Fig Mincemeat Muffins

Girl, you thought he was a man, but he was a muffin {from an old radio station I used to listen to…intro for Darrell Martinie - the cosmic muffin} -- and he always ended his predictions with "It's a wise man who rules the stars; it's a fool who's ruled by them. Over and out." He died of cancer in 2006.

This one’s for you, Muffin.



1¼ cups all purpose flour
¾ cup whole wheat flour
3 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
¾ cup evaporated milk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg, beaten
8 oz fig mincemeat


Preheat oven to 400º.

Mix the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Create a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Using a small bowl or large measuring cup, blend together the milk, egg, and vegetable oil. Pour in the center of the dry ingredients all at once and mix just until moist. Mixture will be stiff.

Using small ice cream scoop, spoon 2 Tbsp of mixture into each of 12 greased muffin tins. Top with 1 Tbsp of fig mincemeat and then distribute the remaining muffin mix over the top of the mincemeat. Bake at 400º for 18-22 minutes. Remove from tins and cool on wire racks a few minutes before serving warm.


© Crackerberries 2011

PHOENIX BBQ!

PHOENIX {RACE DAY} BBQ {AKA - Dug's Spicy BBQ Sauce}

Race day is always a big day for eating and when the temperature hits 80º outside, it makes us want to spark up the grill and bring out the chicken!



3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
3 cloves garlic
½ cup chopped onion
6 oz tomato paste
1 Tbsp liquid smoke
1 Tbsp grated orange peel
1 tsp ground rosemary leaves
½ cup dark karo syrup
8 oz beer
4 oz red wine






Combine peppers, garlic and onion in food chopper/processer together. Add to medium size sauce pan with all other ingredients. Bring to boil over medium heat stirring frequently. Once mixture boils, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring often. (Breathe in that steam and it will clean out your sinuses).

Let cool completely. Marinate chicken (or other meat) in one cup of sauce for 3 hours. Cook meat on grill, basting with remaining sauce generously. This has quite a bite so be sure to have plenty of cool beverages to drink with it.


© Crackerberries 2011