#breakfast breads

Gluten Free & Vegan Butternut Squash Bread

Spice options: Cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger / cloves 

Healthy option: sub in 1/4 cup apple sauce for oil; reduce syrup to 1/4 cup (or exclude entirely) 

Lemon, Honey, and Turmeric Bread

Lately, I have been cooking from Madhur Jaffrey’s wonderful cookbooks. In her writing, she talks of spices being the colors on a painter’s or chef’s palette. “India is a country where spices are used magically,” she explains. “Cooks know how to get the different shades, tones, and colors from spices.” After cooking a simple turmeric chicken dish for dinner, I wondered about adding turmeric to…

Jumbo Blueberry Muffins

Makes 6 muffins

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour (lightly scoop, don’t pack down) 4 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 eggs, at room temperature 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup buttermilk 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 and 1/2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries Chopped walnuts and coarse sugar for sprinkling on top

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Now that we are really feeling like it is almost fall with the back-to-school days upon us it is time for all things pumpkin spice. I am not usually a fan of pumpkin spice but am all in on team apple cider. This pumpkin bread though is a favorite of our entire family. My sister-in-law used to make this for family gatherings and we haven’t had it in years. I decided it was definitely time to…

Healthy pumpkin flax bread

Those who live in the Northeast will likely agree that this has been a long, cold winter. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that spring is in fact around the corner so that I can finally start gardening again. In the meantime, I still have just a handful of foods to enjoy from last summer’s garden like garlic, tomatoes, and pumpkin, but they are all in very short supply. Pumpkin freezes incredibly…