Friday, September 11, 2009

Banana Bread Muffins

Banana Bread Muffins, adapted from the Veganomicon Lower Fat Banana Bread Recipe

Notes
Recipe:
Banana Bread Muffins, adapted from the Veganomicon Lower Fat Banana Bread Recipe
Tasting:
Definitely did not notice that these were low fat! The apple sauce and banana keeps the muffins moist and binds the ingredients well so that there is no crumble at all. A very basic recipe that was simultaneously delicious and obviously amenable to either loaf or single serving preparations. However I would definitely make these in foil liners or directly in the pan itself, as the moist batter was really clingy on the paper wrappers.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Jelly Donut Cupcakes

Jelly Donut Cupcakes
Before baking

Notes
Tasting
These were delicious; dense and moist, with an acidity kick from the vinegar that mellows the sweetness of the batter and jam. The photo doesn't show them dusted with powdered sugar but it is definitely a worthwhile, albeit messy, addition. Although the recipe recommends using cheap jam to give the cupcakes an authentic donut profile, I actually made a second batch with a lovely chianti leavings jam that was less cloyingly sweet and infinitely more sophisticated on the palate.