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This is a good recipe which I think is much improved by the addition of a second egg and the substitution of buttermilk for regular milk. A bit on the sweet side.
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These are very good but would be so much easier to make if the amount of almonds were by weight rather than volume. And one tablespoon of dough makes a quite tiny macaroon. I made two-tablespoon cookies and had a yield of 16 plus one tiny one (cook's treat). I weighed the almonds and had about 9 ounces, not counting the whole almonds to top the cookies.
I baked mine on a silpat, so no need for water poured beneath the liner to loosen the macaroons. So much simpler!
I'm thinking these will also be good with a drizzle of dark chocolate.
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Good muffins and healthier than most. Nice and moist. I was tempted to add raisins but was glad I didn't.
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I made these as full-sized muffins and the results were lovely--tender, moist muffins, not overly sweet. If I didn't tell people they contained zucchini, I'm not sure they'd know. My only criticism is the unduly fussy directions. Rather than dirty-ing a mixer, I made them by hand, whisking the wet, and then folding in the dry with fine results.
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A very good quick bread, described as spiced with ginger--but no ginger in the ingredient list. An omission! I make this with cinnamon, ginger, and a touch of clove. The result is a moist and luscious bread. Depending on the sweetness of the pears, it may be necessary to adjust the sugar.
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Despite the name, I make this very nice recipe using plain yogurt and baking it in a loaf pan. I refer to it as Chocolate Pecan Streusel Loaf and I don't know if it's good the second day, because it's never survived its baking day. It's very easy to make and looks great and slices beautifully. The only other change I make is to substiitute canola oil for the butter in the batter. I do use butter in the topping/streusel.
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Nice bread, but missing, I think, eggs--I added two and can't imagine how the bread would be without them. Makes enough for a nice fat loaf and two mini loaves. Next time, I'll be a bit more generous with fig and add some diced apple.
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