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Lemon-Orange Muffins

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Whenever I make muffins, I {almost} always have to make half of each. For instance, I add raisins to half of the batter and add chocolate chip to the other half. If I make vanilla muffins, half of the batter will be left as is while the other half will become chocolate muffins. Why? Because my kids {and I} love chocolates but my husband don’t. My husband and I love raisins in our muffins but the kids don’t. They just eat raisins on its own. To make it easier for my family member to know which muffin is which, I use different colored liners for each kind. For example, I use plain liners for the muffins with raisins while I use red polka-dotted ones for the ones with chocolate chips. This would make it easier for everybody to get what they want from the cupcake/muffin basket plus they won’t have to ask me again and again which is which! ^^)

So let’s proceed to the recipe?

lemon-orange muffins

You will need:

3 large eggs, lightly beaten

80 grams melted butter

230 ml buttermilk, room temperature

450 grams all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

80 grams white sugar

1/2 tsp grated lemon zest (or substitute with a drop of lemon aroma)

1/2 tsp grated orange zest (or subsititute with a drop of orange aroma)

60 grams floured raisins

60 grams chocolate chips (I used milk chocolate and white chocolate chips)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven at 170 degrees C. Line muffin tin with liners.

2. In a bowl, whisk together melted butter, lightly beaten egg, sugar and buttermilk.

3. In a different bowl, whisk together lemon and orange zest, baking soda, bakling powder, flour, and salt.

4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Beat until well incorporated. I love to use a wooden spoon or a large whisk for this process. Do not overbeat or you will end up with a very dense muffin.

5. Divide the muffin butter in two equal parts. Add the raisins to one and add the chocolate chips to the other. Mix with wooden spoon or whisk just until incorporated.

6. Fill the liners just about 3/4 full. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Every oven is different. I typically check my muffins after 20 minutes and just check back every 2 minutes or so, so it won’t get overbaked. We don’t want a dry muffin either, do we? Just check by inserting a toothpick in the center, if it comes out clean then the muffins are ready.

7. Cool on a rack. Enjoy!

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Triple Chocolate Cookies Recipe

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If you love chocolates in any form and color, then you will surely like this recipe. To truly enjoy the cookies, use good quality chocolates. Use something you would practically eat on its own.  It’s also best to use good quality butter. It’s a great hit with my family, even with my husband who is not a big fan of chocolates! Enjoy it warm or cold, though we love it more when its warm, freshly taken out of the oven. It’s best to have these cookies with a glass of milk (coffee for me! ^^), too! This is also a great cookie to make when you are craving for cookies and would want to have it as soon as you can. It’s very easy and quick to make. Just beat, mix, scoop, bake and enjoy!

triple chocolate cookies

You will need:

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

230 grams unsalted butter (room temperature)

100 grams white sugar + 2 tbsp vanilla sugar

300 grams all-purpose flour

100 grams brown sugar

1/2 cup bittersweet chocolate chips

1/4 cup milk chocolate chips

1/2 cup white chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 170ºC. Line cookie trays with parchment paper.

2. In a bowl, combine and whisk the flour, salt and baking soda. Set aside.

3. In a different bowl, cream butter and sugars by beating until smooth and fluffy (3 minutes).

4.  Add the eggs, one at a time, and beat well.

5. Pour in the vanilla extract and beat well.

6. Add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture. Beat to combine everything.

7. Finally, add the three chocolate chips flavors and just mix using a wooden spoon.

8. Using a tablespoon, scoop some of the dough and drop it on the lined cookie sheet.

9. Bake the cookies until the edges are crisp and golden brown.

10. Using a spatula, transfer the cookies on a wire rack to cool. Or if your family is like mine, enjoy while still warm!

Have fun and enjoy the cookies!

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Dates or Raisins and Nuts Cookies

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Raisins cookies

Raisins cookies

This recipe is a variation of the basic chocolate chip cookies recipe. The added cinnamon to the recipe blends well with the dried fruits and nuts! This is one my husband’s favorites.

You will need:

270 grams all-purpose flour

1 pinch of salt

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 teaspoons baking powder

180 grams butter (softened at room temperature)

180 grams granulated white sugar

1 large egg

60 ml. milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 – 1 cup of raisins, chopped dates or/and  chopped pecan nuts

Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven at 180 degrees Celsius.

2. In a bowl, mix together the flour, salt, ground cinnamon and baking powder. Sieve and set aside.

3. In a different bowl, beat the butter (with a mixer or hand beater) until soft and creamy (about 1 minute) then gradually add the sugar until the mixture is creamy  (about 2-3 minutes). Scrape the sides as necessary.

4. Add the egg and beat until the mixture is fluffy (about 3-4 minutes).

5. Add the milk and vanilla and beat just until everything is thoroughly mixed.

6. Add the dried fruits and/or nuts and mixed with a spoon.

7. Line the cookie tray with parchment paper. Scoop a spoonful of the cookie dough and just drop it on the tray. There’s no need to form the cookies as it will spread as it’s baking. Leave enough space between each cookie dough so they won’t stick together while baking (about 2″ apart from each other)

8. Bake at 180 degrees Celsius, with the tray in the middle of the oven) for 20-25 minutes or just until the edges are starting to turn brown. Take it out of the oven and leave it on the cookie tray for 1-2 minutes before finally placing it on a cookie rack to cool.

9. Enjoy warm or cold. Store in an airtight container. You can store the cookies in 2-3 days in an airtight container (if ever it lasts that long! ^^)

dates cookies

Dates cookies

Oatmega 3 Wellness Bar and Protein Cookie Giveaway, US Only (5/23)

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Review posted in behalf of  Bargain Hound. This review has been written by BARGAIN HOUND!

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