Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Blueberry Muffins from The Bread Bible

Did you know that fresh blueberries look amazing in the dead of winter?  Seriously.  I took the kids to TJ's this morning to get their favorite crackers.  $35 later we were on our way home.  Those are some expensive crackers!  What really happened was....we ran into blueberries.  They looked so good and so juicy and so blue, especially after their long flight from Chile.  We couldn't resist.  Not wanting to waste them, I  made blueberry muffins this afternoon (and as a little side, I was able to substitute half of the AP flour with whole wheat).  Found a recipe in The Bread Bible, very easy, smells delicious, now the hard part...waiting for the 5 year old to get home so we can eat 'em!
I'm also in the process of making 2 loaves of different bread.  The first is one I've been working on for about a week now.  It's the Basic Country Bread from Chad Robertson's book, Tartine.  I borrowed this from the library and it must be pretty popular because I've been on the waiting list since OCTOBER and I just got it 2 weeks ago!  If the bread turns out as well as it's supposed to, I may have to get it.
The second bread is the Oatmeal Sandwich Bread from Kim Boyce's Good to the Grain.  The last recipe I made from this book made rock hard chocolate chip cookies.  We're in the first rise now, so far so good!

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