When bananas were first commercially available in the UK, home cooks were not quite sure what to do with them and so they were used in baked goods. It seems ironic that we now have to find uses or overripe bananas that no one wants to eat, and so we now put them in baked … [Read more...] about Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
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Healthy Rhubarb Blueberry Gems (muffins)
Back in the period 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. In the UK, muffin tins, also called gem pans, were named after The Gem Company which made them popular around the turn of the 20th … [Read more...] about Healthy Rhubarb Blueberry Gems (muffins)
Amazing Healthy Rhubarb Puffs
The Victorians were obsessed with rhubarb. Introduced at the time of Queen Victoria's coronation, the commemorative Victorian variety of rhubarb was easy to grow, reliably robust and consistently sweet and tender, Victoria rhubarb was a runaway smash hit from the … [Read more...] about Amazing Healthy Rhubarb Puffs
Healthier Raisin Bread
This whole-grain raisin bread benefits from the addition of oatmeal which gives it a lovely texture along with walnuts for a nice crunch.It comes from one of my favourite books Great Bread Every Time. … [Read more...] about Healthier Raisin Bread
Easy Date Tassies
Tassies is a Scottish word that refers to a small tart or pie. These tassies don't require you to make any pie crust so they are super easy to put together. … [Read more...] about Easy Date Tassies
