Tag: unsalted butter
Pear and Ginger Crumble
Topping
- ¾ cup white whole-wheat flour
- 2/3 cup old-fashioned oats
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled and cut into ½ inch squares
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an ovenproof dish that is approximately 13 X 9. Mix the seven ingredients in a medium bowl. Add the butter and rub in with fingers until moist clumps form. Keep aside.
- 2 pounds ripe yet firm pears, peeled, cored and sliced thin
- Juice of one lemon
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
Toss the pears with the lemon juice, sugar and flour. Transfer the filling to the ovenproof dish. Sprinkle topping over. Bake the crumble until pears are tender and the topping is golden brown- about 40 minutes. Cool for a few minutes before serving with vanilla ice cream.
Pumpkin Banana Bread
This is a yummy combination of banana and pumpkin bread. Make this for the holidays- really good!
- 3 small or 2 large bananas, mashed
- 2 eggs
- 1 stick unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup honey
- ½ cup turbinado sugar
- 2 ½ cups white whole-wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ cup dark chocolate, chopped
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9X5 loaf pan.
In an electric mixer, add the butter, honey and sugar. Beat for 2 to 3 minutes and add the eggs one at a time, beating in between. Add the mashed eggs, pumpkin puree and vanilla extract. Beat for a minute. On the side, add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pumpkin spice and cinnamon to a medium bowl. Whisk well and gradually add to the egg mixture while beating slowly. Beat for a minute or two. Add the dark chocolate and mix with a spatula and transfer to the prepared pan. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes or till a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the middle. Let cool and serve.