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December 13, 2017 · 4:25 am

Tender & Delicious Pot Roast Cooked In a Tagine

Wow, the weather has taken a serious dip in the Northeast. Tomorrow is going to be absolutely frigid, the morning will feel like 7 below 0 degrees F. The only bright spot is that next week, we should be back to more seasonable temperatures.

When the weather gets colder, I get into the mood to make hearty meals that stick to your ribs and warm you up. I love a good pot roast, beef stew, pasta fagioli and other flavorful stews and soups, on cold winter days.

If you have been following Mommy Ramblings for a while, you will remember my posts about the best way to cook hearty soups and how to make the perfect beef stew. The right cookware, and the way you cook, really make a difference in how your recipes turn out. I love trying new things in the kitchen and, I have always wanted to try cooking in a Tagine.

A Tagine is a cooking vessel that is used to cook food at a low temperature, for a long time. The unique shape of the Tagine lid allows steam to circulate, which works to keep all the ingredients tender and moist. This kind of vessel and cooking method, works so well with dishes like pot roast. The end result is that type of meat that just falls apart so beautifully, and melts in your mouth.

I just finished cooking my second pot roast in my Emile Henry Tagine, and I don’t think I will cook pot roast any other way. There are so many great recipes you can make in a Tagine. My daughter loves cooking chicken tagine. Any type of recipe that you can cook at a low temperature for a long time, will turn out well.

There are many different kinds of Tagines on the market, but I prefer the Emile Henry Tagine. This Tagine is made of their Flame Ceramic and can be used directly on the heat of the stove or in the oven. This is perfect, because I love starting off on the stove cooking my onions and garlic, browning my meat, and then transferring it all to the oven, to cook for several hours.

You can see the video I made the first time I used the Emile Henry Tagine to make pot roast

We love the Emile Henry Tagine so much, which is why you will find it on Mommy Ramblings’ 2017 Holiday Gift Guide. A gift of Emile Henry Cookware, is a gift any cooking enthusiast will treasure. I know, I certainly do! My Emile Henry Cookware and Bakeware are staples in my kitchen, and they make cooking and baking for my family and friends, easier and better than ever.

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March 30, 2017 · 2:15 pm

Cook, Eat & Bake Healthier With Coco Treasure Coconut Products #Giveaway

I like to eat healthy and in doing so I use things like extra virgin olive oil and extra virgin coconut oil. You might remember a recipe for the most decadent and delicious chocolate chip cookies I made with extra virgin coconut oil. We love those and anyone that tries them, asks for the recipe. If you missed that post you can find it HERE.

Recently, I was contacted by Coco-Treasure asking if I would like to try some of their coconut products. I agreed and below you can watch an unboxing video of what they sent me.

I received 2 bags of Coco-Treasure coconut sugar, 2 bottles of coconut nectar syrup and 2 jars of extra virgin coconut oil. Coco Treasure is committed to producing products using the best that Mother Nature has to offer. These products are USDA Organic, Non-GMO, contain no chemicals and are ethically sourced. Coco Treasure Organic Coconut Sugar and Organic Coconut Nectar Syrup has a low glycemic index and helps to prevent blood sugar spikes.

Their Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil is Unrefined, Non-GMO, Vegan & Gluten Free, contains no chemicals and is ethically sourced. All products are made from coconuts that have not been treated with any pesticides or chemicals and are hand-picked at their peak quality. Use Coconut Oil for cooking, baking as a dietary supplements and for your pets.

I will be doing some cooking and baking with this in the upcoming weeks and posting about that so stay tuned. You can buy these products right on Amazon. If you would like to enter for a chance to win one of each of these Coco Treasure Products, enter below.

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November 20, 2016 · 5:01 pm

My Secret For Baking Perfect Bread Loaves Every Time!

Tis’ the season for hearty soups and stews and home-baked bread. I used to have issues baking bread, it just never came out right. Last year, I discovered that when I used a bread cloche I could make the most delicious artisan bread consistently. Baguettes were not a problem any more either and I was turning them out 3 at a time. They disappeared before they were even cool! So I was left with mastering baking the perfect bread loaf. I am happy to report I mastered that and no matter how many I make, they are perfect and delicious every time!

If you are looking for pointers, I can help. I will tell you that I do use bread flour, I add a little more sugar than my recipe calls for and make sure to use fresh, active dry yeast. The recipe I use is easy, it is actually the same recipe I use when I make my round bread in the Emile & Henry Bread Cloche. I do not change a thing, the only thing I do differently, is use the Emile & Henry Bread Loaf Baker.

This is the recipe I use:

3 cups of bread flour

1 cup of warm water (95 degrees F)

2 tsp of salt

2 tsp of granulated sugar

2 tsp of dried baker’s yeast

2 tbsp of milk

In a large bowl mix the bread flour, salt, sugar and dried yeast.

Pour in the warm water and knead for about 2-3 minutes.

Put the covered bowl in a warm place away from drafts to rise for 20 minutes. Uncover the dough and knead to remove the carbon dioxide, form the dough into a loaf. Grease the bread loaf pan with butter and flour and place the loaf of dough into the loaf dish. Cover with the top and let rise for another 45 minutes at room temperature.

Brush a little milk over the top at the end of the rise time and sprinkle with flour.

Bake in a preheated oven of 460 degrees F for 35 minutes and I remove it after a few minutes to a board.

Click on my video below to see me bake a loaf from start to finish.

We have a giveaway for this bread loaf baker and you can enter below. We will also be posting a giveaway for a Emile & Henry Butter Pot and Stewpot so make sure you follow us if you don’t want to miss it. We think Emile & Henry products make great gifts and we will be putting them on our 2016 Holiday Gift Guide.

Emile & Henry is sponsoring a giveaway on Mommy Ramblings! One lucky blog reader will win a Emile & Henry Bread Loaf Baker . Thank you to Emile & Henry for my bread loaf baker and for sponsoring this fantastic giveaway on Mommy Ramblings!!! Open to US residents.

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March 29, 2016 · 12:36 pm

See What I Found For The Kitchen, Bath and Bike!

Back today with some great product finds I recently tested and recommend to my readers. First, if you are looking for great coverage in an Oven Mitt. One that really goes the distance up your arm to keep you covered and safe from burns and splatters, Crucible Cookware truly delivers. These are such awesome oven mitts. They are extra long and can be worn on either hand. Mitts are textured for a great grip and provide way more than just hand protection, they cover the lower part of your arm as well. They feel nice too with the cozy, quilted lining. They are quality made and available in red or black. You can order them right on Amazon. Check out my video review below for more:

Now back to the classics, classic shaving gear that is. This 100% Badger Bristle Shaving Brush by Perfecto is perfect for achieving that great lather that facilitates an awesome shaving experience. The handle fits so nice in the hand and provides a secure grip. It fits in most shaving stands and can be used for way more than shaving. Did you know you can use them to do detail cleaning of your keyboard, car dash, get deep in the crevices of hand card furniture and decorative moldings, polish shoes, use for powders, great for gun cleaning and much more. See our video below and if you want to learn more or purchase this classic Perfecto Shaving Brush, it is available on Amazon.

The final product for today I want to share is the Mocase Bike Bag. This is a great bag that fits over the center bar of your bike. This bag has plenty of room to carry your gear when cycling. It is easy to remove and has a removable strap to carry it. There is even a waterproof cap inside in case you get caught in the rain or want to be more visible. It has reflective trim that allows you to be seen by vehicles at night. There are lots of compartments and a bungee on the top you can secure things under. See my video review below for all the details. If you like it for yourself or someone else, you can check it out or order right on Amazon.

Let me know what you think.

I was provided with products to facilitate my reviews. As always I only recommend products I love.

Baking Up #DisneyKids Preschool Playdate Party Treats-Easy Tutorial

We were chosen to show our #DisneySide in the hosting of a #DisneyKids Preschool Playdate Party. When the big box arrived, the kids were really excited to see what was inside! You can see our unboxing post and video HERE.

Next it was time to plan the snacks. We made Mickey Mouse Dipped OREO cookies and Devils Food Cupcakes with Marshmallow frosting that were decorated to look like Mickey.
Mickey inspired cookies are a festive and fast to make. Just dip OREO Cookies in melted red candy wafers and then put white chocolate chips on them with the points cut off so they are a flat as possible. This is fast, easy and delicious.

Bake cupcakes and frost, top with 2 mini OREO cookies to look like ears and then decorate with colored sugar, decors or sprinkles for a festive touch.

They were a huge hit!!!

We received a party package for our participation in hosting this event.

How To Have Fun With Breakfast!

Do you love family breakfast time? A big weekend breakfast with pancakes, bacon, maple syrup and fresh squeezed orange juice sounds great doesn’t it? How about taking the fun factor up a notch with fun shaped pancakes. Think it sounds like a lot of work or is too hard? Well, you might be surprised to find out that it is not hard and it actually is a very fun process. It is so easy to make pancakes in fun shapes using the batter pen and fun silicone molds from Kitchen Khancepts.

The batter pen is easy to fill and easy to clean because both ends unscrew. Just fill it up with your favorite pancake batter and then squeeze it into the molds that you have placed in your pan or griddle. You can also use the pen for cake batter making it easy to fill cupcake molds. Everything is food safe materials and BPA Free. Take a look at our video below to see how it works.

You can find this great pancake set on Amazon and if you want to take a look just click on the link below. Let me know what you think.

Kyocera Vertical, Double Edge Peeler Review & Giveaway

Kyocera Advanced Ceramics Vertical Peeler is a great peeler for any size hand. The ergonomic handle fits comfortably and securely whether your hands are small or large or left or right-handed.

The handle allows you to peel in a vertical style. Easy care, just pop the peeler in the dishwasher. The peeler’s vertical blade is made from advanced ceramic and it is super sharp and stays that way 10 times longer than steel blades. It is so easy to peel vegetables because the optimal cutting angle just glides right through foods effortlessly. The blade will not rust or corrode ever! The ceramic blade also will not brown foods or transfer a metallic taste or smell.

My husband tried this peeler out and loves it. So easy to peel any type of fruit or vegetable and the ceramic blade is so much cleaner and more sanitary than metal. The sharp red color makes it easy to locate the peeler in a drawer. If you are in the market for a new peeler, do yourself a favor and check out the Vertical, Double Edge Peeler from Kyocera Advanced Ceramics.

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January 12, 2015 · 5:06 pm

Baking Up #BigGameTreats With SNICKERS® & Skittles®!!!

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone.#BigGameTreats #CollectiveBias

The older I get, the more I can’t stand winter and in New York we are experiencing extreme, frigid temperatures. The kind of dangerously low, temperatures causing our schools to close for! We went into NYC this past Saturday and after going to the circus, I so badly wanted to walk with my husband and little ones on the streets of Manhattan, pick up some Italian pastries and show them the sites of the city that never sleeps.

However, literally a couple of blocks and we felt like we had frostbite so we ducked into a restaurant, had a late dinner and hailed a taxi to go back home. Very disappointing. It’s times like now I love when I see stores putting up spring displays and anything that makes January and the winter go faster. Which is why when I went to Walmart to pick up some candy I needed for baking, I soaked in the spring merchandise on the shelves.

I am focusing on the next big event, we will be entertaining friends and family for the “Big Game” in a few weeks. I love to bake and so I tried out some recipes this past weekend. Who doesn’t love chocolate, caramel and peanuts? Not any one I know, so I was excited to mix it up in the kitchen with SNICKERS®. I first made some decadent, SNICKERS® Cupcakes.

Don’t they look fabulous? See the ooey, gooey filling! SNICKERS® Minis on top is so much better than a cherry.

Would you like to make these? I knew you would. First thing is to bake up some chocolate cupcakes. I used just a boxed Devil’s Food cake mix and prepared and baked according to the package directions.

When the cupcakes are cool you make the filling by mixing milk, butter, soft caramels, chopped peanuts and marshmallow fluff. You add milk, butter and caramels to a saucepan and melt on the stovetop over medium heat until melted stirring constantly.

Then add peanuts and marshmallow fluff to the melted confection and stir until everything is combined well. Remove the mixture from the heat and allow to cool and thicken for approximately 30-35 minutes.

When you are ready to fill the cooled cupcakes, you cut out a hole in the middle of the top of the cupcake where the filling with go. Then you can fill with a pastry bag and decorator tip all the cupcakes with the filling.

For the cupcake frosting I made a peanut Butter Buttercream by mixing butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, peanut butter and milk. Put the frosting in a pastry bag and top all the cupcakes with the frosting.

Last I make a chocolate glaze by mixing confectioner’s sugar, cocoa powder and milk and drizzle the glaze over the cupcakes. Top each cupcake with a half of a SNICKERS® Minis. Yum, these made the final cut and it was a unanimous decision that they will be found on our game day buffet. If you want to try the list of ingredients is below.

Chocolate Cake Mix of Your Choice ( Prepare and Bake Cupcakes According To Package Directions)

Cupcake Filling:

3 Tbsp of Milk
6 Tbsp of Butter
8 Oz. Caramels
1/4 Cup Marshmallow Fluff
1/2 Cup Chopped Peanuts

Peanut Butter Icing

1 Cup Butter
4 Cups Confectioner’s Sugar
1 Tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
2/3 Cup Peanut Butter
2-3 Tbsp Milk

Chocolate Glaze and Topping

1/2 + 1/8 Cup Confectioner’s Sugar
1 Tbsp. Cocoa
1 1/2 Tbsp of Milk
18 SNICKERS® Minis

SNICKERS® Stuffed Peanut Butter Cookies were the next treat on my baking agenda. These are an easy peanut butter cookie that is stuffed with a SNICKERS® Mini.

First step is to make your cookie dough so cream butter, peanut butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar with your electric mixer. Add egg, vanilla, milk, salt and baking soda and mix until completely combined. Slowly add your flour a little at a time and mix until the dough comes together. Chill your dough for at least 30 minutes.

Take your chilled dough and scoop out two tbsp. size balls of dough, flatten slightly with the palm of your hand and place a SNICKERS® Mini in the center of one of the flattened dough balls.

Top with the other slightly fattened dough balls and seal the edges and form into a ball. Continue this process placing the cookies on a cookie sheet approximately 2″ apart.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 13-16 minutes or until they just begin to brown.

Cool 5 minutes on the cookie sheet and then remove them to a wire rack to cool completely. Store the cookies in an airtight container or freeze them between layers of paper towels for up to 1 month.

So what did my family think? Was this cookie a game day winner? You betcha and it will have its special place on our big game day buffet extravaganza! Want to try them? The recipe is below.

SNICKERS® Stuffed Peanut Butter Cookies

1/2 Cup (1 Stick) Salted Butter
3/4 Cup Peanut Butter
3/4 Cup Packed Brown Sugar
1/4 Cup Granulated Sugar
1 Large Egg
1 Tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
1 Tbsp Milk
1/2 Tsp Baking Soda
1-1/2 Cups Flour
SNICKERS® Minis (about 20-24)

Okay one more but we are going to appeal to those who are looking for something less chocolatey and more tangy. For those guests I tried a Skittles® Drop Sugar Cookie. Big thick, soft and chewy sugar cookies with a colorful mix of Skittles® are easy to make and oh so good. The cookie even has a lemony, citrus flavor from the candy. It was quite remarkable when I tasted that because I was surprised they would flavor the cookie itself but it was a delicious surprise.

I first made a drop sugar cookie batter. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy then beat in one egg plus one egg yolk. Add vanilla and mix well. Then incorporate the flour, baking soda and cornstarch (first combine the dry ingredients ) and mix until well blended.

I used a cookie scoop to scoop out the dough onto a cookie sheet and then pressed in the Skittles® candies on top. If you had a favorite team that was yellow and red, purple and yellow etc, you could use just those 2 colors to show your support for your team!

Bake the cookies at 350 degrees for about 12-14 minutes or until edges look set and just beginning to brown. Remove and let cool on cookie sheet for a few minutes and then remove them to cool completely on a cooling rack. This recipe makes about 24 large cookies. See full list of recipe ingredients below.

Skittles® Drop Sugar Cookies

2 Cups Flour
1 Tsp Baking Soda
2 Tsp Cornstarch
1/2 Cup (1 Stick) Salted Butter
1 Cup Granulated Sugar
1 Egg plus 1 Egg Yolk
1-1/2 Tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
Skittles® Candy

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I would love you to share with me your results if you make any of these recipes and also share what you are planning on whipping up for the “Big Game!”

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September 17, 2014 · 9:45 pm

How To Bake a Perfect Artisan Round Bread and French Baguettes Easily

I consider myself a good baker but I never thought I could make bread the way I did last weekend. I had help from Emile Henry. I was sent the Emile Henry Bread Cloche and Baguette Baker in beautiful, warm red.

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As I looked at the recipe book, I marveled at how quickly you could make bread, artisan style bread that looked delicious. I still doubted mine would turn out as perfectly. I started making the quick-bake recipe of the round bread and it was so easy.

3 cups of bread flour

1 cup of warm water (95 degrees F)

2 tsp of salt

2 tsp of granulated sugar

2 tsp of dried baker’s yeast

2 tbsp. of milk

In a large bowl mix the bread flour, salt, sugar and dried yeast.

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Pour in the warm water and knead for about 2-3 minutes.

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Form the dough into a ball and cover with a dish towel.

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Put the covered bowl in a warm place away from drafts to rise for 20 minutes. Uncover the dough and knead to remove the carbon dioxide, form the dough into a ball. Sprinkle some flour on the platter of the bread cloche and place the ball of dough on the platter.

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Cover with the cloche and let rise for another 45 minutes at room temperature.

Brush a little milk over the top at the end of the rise time and sprinkle with flour.

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Make several incisions on the top and cover again with the cloche. Bake in a preheated oven of 460 degrees F for 35 minutes and then allow the bread to cool on the platter with the cloche removed.

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The whole process was fast and easy and I cannot tell you how impressed I was when I removed the Cloche after baking and saw that beautiful round artisan style bread on the platter. It tasted as good as it looked and the whole family enjoy it right from the oven.

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The baguette baker was the next thing I tried and even though the first time baguettes could use a little artisan tweaking the taste of them was better than anything we have ever tasted. The way the baker cooks the crust but leaves the middle soft and chewy is unbelievable. My kids ate those faster than you could say Bon Jour. The are definitely one of our new favorites and I only wish my parents were still alive to taste these breads because they would have loved them! I never knew that you could bake this kind of bread at home and now that we know, we are baking bread almost daily.

For the Baguettes we used the “Real French Baguette” recipe below:

2 cups of bread flour

1 cup of warm water (110 degrees F)

1 tsp of fine salt

1 tsp of dried yeast

I added about 2 tsp to 3 tsp of granulated sugar ( I added by eye)

Mix flour, salt and yeast in a mixing bowl and add the warm water and knead the dough about 5 minutes until you can form a smooth ball. Cover the bowl with a dish cloth and let rise in a warm location, away from drafts for about 40 minutes.

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After 40 minutes, knead the dough again to remove the carbon dioxide and then divide into three equal portions. Sprinkle each piece with flour and shape into a rectangle about the size of your hand then roll the dough a little longer in length than the depression in the baguette pan and about 10 cm wide. Fold one side about 2/3 of the way over and then the other side 1/4 of the way over to form a cylinder shape.

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Sprinkle the baguette pan with flour and turn the formed dough with the folded side on the bottom and place in the pan. Repeat with the other 2 pieces. Cover with the lid and let rise for 2o minutes while you preheat the oven to 475 degrees F.

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After 20 minutes open the cover and brush with water, sprinkle with flour and make several diagonal cuts in each baguette.

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Replace cover and bake for 25 minutes and then remove the cover and continue baking for 2 minutes until they are nice and brown.

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As soon as these came out we ate them hot with fresh butter and they were gone in minutes!

If you like to bake bread or if you have never made bread, you have to try these Emile Henry accessories. You will not believe the bread you will be making and neither will your family.

Quality Bakeware For Breads:

Emile Henry enters the artisan bread baking category with the Bread Cloche. The ceramic Bread Cloche with its bell-shaped cover allows you to proof your bread directly in the bread cloche. The lid also traps steam from the baking bread to create an environment similar to a steam-injected oven. The steam gives the bread a crunchy, chewy crust. The Emile Henry Bread Cloche is sized for a round loaf made with 3-cups of flour. Recipe and Instruction booklet included. Like all Emile Henry products, the Bread Cloche is made of all natural materials and is backed by a ten-year warranty, which is not offered by any other ceramic manufacturers. Emile Henry is located in the Burgundy town of Marcigny, France.

The new ceramic Baguette Baker from Emile Henry bakes three, 13½inch long by 2¼ inch wide, artisanal French baguettes. The Baguette Baker traps steam from the baking bread to create an environment similar to a steam-injected oven. The steam gives the bread a crunchy, golden crust and a chewy interior. The Baguette Baker simplifies the process so home bakers have more consistent, delicious results every time they make bread. A recipe book is included with the product so even a novice baker will be confident in baking bread at home. The Baker, made in France from Burgundy clay.

Emile Henry’s Oven Ceramic bakeware and tableware is made in Marcigny France since 1850 from high fired Burgundy clay. The natural clay is unsurpassed for conducting and retaining heat. Emile Henry’s Oven Ceramic is made with an exclusive process to produce strong and durable ceramic bakeware and tableware for everyday use.

Resistance Against Mechanical Shocks: During everyday use, there are many opportunities to bang a dish or a set of plates. Particularly resistant to shocks, our ceramic is even used in restaurants!
Resistance Against Temperature Changes: A dish or stewpot should be able to withstand wide variations in temperature. Our ceramics allow our products to be taken directly from the freezer to the hot oven (+250°C/500°F).
Resistance Against Fading Colors: Heat, the dishwasher or sharp instruments will all have an ageing effect on a product. Our glazes are particularly resistant to the dishwasher and the most aggressive of detergents.

The quality of these pieces is extraordinary and the ease of use and clean up is absolutely divine.

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September 7, 2014 · 11:23 pm

Glazed Lime Blueberry Pound Cake!!!

First weekend after the start of school and a busy one it was! We have so much going on, sometimes it feels like a three-ring circus! We had a #FitMadeFun Party to kick off the launch of LeapFrogs new LeapBand Activity Tracker for kids. It was a lot of fun and there was a huge variety of kids Cliff protein bars but more to come on that soon.

I did some baking too and I want to share with you a lime blueberry pound cake I made. It really was supposed to be a lemon blueberry pound cake but I found out I only had limes so I went with that. It was really good and really tasted like lemon to me. It must have tasted good to everyone because it did not even last 6 hours before it disappeared.

I found a recipe online that was inspired by the Starbucks’ Lemon Loaf and as I said above I made some changes.

lime collage

This is the recipe:

Glazed Lime Blueberry Pound Cake:

Ingredients

Cake:

⅓ cup buttermilk
3 tablespoons of lime juice
Zest of 1 lime, finely grated
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoons salt
¼ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
3 large eggs
1 cup blueberries with 2 tablespoons flour

Glaze:

2 cups powdered sugar
4 to 6 tablespoons of lime juice
milk for glaze (add enough to get it to the right consistency for glazing)

I wash my limes with a toxic free soap to get rid of the wax and any other dirt on the limes.

When grating the zest of lemons or limes just grate the colored rind and not the white pith as that is very bitter.

Love these Juicers, so great to get every drop of juice out of the limes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Spray a 9″ x 5″ loaf pan with cooking spray. Line with parchment paper with the paper hanging over the sides. I sprayed my parchment paper with a bit of coconut oil.
In a small bowl, pour in buttermilk, lime juice, and lime zest. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Set aside.
In a large bowl, using a mixer, beat the butter and sugar.
Add 1 egg at a time, mixing well in between each egg.
While mixing the batter on low speed, add the flour mixture and then the buttermilk mixture until batter is smooth. Do not over mix.
In a small bowl toss the blueberries with about 2 tablespoons of flour to coat them. (This prevents the blueberries from sinking to the bottom of the cake.)
Stir in the flour-covered blueberries.
Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Using a spatula spread the batter so it is spread out evenly in the pan.
Bake in a preheated oven for 45 to 55 minutes. Let cool completely.
Prepare the glaze by mixing 2 cups powdered sugar with 4 to 6 tablespoons of lime juice.
If your glaze is too thick (mine was) add milk a tablespoon at a time until it is the desired consistency.
Pour over the top and sides of the cooled cake.

Let me know if you give this recipe a try, remember if you like use lemon instead of lime. For another great blueberry cake recipe check this one out too! Moist, Delicious Blueberry Pound Cake!

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