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I am so glad you stopped by. A couple of months ago I saw the movie Julie & Julia, where a young woman decides to take a year and make every recipe in Julia Child's French Cookbook. I enjoyed the movie very much and became intrigued. Maybe I could do something like that, so, I got out my barely used, 13 year old, Better Homes Cookbook and started flipping through. Thus began my cooking experiment.

Cooking is something I have always hated to do, it was a chore for me, not a pleasure. I am not a professional cook, and never will be, but the movie ignited a spark in me and revealed a new discovery, cooking can be fun!

I am learning that with patience, motivation, and good recipes anyone can be a good cook. Believe me, if I can do it, so can you! I hope you will experiment along with me and let me know what you think of the recipes I share.

I will post each new recipe I try along with a picture (I can't stand cookbooks that don't include pictures!) so you can see the final product. I will also share tips that I have learned along the way. For you seasoned chefs, the tips may seem like common sense, but for those of us who are dummies in the kitchen, they are epiphanies.

Happy Cooking!

Nancy

Friday, February 26, 2010

Morning Maple Muffins

Hannah and I made these delicious muffins together. We added an extra surprise, white chocolate chips. Wow they were good!


Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup maple syrup (Use real Maple Syrup if possible)
1/4 cup sour cream
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 bag white chocolate chips

TOPPING:

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons chopped nuts
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons cold butter

Directions:

•In a large bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder and
salt. In another bowl, combine the milk, butter, syrup, sour cream,
egg and vanilla. Stir into the dry ingredients just until moistened. Add white chocolate chips and fold into batter.

•Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. For topping,
combine the flour, sugar, nuts and cinnamon; cut in butter until
crumbly. Sprinkle over batter.

•Bake at 400° for 16-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near
the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from
pans to wire racks. Serve warm.
Yield: 16 muffins.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 each) equals 212 calories, 9 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 36 mg cholesterol, 211 mg sodium, 30 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

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None of the recipes posted on this site are mine, they are all taken from other sources, or given to me to try. I am not nearly creative enough or good enough in the kitchen to have come up with any of them.

I also cannot promise that any of these recipes are going to turn out good, or taste good for that matter, so you try them at your own risk.

Enjoy!!! Nancy
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