Almond Crumble Peach Muffins
Nothing sets you up for a good day like a crumbly topped muffin for breakfast. For extra peach flavour, garnish each muffin with a peach slice before baking.
Nothing sets you up for a good day like a crumbly topped muffin for breakfast. For extra peach flavour, garnish each muffin with a peach slice before baking.
A mix of baking powder, baking soda and buttermilk makes this bread rise. Bonus: It doesn't require any time-consuming kneading.
Quick and easy to assemble and bake, these biscuit fingers make great dippers for hearty soups and stews. Or enjoy them as a snack with honey or hummus.
Make your hosts glad they invited you to visit. Present them these special muffins in a napkin-lined basket. Home economist Jennifer MacKenzie recommends you use very ripe bananas.
This soda-leavened bread makes a dense, slightly crumbly loaf with a rich nutty flavour. Slather with Smoked Mackerel Pate (link below) or serve with butter, smoked salmon and a sprinkle of chives.
This quick bread, chock-full of carrots, raisins, coconut, walnuts and banana, is great to have on the counter for a quick breakfast fix.
You can slice, wrap and freeze individual pieces of this dense loaf for a portable breakfast. Spread it with light cream cheese and add some fresh fruit and a glass of orange juice for a satisfying breakfast.
Mix the dry ingredients the night before and bake these holiday muffins fresh for Christmas morning or a holiday brunch. To replace the rum, use 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla in 1/4 cup (50 mL) water.
Katie Zeitel, a Grade 1 student, works up quite an appetite skipping with her friends at lunchtime. One of her favourite treats is a store-bought chocolate chip muffin. During the past few years, many commercial muffins have become very large in size and are often high in fat. For children, a mini- size is more appropriate. Adding carrots to the batter is another way to eat vegetables that are a rich source of vitamins and minerals. You can sprinkle mini chocolate chips on top before baking.
