Whole Wheat & Flax Banana Muffins

I HAVE A RECIPE!
YAY!

I am back in my kitchen! It feels so nice. Seeing as I am supposed to be a food blogger, I figured I should post a recipe. This is my third batch in two weeks. yum!

You need:

• 1 cup white flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 tbsp whole flax seeds
• 2 tbsp ground flax seeds
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• dash of salt
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup skim milk
• 1/3 cup unsweetened apple sauce
• 3 mashed bananas

Also you can add chocolate chips for some extra FUN!

Step one:

Mix all your dry ingredients together. {Flours, flax, baking soda & powder, salt}

 Step two:

Add your wet ingredients to the dry. {Bananas, egg, milk, applesauce, and chocolate chips if you so desire}

Step three:

Heat your oven to 350F and bake your muffins for about 20 minutes. 

This recipe makes 12 muffins. I've had one of these bad boys every morning for breakfast over the past two weeks. YUMMO.

ENJOY!

I have a leg of lamb roasting right now with orzo. Oh baby. The recipe will come sometime soon.

Have a great weekend everyone.

xoxo

Banana Bread with a Chocolate Twist

HOLLA.

Who doesn't love a good 'ol banana bread? So seeing as I had 3 bananas starting to turn, I made myself a batch of my fav banana bread, but with a new little twist.

A chocolate twist that is.
So yum.

Just looking at this pic makes me want another slice.
But I shall resist. Or at least I will attempt to resist.
I have to go to the gym at 11.

Well let's get started! Here's what you need!

• 2 cups of white flour
• 1/2 cup of white sugar
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• dash of salt
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup of skim milk(or milk of your choice)
• 1/3 cup of olive oil
• 3 bananas mashed
• 1/2 cup of semi sweet chocolate chips

Step one:

Mix all the wet ingredients together. Flour, baking soda, baking powder & salt.

Step two:

Mix up the wet ingredients in a separate bowl. Sugar, bananas, egg, oil & milk.

Step three:

Mix the wet and the dry together until it's evenly mixed.

Yuuuuuuummm.

Step four:

Take 1/2 cup of semisweet chocolate chips and put them in the microwave for 35 secs. If it's not totally melted put it in for another 15 seconds. Feel free to use more chocolate if you want. ;)

Add a little bit of milk to get it to make it a little less thick. 

Step five:

Put the banana bread goo into a greased bread pan. Now pour the chocolate on top. Use a knife or spoon and swirl the chocolate around. 

Are you getting hungry yet?

haha

Step six:

Bake for 1 hour at 350F.

Enjoy!

What are your plans for the week? I will be working, planning for our spaghetti fundraiser lunch at our church this Sunday and I will be planning for my friends who are coming for a visit!!

I am like beyond excited. My friend Chantelle and her husband are driving here to come visit us next week. They've never been here & I can't wait to show them all that Saguenay has to offer! 

Also a few days after they leave my friend Haelee is coming to visit! We actually met here in Saguenay in a French course, but I am so stoked that she's coming back for a visit. 

So much joy. 

I will post pics from my friends' visits! I feel so blessed.

Okay well I am off the gym!

xo

-Britt

Banana, flax & apricot {muffins}

It's muffin time! Yay! I know that banana, flax and apricot sound like a funny combination..well, you are right. It is quite an interesting combination. Although, somehow it works! These muffins are healthy and yummy at the same time. Plus who doesn't love having more fiber in their diets! We all love fiber ;) Try 'em out!

 Here is what you will need:

1 cup chopped dried apricots

1/2 cup water
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup all-purpose flour 

1/4 cup ground flax seeds (use grinder or food processor)
2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup mashed ripe bananas
3 tablespoons olive oil
3/4 cup milk 

Step one:
Preheat your oven to 350F
Chop your apricots into small pieces. Place them in a small pot with the 1/2 cup of water (feel free to use orange juice as well) and put it on medium heat. Stir and leave it on the heat for a few minutes, then remove from heat. The point of this is for the apricots to absorb the water and thicken/moisten the dried fruit.

Step two:
In a medium bowl mix together all of your dry ingredients. White flour, whole wheat flour, ground flax seeds, baking soda, baking powder & salt.

Step three:
In a separate bowl mix together all of the wet ingredients. The egg, sugar, banana, apricots, olive oil & milk.

Step four:
Now add the wet ingredients to the wet. Mix until fully combined. Do not over mix.

Step five:
Take your muffin batter and evenly separate into muffin cups. I find that using a 1/3 cup is normally the perfect amount. Once they are all ready to go, bake for 20 minutes (or until fully cooked, golden brown).

BaKeD!

They look good right?
Have a great night guys! That's enough blogging for me!
xo
-Britt

Peanut Butter Banana Muffins

My wonderful sister in law sent me this recipe. They turned out great! Dan ate two as soon as they were out of the oven :) Here is a high in fiber, low in fat and high protein muffin recipe! Thanks Claire!  Here's what you need:

2/3 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup mashed bananas

3/4 cup plain yogurt

3 tablespoons honey

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 eggs

1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 cup sunflower seeds (optional)

2 tablespoons unsweetened strawberry conserve, or jam. (I used our apple cinnamon homemade jam..we didn't have any strawberry)

peanuts for garnish (optional)

Preheat oven at 400 degrees. 

Grease 12 muffin cups

In a bowl mix together peanut butter, bananas, yogurt or buttermilk, honey, vanilla and eggs

In another bowl combine the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, and baking soda, stir together and add to wet ingredients.

Stir in sunflower seeds.

Half fill the muffin cups, top with a teaspoon of conserve, then top with remaining batter and sprinkle with peanuts and sunflower seeds.

Bake for 20-25min until golden brown

Happy Tuesday everyone! (Sorry for posting a day late!)
Be ready for next week! I will be sharing some great Christmas baking!
xo
- Britt

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

I had a very happy husband yesterday when he came home for lunch and he saw fresh banana bread out of the oven! Banana bread is so yummy and it was a nice change from the muffins I make every week! On the topic of muffins...I made these super yummy flax flour&seed muffins. They were super healthy and super big...The only problem is...I didn't write down the recipe so I can't share them with you guys! I will show you the picture of these badboys..and hopefully I will be able to make them again...

Don't they look great! Anyways...back to banana bread..

This recipe is super easy and can be made super fast!

Preheat your oven to 350F

In a large mixing bowl mix
-2Cups of flour
-1/2 cup of sugar
-1/2 tsp baking soda
-1/2 tsp baking powder
-dash of salt
(Make sure it is combined well)
 Add, and mix well...
-1/2 cup of chocolate chips
-1 egg
-3/4 cup of milk
-1/3 cup of oil
-2 bananas ( I use old bananas that I froze... and I just defrost them before using them)

Mix well.
Butter your bread pan...and then add the mixture.

Bake for one hour.
TADA> Yumminess

xo enjoy!