My Wednesday Pantry-Quick Breads and Muffins

     

     Are these not completely gorgeous? These are my daughters  from scratch blueberry muffins. She uses oat flour, applesauce, and flax seed eggs, maple syrup for sweetness, and a whole lot of blueberry's. I tend do more quick breads than muffins, and admittedly I use cane and brown sugar for my sweetness. Sunday was a delicious oatmeal banana version. I had to make it oatmeal because I was a good 2/3rds cup short of flour, so added a heaping cup of quick oats. Let me tell you, the substitution was good. I too used flax eggs, partially as my daughter was coming over and DH had eaten the last of my eggs. I didn't skimp on  cinnamon and the result was a grainy robust tasty bread. 

I know I've shared time and time again, but my universal muffin/quick bread recipe, tweaked from time to time, is as follows:

• 3/4 cup of sugar (or sweetener of your choice)
• 1/2 cup fat (or apple sauce, or if making bananas, can just add more banana and skip fat)
• 1 3/4 cup flour of choice (or use 3/4 to 2/3rd less and add oatmeal-I always have quick oats so that is what I use
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1-2 tsps. cinnamon (and or add other spices to your taste)
• Fold in any other fruit, nuts chocolate, to get the version you want

     Wet ingredients get creamed together first, then the dry ingredients, mixed together well first to distribute the rising agents, gets stirred in next. If making banana or pumpkin, cream the with the  soft/wet ingredients.  I get 12 muffins or 2-3 small loafs. I love my mini loaf pans for quick breads. 

     Spray or use paper, bake at 350 for about 20 minute for muffins, 33 for  small loaves, inserting a utensil until clean to ensure fully done. 

     I'm a bit boring, but quick breads are a standard bring along for me to gatherings, weekends at the lake, or to go with soup, stew, or hotdish type suppers when I want something more. No one has complained to my face, and generally, I go home empty handed. Wrapped up in cellophane or if you can find cute paper liners, the breads make cute gifts. And I wonder why I've gained 11 pounds working from home!