Thursday, August 7, 2014

The Best Blueberry Muffins with Crumb topping!


Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter
2 cups unsifted flour
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1/2 cup milk
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2-1/2 cups large fresh blueberries
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract


Topping:

1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cold butter (cut into small pieces)
Mix all the ingredients together with a fork.

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 375°F.

In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy; add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.

In a second bowl, combine all dry ingredients and stir together.

Gradually add the dry ingredients to the creamed butter and sugar mixture along with the milk and vanilla.

Lightly flour the blueberries, then fold them info the batter.

Line the muffin pans with baking cup liners. Add about 2 to 3 tablespoons on the batter. Then sprinkle the crumb topping on top.

Bake at 375°F for 25 minutes.

ENJOY!

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Scandinavian Almond Cake




You need a special pan for this recipe or something very similar.

http://www.amazon.com/ScandinavianShoppe-A250-Almond-Cake-Pan/dp/B00C7FCBHQ

Ingredients:
1 and 1/4 Cups of Sugar
1 Egg
1 and 1/2 Teaspoons of Almond Extract
2/3 Cup of Milk
Mix together the first 4 ingredients in a mixer

Then Add:
1 and 1/4 Cups of Flour
1/2 Teaspoon of Baking Powder
Mix well then Add
1 Stick of Melted Butter

Mix all these ingredients until combined

Directions:
*Spray the pan well with Cooking Spray*
Bake at 350 degrees for 40 - 50 minutes. Edges must be golden brown. Cool completely in pan before removing. Cake will break if removed too soon!

Icing:

1 Cup of Confectioners Sugar
1/4 Teaspoon on Almond extract
2 Tables Spoons of Milk or Water

Drizzle icing over top of cake and sprinkle with chopped almonds of slivered almonds.
ENJOY!