Jacquidon's Jottings (The Jacquidon Carroll Mysteries)
Sunday, March 10, 2013
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Saturday, June 9, 2012
Chantal's Banana Bread
Chantal’s Q&S (Quick and Simple) Banana Bread
(You can reduce the chips and nuts to half a cup or even leave them out, but you'll notice the difference.)
Combine in one glass bowl:
3 overripe bananas, mashed
2 eggs
1 t. vanilla
½ c. white sugar
½ c. brown sugar
½ c. yogurt
Combine in another mixing bowl:
1 ½ c flour
½ t. salt
1 t. baking soda
½ t. baking powder
(Yes, both.)
Fold dry ingredients (flour mixture) into banana glop and add:
¾ c. mini chocolate chips
¾ c. chopped pecans
Divide among four mini loaf pans (5.75 x 3.25--I use the disposable foil ones that come in so many festive styles).
Bake at 350F for 45 minutes.
Alternatively, use two regular loaf pans (8 x 3.75) and bake for 55 to 60 minutes.
You don't have to butter the slices . . . but you SHOULD!
Friday, May 11, 2012
Chantal's Costumes
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Pumpkin Muffins and Puzzlers
Today's offering is a diabetes-friendly recipe from Jacquidon's kitchen. Since she was diagnosed with diabetes right before being laid off from her job as an administrative assistant, she has been trying to make peace with her blood sugar. But that doesn't mean never eating another carbohydrate or shunning all baked goods!
JACQUIDON'S PUMPKIN MUFFINS
makes 1 dozen
serving size: 1
prep time: 25 minutes/cooking time: 30 minutes
exchanges: 1 starch
calories: 86
carbohydrate: 15 g
1 1/2 cups flour
2 Tsp. baking powder
2 Tsp. cinnamon
1/2 Tsp. nutmeg
1 cup pumpkin puree (canned or fresh)
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup lowfat buttermilk
1/2 cup nonfat sour cream
1/2 Tsp. almond extract (optional)
Preheat the oven to 350F. Coat a 12-cup muffin pan or mold with cooking spray or line the cups with paper liners.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Combine the remaining ingredients in another bowl. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the pumpkin mixture. Mix well but do not over-beat or muffins will be tough. Divide the batter among the muffin cups. Bake for about 30 minutes until a tester comes out clean. Remove the muffins from the pan and cool completely.
Other pertinent stats:
calories from fat: 22
total fat: 2 g
saturated fat: 0 g
cholesterol: 24 mg
sodium: 119 mg
dietary fiber: 2 g
sugars: 4 g
protein: 3 g
Hope you enjoy, if you try them! More recipes to come.