Barley Muffins with Apple and Cashew Pieces

Muffins are one in all my favourite quick breads to make due to the fact they're easy to put together and there are endless opportunities to hold your taste buds interested. There is nothing like a nice basketful of truffles to provide nourishment at some point of the day. Not simplest do they make for a fast breakfast, they may be a superb portable snack to take to paintings for spoil time, and once I am hungry inside the evening but fussy approximately what I may want, muffins will commonly do the trick.

In this situation, I desired something a touch one of a kind and incorporated some barley and cashews, along with apples that make up the fruit factor, for an particularly nourishing and healthful alternative to keep-offered sugar-crammed desserts masquerading as truffles as I recognize them. Not there may be something wrong with indulging your sweet tooth once in a while, however in case you need to eat cake, properly eat cake and you may nevertheless have your muffin and devour it too.

Probably some of the maximum unique cakes I even have made in a long time, I changed into specifically overjoyed with the layers of texture from the grain, seeds, nuts and fruit ? Chewy, crunchy and gentle sensations within the mouth with every bite. Little sweetener is wanted here to make these a treat and also you might not be able to stop at one, specially in case you are lucky to experience one clean out of the oven.

More savory quick breads you're positive to experience from Lisa's Kitchen:

Apple Cheddar Scones

Classic Blueberry Muffins

Mini Gruyere Scones

Quick and Easy Cornbread Muffins

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Savory Sage Green and Yellow Split Pea Rice Patties with Apple Chia Seed Compote

This recipe was presented in the book from which I adapted it as a breakfast or brunch recipe, but I decided that I would like to serve these fresh sweet and savory herbed split pea patties with apple compote for dinner instead. The compote is sweet of course but does not overwhelm the fresh savoriness of the patties. I enjoy little bites, and especially patties that are relatively easy to prepare, especially when they are baked. No need to fry these in batches, and baking cuts down on not only time and cleaning but excess oil too.

I am now not conversant in cooking with sage, that's the main herb used to accompany the cut up peas in the patties, so I wasn't certain what to suppose beforehand. But I attempted the combination a few times to modify for seasoning, and turned into overjoyed with the result, as had been my eating partners.

To go along with the patties, further to the compote, I made a mild inexperienced salad with arugula, watercress and microgreens dressed with a few olive oil, white balsamic vinegar, a sprint of nutritional yeast, a teaspoon of Dijon mustard, lemon juice, finely chopped shallots, sprinkles of sea salt and black pepper, and a few red pepper flakes and dried oregano. Adjust the portions of this pleasant dressing as preferred. You can serve the salad on the aspect if desired and spoon some compote at the plate below every serving of patties. Alternately, serve the patties over the dressed salad greens and serve the compote at the side to apply as a topping for the patties. Either manner, this is a protein and fiber packed meal that is a deal with and a satisfaction to the taste buds.

Note: To make this recipe, I organized my personal oat flour, that is simply quite smooth to do. Simply integrate complete oats in a meals processor and mix until the oats have the consistency of a barely coarse flour. It continues nicely in a blanketed box within the refrigerator to have reachable for other recipes.

Other patties to revel in from Lisa's Kitchen:

Potato Patties Stuffed with Spiced Green Peas (Aloo Matar Tikki)

Tempeh-Miso Breakfast Patties

Quinoa Potato Patties

Chana Vada (Chana Dal Peanut Patties) with a Tamarind Chili Sauce

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Stove-Top Baked Beans with Apple and Sun-Dried Tomatoes

These are not your average baked beans. In reality, I assume that those are technically not "baked beans" at all as they're made completely at the stove-pinnacle ? With the pleasant effect of taking less time ? But they have got the identical wealthy and comforting flavor as those more historically simmered within the oven. In fact, they have an excellent richer flavor with the addition of sun-dried tomatoes, apple and dried cranberries. For a special twist, I used pinto beans and included herbs and a dash of liquid smoke too.

Deep flavored with tips of sweetness and smokiness, this modern tackle an antique conventional pairs truely nicely with a side of rice and a lightly dressed leafy geen salad.

Other pinto bean recipes to enjoy from Lisa's Kitchen:

Refried Beans with Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Peanut and Cashew Pinto Chili with Corn and Avocado Salsa

Gingered Carrot and Pinto Bean Soup

Southern-Style Pinto Beans with Rice and Fried Eggplant

Gluten-Free Applesauce Raisin Muffins

I tend to devour small quantities all through the day instead of massive food, so it's essential for me to have quick solutions for breakfast and snacks. Muffins are usually perfect to have accessible, particularly while they may be full of protein and fiber like those cinnamon applesauce truffles with plump raisins. Eggless and made with chickpea flour, the cakes are appropriate for those following gluten-unfastened and vegan diets. Not that you have to be both vegan nor gluten-free to revel in one or two. I ought to hardly ever wait for them to chill before I started out to nibble. A little denser than desserts made with gluten flours, they may be however soft and moist, with a piece of chewiness from the raisins and a barely crisp outside. Filling and pleasant if the urge to overindulge is resisted. My husband had two as a part of his breakfast.

More gluten-loose cakes to attempt from Lisa's Kitchen:

Rice Muffins

Gingerbread Muffins

Quinoa Flour Muffins with Roasted Red Peppers and Goat Cheese

Quinoa Blueberry Bites

These little bites are basically a muffin. As they're gluten-loose, dairy-free and contain cooked quinoa and rice flour, they do not upward push as lots as the truffles which might be typically baked in my kitchen. But it is not a terrible element. They honestly are packed full of goodness and herbal sweetness. And moist. Enjoy them quickly after they come out of the oven for that soften-in-your-mouth revel in, when the blueberries are nevertheless warm. The applesauce also makes a bolder taste whilst they're clean.

More little bites from Lisa's Kitchen you are certain to enjoy:

Lime Biscuit Thins

Indian-Style Poppy Seed Wafers

Classic Blueberry Muffins

Cornmeal Honey Muffins