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Italian Sesame Bread

Source: King Arthur Flour

Comments: Such an easy bread. I did use mostly bread flour (about 70%) for this recipe and it was very nice. I also don't have any dough improver, so that got left out too. Or bread shine. Haha. I'm sure my breads would be more pretty if I had these things, and have a better texture but for now I'm happy. The only thing is that I bought bread bags, and they are too short for baguettes and these braided loaves. How the heck do I store these? Or to give them away? I guess I'll just have to keep on eating :)

Banana Blueberry Muffins

Source: Email and below

Comments: This is a great basic recipe. However, after a few days left out they start to get mushy, as most fruit muffins do. I think I'll try them with chocolate chips next time, and the husband requested almonds in these. Nice and easy. I also added a teaspoon or so of Baking Spice. Just for a little kick of something.

Banana Blueberry Muffins
1 dozen muffins

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 large ripe bananas
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg, slightly beaten (I use egg replacer)
1/3 cup melted butter or margarine
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

Heat oven to 375°. Grease and flour a 12-cup muffin tin or line with paper
liners. Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a
medium bowl; make a well in the center. In another bowl, mash bananas; add
sugar, egg and melted butter; mix well. Pour mixture into well. Mix batter
until just moistened; do not over mix. Toss blueberries with 1 tablespoon
flour and gently fold into batter. Fill prepared muffin tins three-fourths
full. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool in pan on
wire rack.

Hamburger Cupcakes

Source: VCTOTW

Comments: Just plain vanilla and chocolate cupcakes. My chocolate cupcakes totally fell apart but I only had to use the tops anyway. It was weird. There is also a problem of transportation. Hmm. They are so squishy with all the icing flowing out. Taste good though. 

Old-Fashioned Oatmeal Bread

Source: King Arthur Flour

Comments: This was okay. I didn't love the very strong molasses flavour. It is good on its own, but I wouldn't really like it as part as a meal. I didn't use the extra conditioners but the texture was fine. 

Rainbow Coconut Pride Cake

Source: Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World for the cake

Comments: I truely thought this didn't turn out. I made 1.5 batches of cake batter (vanilla cupcake batter) and split it into 6. There just wasn't enough, so I ended up with 6 pancakes. Then I put too much coconut in the frosting and it was too thick. Did I think to thin it out? Nope. So I had issues frosting the damn thing so I stuck coconut all over the top. Hah. Anyway, it was a hit at the bbq I went to and everyone was impressed. It tasted good too! Took forever though since I only have 2 cake pans I like to use, so not sure it will ever be made again. Also known as... a pain in the ass! 

Caramel-Cinnamon Crunch Icebox Cookies

Source: Culinary in the Desert

Comments: My husbands new favourite cookie. I veganized them with margarine, egg replacer and agave nectar. They are a pain in the butt to make, but they are truely delicious. I won't make them all the time, but they will get made again. I think my husband might ask for these as a birthday treat instead of pumpkin cheesecake! Well, maybe ;) Even I liked them and I used the nuts! 

Pocky

Source: Not Quite Nigella

Comments: What a bitch, but so worth it! I veganized them and didn't have any orange zest so I added vanilla. SO very good when you use a higher quality chocolate. It made a lot more than 60 for me, but I didn't count. I was too busy shoving them in my mouth. It took a whole pound of chocolate to coat them, so if that gives you an idea of how many, good. They make a great gift... if you can get them out of the house. I didn't do any with toppings because after dipping so many I got tired. 

Brown Sugar Peach Muffin

Source: The Post Punk Kitchen

Comments: Okay, I didn't make these spelt. I don't have any spelt flour currently (I have a gluten free mix but that is it). My husband liked them a lot but said they were a bit mushy. It was all the peaches really. I probably put too much in, and I know I undercooked them a tad. Oh well, still edible!

Pain Au Chocolat

Source: Vegan Brunch

Comments: Eh. Okay I guess. This really needs croissant pastry and I'll make my own next time. This was like ghetto pain au chocolat. I made some with nutella and bananas but didn't get one. They got inhaled at the husbands work so I'm sure they were fine. 

Brownies with Dandies

Source: The Joy of Vegan Baking

Comments: Okay, love. However, I totally FORGOT the damn sugar. There was enough chcolate chips and marshmallows through the mix that I had a hard time telling if I added it or not. I'll make again with sugar and I'm sure they will be excellent. Great fudgy brownie recipe. The marshmallows: still rock.