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Maple Pecan Blondies

Here’s a blondie recipe that I have made many times!  Mine are never as gooey as Gemma’s and that’s probably because I over-bake them. I should keep a better eye on them next time. I like to brown the butter first but it’s not necessary. Enjoy!  Maple Pecan Blondies Makes 9-12 servings Original recipe from Bigger Bolder Baking Ingredients ¾ cup butter, melted or browned 1¼ cups dark brown sugar ½ cup maple syrup 1 large egg  2 teaspoons vanilla 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 cups all-purpose flour ¼ teaspoon baking soda I ¼ cups pecans, toasted and chopped  Directions   Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and line a 9x13” baking pan with parchment. Gemma used 8x8 but I like my bars thinner. Whisk together the butter, brown sugar, maple syrup, egg, vanilla, and salt. Stir in the flour and baking soda just until combined.  Stir in the pecans. Pour mixture into prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes. They middle should be slightly jiggly but they still taste yummy if you over-bake them. Allow to co

Mini Greek Pizza Muffins

Pizza muffins are a great on the go lunch option!

Hi! Last week we visited the new Ripley's Aquarium here in Toronto. It was a field trip with my 6 year old's class and I volunteered to go. It was fun!

Anyway, I had to think of something to pack for lunch. Peanut butter is what I normally go with, because it doesn't need to be refrigerated, but since we were going with school, it had to be nut-free. I made Wicked-Good Pizza Muffins for a field trip in the past, so decided to go that route again, only this time I used feta and olives.

I grated the onion and minced the pepper so I could skip the frying step in the original recipe. I don't have time to piddle around in the kitchen these days and It was getting late. The only bad thing about these, is that they also taste good when they're cold. It's really easy to eat them and lose count of how many you've had. They're that good!



Mini Greek Pizza Muffins
Adapted from Eating Well
Makes 24 mini muffins

Ingredients
  • 1/3 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 small onion, grated
  • 1/2 a red bell pepper, minced
  • 1/3 cup skim milk
  • 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese
  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons chopped kalamata olives
Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400F and spray 24 mini muffin cups with cooking spray.
  2. Combine the flours, baking powder, oregano, sugar, garlic powder and salt in a bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix until well combined.
  3. Divide the batter among the prepared muffin cups and bake for about 15 minutes or until they feel firm.
  4. I stored them in the fridge, but they only lasted 2 days. I bet they'd even freeze well!

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