Category: quick bread
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almond crunch coffee cake
almond crunch coffee cake ingredients 1 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup brown sugar 1 Tablespoon olive oil 3 large eggs, room temperature 1 and 1/2 teaspoon almond extract 1/2 cup Greek yogurt, warm 2 teaspoons fine […]
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mexican cheese bread
Before I get into this, I have to tell you upfront that this isn’t an authentic Mexican recipe at all. What qualifies it to be called Mexican Cheese Bread is simply that you use some ingredients from Mexico. If you can’t find them, use the substitutes specified below, it will still be good. I have […]
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bibingka
“Just eat it, otherwise they’ll feel bad.” That’s what a nun told me when I was offered some bibingka. I was about 8 years old. And that phrase stuck with me all these years whenever I see or think of bibingka. Even though I no longer have an aversion to it. I was an altar […]
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strawberry flax muffins
Greetings! I usually consider muffins to be more like a breakfast item rather than a dessert, but these muffins…these muffins can certainly pass as dessert, even with the healthier ingredients! In fact, I think I could’ve made them even healthier with whole wheat and less sugar. I do think the quality of the strawberries you […]
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apple carrot muffins
This recipe is for 6 or 7 muffins, depending on how full you fill each muffin mold. It’s also a fairly thick batter. I used this recipe as a rough guide, but wanted to saute the carrots and apple in a little butter, which was a good call, I think. I also doubled the amount […]
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coffee black walnut pound cake
Black walnuts. They really are an acquired taste. Not as popular as English walnuts, black walnuts can be a little spendy, unless you buy them still in their shells, but then their shells can stain your hands and are quite hard to crack open without at least a hammer. Plus, once you do manage to crack […]
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raspberry pistachio bread
How many times can you make a quick bread in a year? How many times can you make a quick bread in your life? What do you gain by making so many quick breads? How many quick breads have you made? Is it normal? What is considered an abnormal amount of quick breads that one […]
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mantecadas
Yesterday, putting my own spin and interpretation on a recipe I saw online, I made what I thought were mantecadas. I was mistaken. I actually made very soft and dainty little yellow cake cupcakes. I was so happy with them! They were great, but they weren’t mantecadas. It wasn’t until later when I did more […]
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guava poppy seed quick bread with cream cheese icing
This is a quick, tall, not too dense quick bread that is moist and has good flavors! What more could you ask for? Have you ever wondered whether you can substitute cream cheese for the butter in a cake or quick bread? It turns out you can, but you may want to add a little […]