muffin mixture evenly into a greased muffin tin and drizzle with maple syrup. Bake in the centre of a preheated 375°F (190°C) oven for 25 min. Cool completely then wrap individually in plastic wrap and store in a resealable plastic bag or container to freeze. To reheat frozen muffins, remove plastic wrap and place in microwave on defrost for 1 min. If desired, drizzle warm muffins with a little more maple syrup before serving.









Friday 23 September 2011

Easy Dark Chocolate cake



EASY DARK CHOCOLATE CAKE

  1/2 cup cocoa
  milk (see note below)
  4 tablespoons Crisco or butter
  1 cup sugar
  1 egg yolk
  1 cup flour
  1/2 teaspoon salt
  1 teaspoon vanilla
  1 teaspoon baking soda

Preheat oven to 350°F.
In a 1 cup measure, put cocoa powder; add a small amount of hot water and stir until cocoa dissolves. Fill remainder of measuring cup with milk to bring the measurement up to 1 cup total.

Combine flour, salt and baking soda, mixing well. Set aside.

Beat shortening or butter and sugar, add egg yolk, beating for one minute. Stir in vanilla and remaining ingredients.

Mix for one minute. Turn batter into a buttered brownie pan which has been lightly dusted with cocoa (shake out any excess cocoa).

Bake for about 40 minutes or until cake tests done.