Thursday, March 10, 2011

Apple Blueberry Coffee Cake



1/2 cup of fresh blueberries
1 small apple, sliced
2 cups of all-purpose flour
1/2 cup of sugar

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 1/2 tsp. of baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt

1 egg
1/3 cup of canola oil
2/3 cup + 1 TBS (seperated) of almond milk
(you can use regular milk if you like)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract



Topping:
1/3 cup of brown sugar
1/4 cup of all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. of cinnamon
3 Tbsp. of firm margarine or butter



Preheat oven to 375'F.
Mix together flour, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, and half of the sugar.
In another bowl, mix together the egg, oil, 2/3 c. milk, sugar and vanilla.
Slowly mix wet ingredients into the flour until well blended (about 1 minute).
Add tablespoon of milk and mix into dough.
Pour batter into a greased 8 x 8 baking dish. The dough will be very thick. Spread it on the bottom of the dish as evenly as you can.
Arranged sliced apples over the dough, pressing them into the dough, then blueberries.




Mix the ingredients for the topping, then cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over the fruit.
Bake for 35 mins or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.


Note: To make this cake vegan, simply use an egg replacer for one egg, and make sure to use margarine not butter in the topping.







Friday, March 4, 2011

Strawberry Muffin Scones




  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 1/2 cup milk (dairy or non dairy)
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup diced strawberries
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2-1 teaspoon cinnamon 



Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) and grease muffin cups. Set aside.
In a small bowl, combine oil, milk, and egg. Beat lightly. Add vanilla. 
In a large bowl, mix flour, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, and sugar. Toss in strawberries and stir to coat with flour.  Pour in milk mixture and stir together.
(You can also choose to add the strawberries after mixing the wet and dry ingredients together.)
Fill muffin cups. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 25 minutes, or until the tops bounce back from the touch, and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes and remove from pans.