216 your very Recipes

very ripe bananas, eggs, soft butter, sour cream, sugar, flour, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla, pecans, chopped (walnuts or any nut of your choice works)

corn kernels (right from the cob or frozen), bell peppers, diced, onion, diced, garlic, minced, butter, smoked bacon*, diced and cooked (reserve grease), russet potatoes, diced (i don tsp bother peeling), chipotle peppers, diced, adobo sauce, smoked paprika (can sub sweet or hot paprika, if desired), cumin, chicken stock, juice from 1 lime, fresh cilantro, chopped, half and half, kosher or sea salt and fresh ground black pepper, pan recipe of your favorite cornbread , but if yours is a very crumbly recipe(like we usually use) pick 1 with slightly more flour and liquid or add a bit more to yours. if it s too crumbly, it won tsp cut into bite sized squares, butter, garlic powder, ground chili powder (like chipotle, or pasilla, but can sub cayenne, if desired), coarsely ground sea salt and fresh ground black pepper

muffin pans, a special metal baking pan , sometimes referred to as a muffin tin, with 6 or 12 cup-shaped depressions. most often this pan is made from aluminum., muffin cups are, standard muffin cup is about 2 1/2 inches in diameter and holds 1/4 to 1/3 cup batter., giant or texas-size muffin cup is about 3 1/2 inches in diameter and holds 5/8 cup batter., muffin cup is about 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter and holds 1/8 cup or 2 tbsp batter., muffin-top cup is about 4 inches in diameter but are only 1/2 inch deep ., substituting a different size muffin cup, substitute another size muffin cup for original size listed in recipe. if substituting a larger size muffin cup the recipe will yield fewer muffins and if using smaller size muffin cup the recipe will yield more muffins. the bake time will be changed also. bake a larger muffin longer than the original time and smaller muffins a shorter time., tips on baking muffins, grease muffin cups by spraying each cup with no stick cooking spray or using a paper towel dipped in shortening to grease each cup., use paper liners in muffin cups for easy clean-up., if muffin cups are filled more than 3/4 full the muffins will have flat, flying saucer tops. if sufficient room is not allowed for muffins to expand before reaching the top of the cup the muffin will flatten on top., if some muffin cups will remain empty during baking , put 2 to 3 tbsp water in the unused muffin cups to keep the pan from warping., if baked muffins stick to the bottom of the muffin cup, place hot muffin pan on a wet towel for about two minutes., source : land o lakes, all about muffins, are you eating muffins or cupcakes, hot breads are always a hit and muffins are 1 of the easiest to make. they are more quickly and easily made than biscuits and no kneading, rolling or cutting is required. they can be a savory, last minute dinner muffin or a sweet delicious breakfast muffin. made using whole-wheat flour, wheat germ, bran, honey, fruits and nuts they can be very nutritious. but like the healthy granola craze which turned into candy bars, muffins also can quickly turn into cupcakes. eating cupcakes for breakfast is your choice, but don tsp tell yourself you are eating healthy breakfast muffins. a recent magazine article revealed some muffins available in new york delicatessens were claimed to be low fat, but actually contained up to 23 g of fat. that s more fat than two egg mcmuffins., what is the difference between muffins and cupcakes, some say cupcakes have frosting. a basic formula for muffins is 2 cups flour, 2-4 tbsp sugar, 2 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 egg, 1/4 cup oil, shortening or butter, 1 cup milk. when the fat, sugar and egg ratio in a recipe reaches double or more than this, you have reached the cake level., other technical difference between muffins and cupcakes, method of cooking is different for muffins and cupcakes. the muffin method is by far the fastest and easiest. flour, sugar, baking powder and salt (all the dry ingredients) are mixed together. this is where the leavening can be uniformly dispersed into the flour. sugar is mixed with the flour to prevent the flour from lumping when combined with the wet ingredients., making and baking muffins, in a large bowl, oil (or melted butter) and egg are beaten together to form an emulsion to disperse the fat more uniformly. then the milk is stirred in. this much mixing can be done ahead and held. the two are combined just before baking., combine, cut and fold liquid into the dry ingredients. mix only to combine. batter will be lumpy but no pockets of dry ingredients should remain. the general rule is only 12 strokes., bake as soon as it s mixed. when filling cups, do not mix batter between scoops. excessive mixing causes loss of leavening., cake method for making muffins, sometimes muffins are made using the cake method , i.e. cream the fat and sugar, add eggs, add the dry ingredients and milk alternately. this is more time consuming but produces a lighter, more tender, cake-like muffin., perfect muffin, perfect muffin has a thin brown crust , a slightly rounded top with a pebbled appearance and a moist, even interior. there should be no peaks, no tunnels which are usually caused by excessive mixing and too much liquid (muffin batter should not be fluid)., more leavening is not better, just because a recipe is in print does not mean that it is in balance. a guide for leavening 2 cups of flour in a recipe is either 2 1/2 tsp double acting baking powder, or 4 tsp fast acting baking powder, or 1/2 tsp soda plus 1 cup buttermilk (for the acid) and 1 1/4 tsp baking powder. excess baking powder and soda taste bitter., here are a few tips for altering muffin recipes, substitute 2 egg whites for 1 egg in the recipe. if these are stiffly beaten and folded in at the end it will produce a lighter muffin with less fat., use non-fat milk instead of whole milk ., use salad oil in place of butter. in place of the fat in the recipe , use 1-fourth of the oil and replace the other three-fourths with fruit puree such as applesauce. jars of baby food fruits provide a quick choice of purees other than apple. adding non-gluten grain products (bran, germ, oatmeal, corn meal) for part of the flour makes a more tender muffin., create your own taste sensations, begin with the basic formula and change 1/2 cup of the flour to corn meal, bran, wheat germ, rye, oatmeal or leftover cooked cereal. add 1/2 to 1 cup chopped apple, dates, prunes, raisins, apricots, figs, blueberries, cranberries, cheese, nuts., make your favorite muffin mixes by measuring the dry ingredients twice (or more ) into two separate bowls. use 1 and package 1 with the list of wet ingredients to be added when mixing at a later date.

pizza dough , pillsbury is what i use, fat free cream cheese, flavored (your choice ), fat-free mayonnaise, broccoli, cut very small, carrot, cut very small, red pepper, cut very small, yellow pepper, cut very small, green onion, sliced very small

olive oil, habaneros, chopped (wear gloves or be careful not to touch your eyes, very painful!) or 5 scotch bonnet peppers, with seeds, chopped (wear gloves or be careful not to touch your eyes, very painful!), scallions, green and white parts, chopped, dried thyme, dry mustard, malt vinegar, garlic cloves, peeled, chopped, ground allspice, ground nutmeg, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, dark rum, water, skin-on boneless chicken breasts, ketchup, soy sauce

butter leaf lettuce (or other soft lettuce - i wash mine even when it s bagged, better safe than sorry i say), an english cucumber, peeled with the flesh diced into a 1/4 inch dice, seeds tossed into the compost, avocado , cut into quarters, peeled then each quarter cut into 3 lovely slices, cook shrimp (i think they actually call these cocktail or salad shrimp found at your fish stand), white balsamic or champagne vinegar (so very mild, if you use a regular white wine vinegar, add a pinch of salt to round it out), dijon musard, minced fresh tarragon, minced fresh basil, minced fresh thyme, salt and pepper, to your taste, good quality extra virgin olive oil (when you are adding the olive oil, taste after 1/4 cup, if it seems to acidic then add some more until you like the balance of vinegar to oil)

eggs, unsalted butter , plus melted butter for brushing finished omelet, gruyere cheese (or other cheese of your choice) or 3 tbsp cheddar cheese (or other cheese of your choice) or 3 tbsp monterey jack cheese, very finely grated (or other cheese of your choice), salt & fresh ground pepper

italian bread (make sure it is a nice loaf, not your supermarket bakery loaf!) or 1 loaf french bread (make sure it is a nice loaf, not your supermarket bakery loaf!), butter (not margarine!), garlic cloves, chopped very finely, fresh parsley, garlic powder, basil, oregano

lesueur english peas (very young small early peas), boiled eggs, shredded cheese ( i use velvetta), green onions, mayonaise or miracle whip (your choice but use good quality) may take more or less, seasoning ( i use natures seasoning ), black pepper (your desired taste ), parsley, diced dill or sweet pickles (optional)

frozen mangoes or 1 cup fresh mango, cubes, banana, organic vanilla yogurt, fruit juice, of your choice (i use mango-peach or white grape juice, orange juice is very good as well), scoop vanilla whey protein powder, wheat germ

your favorite plain potato chips, roasted garlic spice, roasted garlic spice, garlic, very thinly sliced, gray salt, black peppercorns, mustard powder, chili powder

carrot, washed, peeled and thinly sliced, cabbage, washed and finely shredded, tinned mushrooms, drained, cleaned, washed and sliced, red capsicum, washed, de-seeded and chopped (bell pepper), tomato, washed, peeled and finely chopped, salt, oil, vegetable stock (i love using 2 cubes of maggi with onions), crushed black peppercorns, bean sprouts, lemon juice, fresh

cream cheese at room temperature, taco seasoning mix, deli roast beef, sliced and chopped ( 2 slices or even more), american cheese, grated (can use colby, mild cheddar, etc., your choice), parsley, fresh chopped or dried , your preference, paprika , your preference, chives , your preference, chopped nuts , your preference, add 1 jalapeno pepper, chopped very fine , add to cream cheese

cubes) very cold margarine or butter cut into small cubes, ap flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, milk, seasonings...well worth the extra work, bacon salt , if you would like more flavor, substitute for the two tsp. of regular salt fpr a total of 3 1/2 tsp ., dried crushed oregano, dried crushed cilantro, ground cumin, ts, dried crushed thyme, dried crushed basil, chopped rosemary, black pepper, garlic powder, your choice, onion powder, your choice, shredded smoked cheddar, shredded smoked swiss

red onion, finely chopped, cucumbers (200g), ripe tomatoes, finely cubed (100g), cilantro, chopped, red chile, very finely chopped (omit or reduce amount to suit your taste), green chili, very finely chopped (omit or reduce amount to suit your taste), lemon juice, oil (i use sunflower), black pepper, freshly ground, chat masala, salted peanuts, roughly chopped (see introduction), salt (to taste)

most of my recipes are open to fit your tastes and i usually add some options to make the recipe more to what you like., risotto is a very nice dish than can be use as a complete meal or a side dish. the preparation for risotto requires more simmering than boiling and 1 must be gentle in the cooking process., rice (use what kind you like)( i have made this with several kinds of ), olive oil (and/or butter), chopped onion, rice per person if it is a main dish or 2 oz per person if it is a side dish., canned or homemade chicken broth, white wine ( a good your favorite), saffron ( pinch), parmesan cheese (use your tastes on this ), chopped spinach, chopped porcine mushrooms, chopped asparagus, other vegetables to your taste, i have also used orzo to make a version of this., when buying rice to make a risotto, choose short-grained round or semi-round rice; among the best rices for making risotto are arborio, vialone nano, and carnaroli. other short-grained rices such as originario will also work. long grained rice such as patna won tsp do, because the grains will stay separate. nor should you use minute rice -- it won tsp absorb the condiments, and again the grains will remain separate.

several years ago my sister (jan) and myself where playing with biscotti recipes. we came up with a very easy and simple way to make biscotti ( a semi sweet scone like bisquit), we used about 4 cups bisquick and about 1 cup sugar (use what fits your taste),1 cup chopped pecans and 1 cup chopped dried cranberries. mix the ingredients well (with enough milk to make a thick dough) and put on a non stick baking sheet. form the dough into a half moon shape and bake. let cool, slice and drizzle with an icing made from melted chocolate or powdered sugar, vanilla and milk mixed thick ( imperial icing). we made several kinds and this is the 1 we liked best. i hope you try this easy way, it is good., i found a hard biscotti recipe and you can see it below and it is the real way to make biscotti., we didn tsp cook the biscotti twice , because we liked it baked once. biscotti is baked once whole and then sliced and baked again. it comes out pretty crisp.

chocolate cake mix, eggs (or as called for by your cake mix), oil (or as called for by your cake mix), water (or as called for by your cake mix), skor candy bars, chopped into very small pieces, kahlua, unflavored gelatin, whipping cream, sugar