Soooo...because I can't stand not having something turn out exactly the way I want it to when it comes to baking, I decided to give two recipes from last week another shot: my scones, and the paleo pumpkin muffins.
"But the scones came out delicious", you say, "Why try them again?!" Well, not only did I want to make something scrumptious for my dear friend Carla who is also a new mommy (I know - so many new babies!), as I said last week, I felt these scones needed more dried cranberries. So, I wanted to give them another shot.
As I began prepping all the ingredients for this yummy recipe, I thought about what (besides more cranberries) would make them taste more fabulous than before. And after some careful consideration, I decided that they needed a little more orange zest too...and some more sugar, and why not add some vanilla for a bit more flavor. I also cut back the bake time by a few minutes.
The final result was even more delicious than the last! They were moister (from the less bake time) and even more flavorful than the last batch...hooray!
Re-mix #1 was a success...but what would happen with the next recipe? Gulp!
OK, on to the paleo muffins...oh boy.
The muffins I made last week were very moist and "pretty good" to quote my dear hubby (love you Steve!). But "pretty good" is NOT good enough for me!
I had a little free time yesterday, so I took another look at the recipe and thought about what I could do differently to give these babies a little more flavor.
The spices I'd previously used had added some good flavor, but what else could be done? Since sugar is not an option, I decided that some honey and maple syrup would help out for sure...don't worry, the syrup was organic and all natural - totally acceptable by the paleo-police. (I also decided to add a bit more cinnamon and cloves.)
As I stirred and sniffed the sweet smelling batter, I still thought that there was more I could add. And then it hit me...Of course! What this recipe needs is.....CHOCOLATE!
GASP! Chocolate?!?! How can that be paleo-approved? Relax people, it was 86% cocoa and organic, so that's as good as it gets as far as keeping paleo is concerned.
So, I chopped up some chocolate, mixed it in, and I immediately felt that this time, these muffins would be better.
20 minutes later, my hunches were confirmed - the new additions made this recipe taste great!
Here they are:
Now, don't be fooled by their appearance...paleo muffins don't come out looking as fluffy as muffins using regular flour...but they were extremely moist and very flavorful.
So, I was quite pleased with round 2 of both recipes that I tried again.
Ok, time for breakfast. What will I have you ask? Well, I think I'll have a scone AND a muffin, thank you very much!
I hope you all enjoyed the reeeeee-miiiiiix and that you're having a sweet morning!
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