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Easy Angel Food Blueberry Muffins

10/8/2012

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Light and healthy, these muffins are a breeze to make.  Who has time to whip egg whites?  The mix always works for me when it comes to angel food cake.

Ingredients:
1 box Betty Crocker Angel Food cake mix
1 pint blueberries
Muffin tin liners

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 375 and place rack in middle position.  Line 18 muffin pans with liners.  Mix cake mix according to directions, and then gently fold in blueberries.  Fill liners 1/4 the way, and bake for 15-20 minutes, until golden.  Cool 5 minutes, then remove from muffin tins to cool. 
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Blueberry Walnut Salad

8/3/2012

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Oh, blueberries and raspberries are abundant and beautiful right now.  Time to break out one of my favorite salads!  

Ingredients: 
1 (10 ounce) package mixed salad greens
1 pint fresh blueberries
1/4 cup walnuts
1/2 cup raspberry vinaigrette salad dressing
1/4 cup feta cheese, crumbled or cubed

Instructions:  In a large bowl, toss the salad greens with the blueberries,   walnuts, and raspberry vinaigrette. Top with feta cheese to serve.
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Fruit and Yogurt Tarts

7/30/2012

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These are super-fast to make, and they disappear even faster. 

Ingredients:
10-12 baked tart shells (I found these great ones at Whole Foods.)
12 oz. Greek honey-flavored yogurt (or plain Greek yogurt with rosemary honey)
Honey or maple syrup
Assorted fruit, mint, basil, purple basil, yogurt covered blueberries, etc.
     
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Instructions:

If you choose fruits such as plums, peaches, or apples, be sure to poach them first in a bit of honey or maple syrup (I used rosemary honey) until the fruit is tender.  Berries/kiwi need no poaching.

Put about a tablespoon of the yogurt in each of the tart shells.

I am not a professional baker (or doctor or candlestick maker) so I'm just sharing the process I experimented with.  Feel free to check with the experts on the best way! 

I started with a centerpiece (like a blackberry) and then created a canvas layer as background (such as poached plums).

I then layered other fruit and herbs in decorative manner.  Have fun with it!  I think they came out great dispite my fumbling fingers!

Drizzle honey, rosemary honey or maple syrup over the fruit to create a glaze.   Refridgerate until ready to serve. 


   
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Yogurt-Covered Blueberries

7/23/2012

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Ingredients: 1 container (6 oz.) Greek Gods honey flavored yogurt and 1 cup fresh blueberries.

Instructions:  Stick a berry with a toothpick and dip/swirl in the yogurt cup and use a second tooth pick to push it off onto a cookie sheet covered in wax paper. Freeze.  Transfer to your favorite storage container.

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Honey Blueberry Pomegranate Freezer Jam

9/10/2011

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One of this quarter's projects (see Notebook page)  is to try to make jelly or jam.  Freezer jam is a perfect baby step toward that goal.   

I tried the Blueberry Pomegranate Twists recently at Starbucks, and was really taken by that combination and wanted to apply it to freezer jam.  And just to be EXTRA ambitious, I wanted to try a recipe with no lemon or processed sugar. 


Ingredients:
3 cups of  fresh blueberries
2 1/2 cups of pomegranate seeds
3/4 cups honey
2 tsp. ginger powder
1 (0.6-ounce) sachet Ball Instant Pectin

Instructions:

1. Wash and pick through blueberries and pomegranate seeds. All of the berries should be firm and ripe.

2. Mix berries with honey and ginger, let sit 2 hours.

3. Put honey-berry mixture in pot with the pectin. Boil on medium heat for 30 minutes, scraping sides of pot and stirring bottom as you go. The berries will burst and the jam will get thicker as you go. You can taste the mixture at this point, if you want sweeter jam just add more honey. Once the jam "sheets" of the back of a spoon, it is done.  (I use a spoon, take a shallow scoop of jam and hold it above the pot, tip the spoon and let it slide off. When it stops falling in plops and begins to sheet, then it's ready.)

4. Ladle jam intocontainers, leaving at least 1/2 inch of space. Let stand 30 minutes, then refrigerate or freeze.  Note: My jam took 12 hours to set.
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The Case of the Sinking Blueberries

7/22/2011

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I love blueberries.  Maybe because my father was a blueberry farmer and we incorporated this fruit into all kinds of food experiments.  He even made blueberry wine! 

I made a blueberry cake recently, and had heard from friends that rolling the blueberries in flour before incorporating them into the cake batter would keep them from sinking.  I gave it a try, and still ended up with blueberries on the bottom.  I welcome your suggestions and stay tuned for Experiment #2.
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Don’t get me wrong: The cake was still delicious and our family and friends hoovered it in a matter of days.  I topped it with my new favorite summer frosting – half cream cheese and half whipped cream.  Light and perfect for this summer cake.  Recipe follows.
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Whipping Cream & Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
3/4 cup white sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
   
Directions
1.  Beat whipping cream until stiff peaks form; set aside.
2.  In a large bowl combine cream cheese, sugar, salt and vanilla. Beat until smooth, then fold in whipped cream.
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