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| Blueberry Muffins |
It's nice to have a whole day dedicated to being home. I wanted to make something for breakfast and something for dinner so that we could have it during the work week when I'm too tired to cook.
I had store-bought wild blueberries in the freezer and finally had the time to do something with them.
This is an old recipe that I got from a friend.
Blueberry Muffins
2 c. flour
1 c. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. salt
½ c. butter
3 eggs - separated
½ c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. blueberries
sugar to sprinkle on top
Preheat oven to 375 F.
Beat egg whites until stiff and set aside.
Sift dry ingredients.
Cream butter and sugar, add egg yolks, and beat well. Add
flour mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Mix in
vanilla. Add blueberries. If using fresh blueberries, sprinkle with flour to
prevent berries from sinking to the bottom. Fold in beaten egg whites.
Grease and flour cupcake pan
or use paper liners.
Fill cups with a generous
amount of batter. Sprinkle with sugar.
Bake at 375 F for 30
minutes. Let cool in pan.
Next up:
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| Lasagna |
This is a combination of 2 no-boil lasagna recipes.
It has it all!
Lots of meat, sauce, a combination of cheeses… and enough to feed about 15
people. Vary ingredients to your liking.
2 28 oz. cans ground, peeled tomatoes
1 28 oz. can whole tomatoes
1 6 oz. can tomato paste
2 16 oz. packages of lasagna noodles, uncooked (you probably won't use the entire 2 packages)
1 small onion, diced
olive oil
6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 eggs, beaten
2 lbs. whole milk ricotta cheese
1 lb. mozzarella cheese, shredded
1 c. fresh parmesan cheese, grated
2 lbs. hamburger
freshly chopped parsley – about ¼ cup
fresh or dried basil, oregano - I used dried about 2
tsp. of oregano and 1 tsp. basil - use more if you have fresh herbs
1 tsp. herbes of provence
2 tsp. dried fennel
Salt & pepper to taste
1 ½ cup water
Preheat oven to 425 F.
In a large saucepan, heat a few tablespoons of olive oil. Add onion and garlic and saute over medium heat until soft. Add
the whole tomatoes, crushing them with a spoon. Add the ground peeled tomatoes,
tomato paste, salt and pepper, basil,
oregano and herbes of provence. Heat over medium and stir occasionally.
In a skillet, add hamburger,
about ½ tsp. salt and freshly ground pepper. Brown hamburger over medium high heat
until done. Drain fat. Add dried fennel if desired.
Reserve ½ cup mozzarella and a
few tablespoons of parmesan cheese and set aside. Mix together the beaten eggs, ricotta,
mozzarella, and parsley.
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| I have this little Kitchen Aid chopper that sure comes in handy |
Using a large pan – a roasting
pan works well - spread 3 cups of sauce in bottom of pan. Add 6 lasagna noodles
on top. Spread 1/3 of the egg/cheese mixture on top, sauce, and hamburger. Add
2 more layers, and end with noodles and sauce. Add about 1 and ½ cups of water
around the edge of the pan. Cover tightly with aluminum foil.
Bake at 425 F for 1 hour. Remove
foil and add the reserved cheese on top. Return to oven for another 15 minutes.
Remove from oven and let rest 15 min.
Sprinkle with salt, pepper, freshly grated parmesan, and a little basil on top. Serves 12 or more.
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| Italian Bread |
3 cups whole wheat flour
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour (or just use 5 ½ cups of all
purpose flour)
1 package of dry yeast
1 tsp. sugar
2 tsp. salt
2 c. warm water
Dissolve yeast and sugar in the warm water. Let sit for 10
minutes.
Combine 3 cups of flour and the salt in a mixer bowl with a
bread hook. Add half of the yeast mixture into the flour and salt mixture. Begin
mixing, adding remaining flour and water, and keep mixing.
After it’s all mixed, remove and knead on floured bread board
for 6-8 minutes. Pour into a greased bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let rest
1 hour.
Preheat oven to 400 F.
Punch dough down. Knead again to get bubbles out. Divide in
half. Form each into a loaf. Place it on a sheet greased or lined
with parchment paper. Let rest until doubles in size (about ½ hour).
After loaves have risen, cut 4 shallow slits on each loaf.
Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
