From Daryl:
Giveaway and cover reveal below!
After making curry last week, I had an extra chunk of ginger left over. I hate having something in my refrigerator that I "know" I can use, but have no idea what to make. Plus there's a "ginger cat" in my Cookbook Nook Mysteries, so I simply had to honor Tigger in some way, right?
I went searching online for a recipe for ginger muffins. I love muffins. I found one recipe, but it made a huge amount of muffins. It also included buttermilk, and I didn't have that. And it used regular flour.
What's a girl to do?
Tweak! (If I were into tattoos, I might have this tattooed on my ankle! LOL)
I cut the recipe in half and used a lot of lemon juice to flavor these little gems. Warm out of the oven? Heaven!
Yes, I made them gluten-free, but if you can eat regular flour, just substitute the gluten-free flour with regular and omit the xanthan gum. You can probably omit the whey powder, too. However, TIP: I use that to keep my gluten-free baked items from drying out too fast.
The lemon zest and lemon juice give these muffins a nice kick.
The recipe says to keep the skin on the ginger. Really? Yep. That's the way it was done. It adds to the flavor! Having a food processor really helps. I'm not sure these would taste the same if the ginger was simply "hand-chopped." But if you don't have a processor, give it a go.
Enjoy.
Gluten-free Ginger Muffins
(makes 8)
A 1-ounce piece unpeeled ginger root
9 1/2 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided
1 tablespoon lemon zest with some pith
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, room temperature
1 egg
1 tablespoon lemon juice plus 7 tablespoons milk (= ½ cup)
1 cup gluten-free flour
1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum
1/2 tablespoon whey powder
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Preheat
the oven to 375 degrees.
Grease
or line 8 muffin pans.
If you have a food processor, cut the
ginger into cubes, and then process the ginger until it is in tiny pieces. Or,
hand-chop it into fine pieces. You should have about 2 tablespoons. It is
better to have too much ginger than too little.
Put the ginger and 2 tablespoons of the
sugar in a small skillet and cook over medium heat until the sugar has melted
and the mixture is hot. Do not walk
away - the sugar will melt quite quickly. Remove from the heat and let
the mixture cool completely.
Grate the lemon zest into the food
processor. Add 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar and process together. Add the zest mixture
to the cooling ginger mixture and set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl, beat the butter
slightly, then add the remaining 4 tablespoons sugar and beat until smooth. Add
the egg and the 1/2 cup lemon-milk mixture and mix until blended.
Add the gluten-free flour, xanthan gum, whey
powder, baking powder, salt, and baking soda and beat until smooth. Add the
cooled lemon-ginger mixture and mix well.
Spoon the batter into the muffin cups so
that each cup is about 3/4 full.
If desired, sprinkle with a dusting of
granulated sugar.
Bake 15-20 minutes until a toothpick
comes out clean. Serve warm.
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COVER REVEAL!
Welcome to Crystal Cove, where the annual Renaissance Fair serves up a
helping of crafty courtiers, damsels in distress, and medieval murder . . .
As the annual Renaissance
Fair comes to Crystal Cove, Jenna Hart’s Cookbook Nook is packed with tasty
treats and all things medieval, while her pal Bailey is ready to swoon over her
upcoming nuptials at a local vineyard. But when the two friends discover the
body of the vineyard’s owner bludgeoned by a wine press, all their merriment
fades, along with their hopes for a vintage year.
Which churlish varlet did
the deed? Was it the victim’s errant brother, who stood to inherit the
vineyards? Or the owner’s crestfallen ex-girlfriend? Mayhap it was the newly
arrived lusty wench, or her jealous husband. Fie on them all! Verily, Jenna
can’t rest until justice is served, and she vows to track down the killer. But
can she sniff out the truth before the villainous culprit strikes again?
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GIVEAWAY
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GRILLING THE SUBJECT, the 5th Cookbook Nook Mystery, is out!
The Wild West Extravaganza has come to Crystal Cove.
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FOR CHEDDAR OR WORSE,
the 7th Cheese Shop Mystery is out!
the 7th Cheese Shop Mystery is out!
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