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091014 – Oatmeal Raisin Carrot Cookies
These were sooo good! I was worried that they would come out too carrot-y, but they were GREAT! Next time i would consider adding whole or ground flax seeds, and more carrots and oats.
- 1 1/4 C all purpose flour
- 1/2 C brown sugar
- 2 C oats
- 2 C grated carrots
- 3/4 C raisins
- 1/2 C unsweetened applesauce (no oil!)
- 1 egg
- 1 t cinnamon
- 1/4 t nutmeg
- 1/2 t baking soda
- 1/2 t salt
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Mix together egg, applesauce, and sugar in a large bowl. Combine flour, baking soda, and spices in another bowl.
- Stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients then add carrots, raisins, and oats. (add more oats as needed)
- Bake for 12-14 minutes in preheated oven, or until cooked through. Eat immediately!
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090921 – Fall Fruit Crumble
Fruit Filling:
This is an adaptation of the ‘Fall Fruit Crumble’ recipe featured recently on Gourmet.com. I almost made this last week, but made a pear tart instead. Compared to that – this felt like a break!
I used the four fall fruits that I had around the kitchen and were on the verge of expiration. The tart apples nicely countered the sweetness of the figs and plums. I think i could have used just 1 t lemon juice.
Fruit Filling:
- 3 tart apples, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2″ pieces
- 5 Italian plums, pitted and cut into 1/2″ pieces
- 6 black figs, quartered
- 1 Bosc pear (leftover from my pear tart experiment), peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2″ pieces
- 1/2 C sugar
- 1 1/2 T cornstarch
- 3/4 t vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 t lemon juice
Topping:
- 1 C rolled oats
- 1/2 C all purpose flour
- 1/2 C sugar
- 4 T butter, softened
- pinch of salt
- pinch of cinnamon
- Preheat oven to 425F and mix together cut fruits, 1/2 C sugar, vanilla, and cornstarch in a baking dish.
- In a small bowl, combine all the dry topping ingredients, then use your fingers to blend in the butter until the mixture resembles a coarse meal.
- Bake for 20-30 min (depending on your oven – mine took closer to 30), or until fruit is bubbling and topping turning golden brown.
090515 – ‘baked’ apples – sweet, cheap, and healthy
a quick lunchtime dessert while i read up on my next BREAD BAKER’s APPRENTICE CHALLENGE.
- 1 fuji apple, sliced
- 1 T raisins
- 2 T honey (i used 1 T honey + a splenda packet – my vice)
- 1 t cinnamon
- 1/4 t salt
- place apples and raisins in a small, microwave safe dish. drizzle w/honey and sprinkle with cinnamon and salt.
- bake in microwave for 5 minutes on 70% power.
