Blackberry Donno-Muffins

 

 

 

So I have this really cool donut tin but I never use it because I every time I try to make baked donuts they disappoint me.  But the tin is so cool I wanted to use it for something.  So I decided to make Donno-muffins. We found some blackberry vines in the back yard (never saw them in the almost 9 years we’ve lived in this house.  I had about a cup of them and figured what the heck, let’s have some Donno-muffins.

2 cups all-purpose flour

½ cup sugar                                                                             

2 tsps. baking powder

¼ tsp. salt

1 egg, slightly beaten

½ cup sour dough starter “hooch” (not fed, aka: the throw away stuff)

¼ cup vegetable oil

¼ cup almond milk or non-fat milk

1 cup blackberries

 

 

Preheat oven 400º.  Spray muffin or donut tin with cooking spray. (6 large or 12 small) 

 

In medium bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.  Make a well in center of flour.

 

In another bowl, combine, egg, milk, hooch, and vegetable oil. Stir to combine and then pour into the well in the flour mixture.  Stir just to combine, it will be lumpy.  Fold in berries.

 

Spoon into muffin/donut tins.  Bake 18-20 for 12 tins, 23-25 for 6 tins.

 

 

 

Enjoy♥

© Crackerberries 2024

Chipotle Chicken & Spinach Pizza

 

Preheat oven 425º

 

1 pizza dough **

1½ cups pre-cooked chicken

1 cup fresh baby spinach

¼ cup diced red onion

2-3 bacon strips, cooked and chopped

1 cup favorite BBQ sauce

2-3 tbsp. fresh herbs

1½ cups shredded pizza blend cheese (we use Colby jack and cheddar)

2 tbsp. Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Chipotle sauce

 

Roll out pizza dough to desired thickness.  Spread with BBQ sauce. Sprinkle with cheese blend.  Layer with chicken, spinach and fresh herbs.  Toss on the bacon and red onion.  Shake some parmesan cheese on and drizzle the chipotle sauce over the top.

 

Bake at 425º for 21-23 minutes.

 

** I thought I had a recipe for the BEST PIZZA CRUST EVER but apparently I was keeping it a secret.  I will share here now.  It is made in the bread machine, so it is super easy!

Ingredients:

1 12 bottle beer

½ cup sourdough starter (hooch)

1 tbsp. honey

2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil

1½ tsp. salt

4¼ cups bread flour

2 tsp. bread machine yeast

Select dough setting, wait 1½ hours, remove from pan and proceed.  This makes two normal size pizza crusts.  This recipe works wonderfully for freezing.  The above pizza was made from a frozen dough.

Enjoy♥

© Crackerberries 2024

Gilligan's Island Bagel Rafts

 

I found this recipe in an AllRecipes magazine.  They took it from a TikTok hack.  I don’t do TikTok, but I do read magazines.  I have made this breakfast a few times and we really love it.  It’s versatile because you can put whatever you want in it.  I changed the name to Gilligan’s Island Bagel Rafts, because maybe if they had a raft they would  have got off the island.  (I used to love that show!)

 

2 Bagels

2 Eggs

2 tbsps. garden vegetable cream cheese

2 tbsps. shredded Colby Jack cheese (whatever kind you like)

2 tbsps. crumbled bacon (any kind of cooked meat)

½ tsp. fresh ground pepper

1-2 tbsps. fresh herbs, diced onions, diced green or red pepper (options are endless)

 

Preheat toaster oven to 350º

 

Split bagel and hollow out each half with a spoon. Save for another use, or toast them with the rafts and enjoy a crispy snack.

 

Whisk together the eggs, cream cheese and shredded cheese and pepper.

 

Divide the egg mixture into the hollowed-out bagels and then top with meats, veggies and herbs. 

 

Place on foil-lined pan; toast in preheated toaster oven for 10-12 minutes or until eggs are set.   Serve with your favorite hot sauce!

 

Enjoy♥

© Crackerberries 2024

Pasta Salad

 

It’s almost summertime and who doesn’t love a fresh made pasta salad?  It’s one of my favorite summertime meals and both my kids love it too and make it themselves now that they are grown.  I found this new condiment (Olive Muffalata) while we were shopping at Costco, that I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE!  I see that it is also available on AMAZON if you don't have a Costco membership or friend to take you there!  OMG, I could eat the whole jar in one sitting.  You gotta try it. 

 

2 cups colored pasta, cooked and drained
1 cup chopped ham
1 cup chopped cheese (I used cheddar this time)
½ cup chopped green pepper
¼ cup chopped onion
¼ cup slice black olives
1-2 handfuls of cherry tomatoes, halved
¼-½ cup Olive Muffalata 
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp. Italian seasoning
Salt and Pepper

Fresh parmesan cheese (optional)

Cook pasta al dente and drain and cool. Combine pasta with all of the vegetables, cheese and ham; toss to combine.  Fold in olive muffalata, olive oil and Italian seasoning.  Sprinkle with balsamic vinegar and salt and pepper.  Add parmesan if desired.   

 

Enjoy♥

© Crackerberries 2024