Mar 4, 2013
Wholesome whole wheat muffins packed with the healthy goodness of apples, carrots and raisins.
Cooking Time: 20 to 25 minutes
Makes: 12 muffins
Ingredients
1 cup (250 mL) Robin Hood® All Purpose Flour
1 cup (250 mL) Robin Hood® Whole Wheat Flour
1/2 cup (125 mL) granulated sugar
2 tsp (10 mL) baking soda
1 tbsp (15 mL) ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
2 cups (500 mL) peeled and shredded apples (3 medium)
1/2 cup (125 mL) shredded carrots
1/2 cup (125 ml) raisins
1/2 cup (125 ml) chopped walnuts or pecans
1/2 cup (125 mL) shredded coconut (optional)
1/2 cup (125 mL) Crisco® Vegetable Oil
1/4 cup (50 mL) milk
2 tsp (10 mL) vanilla extract
2 eggs, lightly beaten
Preparation
- Heat oven to 350°F (180ºC). Grease or line 12 muffin cups with paper baking cups. Combine flours, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl.
- Add apples, carrots, raisins, walnuts and coconut. Mix well. Add oil, milk, vanilla and eggs. Stir just until moistened. Fill prepared muffin cups 3/4 full.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean. Immediately remove from pans. Cool.
Recipe from criscocanada.com
Mar 4, 2013
Hot cross buns! Hot cross buns!
One ha’ penny, two ha’ penny,
Hot cross buns!
If you have no daughters,
Give them to your sons
One ha’ penny,
Two ha’ penny,
Hot Cross Buns!
Do you remember that popular nursery rhyme growing up? Originating in the Nineteenth-century versions of it were shouted in the streets in the week leading up to Good Friday, the Friday before Easter. Yes, Hot Cross Buns are not unique to Bermuda! They’re a tradition for Easter in many countries all over the world. However, nowhere else will you find a codfish cake sandwiched inside a warm Hot Cross Bun than in Bermuda on Good Friday! (more…)
Mar 4, 2013
Crisco was the first shortening product made entirely of vegetable oil, early in the last century, and made quite an impact on health conscious consumers in the U.S., as it was widely considered superior to lard and butter for baking and frying in the kitchen.
Crisco is still going strong, and we’re featuring Crisco cooking oils, sticks and sprays just in time for Easter cooking and baking.
Visit criscocanada.com and you’ll be amazed at the profusion and variety of recipes there!
Apple Carrot Raisin Whole Wheat Muffins recipe from Crisco – click to view
PLUS, buy any two Crisco, Smuckers or Folgers products this month and you could win a vacation, a Kitchen Aid Mixer or a $250.00 Grocery Voucher. See contest details here.
Get Cooking!
Mar 4, 2013
The National Raisin Company has been around since the late 1960s and is now America’s largest packer of private branded dried fruit products.
When I was a kid my mom would get me to eat raisins daily, for the health benefits. She’d even make peanut butter and raisin sandwiches for our school lunches!
But it was all good; we loved ’em.
We’re featuring Champion National Raisins just in time for Easter, when Bermudians bake Hot Cross Buns and Easter raisin bread, essential to the Easter family feast!
Mar 4, 2013
Always a favourite with kids this smoothie is loaded with tropical fruit flavour.
Ingredients
3/4 cup DOLE® Pineapple Juice
1 carton (6 oz) strawberry yogurt
1 DOLE Banana(s), sliced
Directions
Combine pineapple juice, yogurt and banana in blender or food processor. Cover; blend until thick and smooth. Serve immediately.
