Soda Bread became a staple in Irish homes after the potato famine wiped out crops and baking soda became more readily available in the 1840s. Baking soda was cheap and kept longer than yeast. Traditional Irish Soda Bread uses only 4 ingredients that the poor would have had … [Read more...] about Easy Peasy Irish Soda Bread
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Heart-Healthy Pumpkin Muffins
These muffins are a great healthy use of pumpkin puree during pumpkin spice season. Whole wheat flour substitutes white and honey or maple syrup is a more natural alternative to processed sugar. You only need one bowl which is a plus. … [Read more...] about Heart-Healthy Pumpkin Muffins
Delicious Orange Fluffy Pancakes
Why limit orange juice to a glass when you can add to your pancake batter. These are refreshing fluffy pancakes which are a nice treat for the ordinary. You can also add blueberries or other fruit. … [Read more...] about Delicious Orange Fluffy Pancakes
Heart-Healthy Pumpkin Bran Muffins
Centuries ago when baking was done in hearth ovens, it would take a long time to bake a cake, and the final product would often be burned. Muffin tins, also called gem pans, named after The Gem Company which made them popular around the turn of the 20th century, so people started … [Read more...] about Heart-Healthy Pumpkin Bran Muffins
The Best Low Fat Waffles
Waffles have been in existence since there were batter and hot rocks, but their name has changed over the centuries. In the 1200s craftsmen began forging irons into a honeycomb pattern, named "wafla" after the part of a beehive. The religious connection is clear as the pattern … [Read more...] about The Best Low Fat Waffles
