whole wheat pastry flour

Butternut Squash Muffins and Narwhals

I love butternut squash and I love muffins. So I combined them. I don’t know why I didn’t think to do it sooner!

Butternut Squash Muffins

Ingredients:
1 cup butternut squash, pureed
3/4 cup milk
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup water
1/4 cup oil
1 Tbs lemon juice
3 Tbs maple syrup
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ginger
1/8 tsp nutmeg

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400* and coat a muffin tin with cooking spray.
2. In a large bowl, mix together the wet ingredients (butternut puree through maple syrup).
3. In a small bowl, mix together the dry ingredients (flour through nutmeg).
4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir until just combined. Spoon batter into muffin tin.
5. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until done. Cool on a wire rack and enjoy!

Ready for something really random? 

I saw this on a friend’s Instagram the other day and it made me laugh. It made me laugh because up until last year, I thought narwhals were fake, just like unicorns…

I was in a book store, looking at National Geographic animal picture books with Jimmy (yeah… we’re that cool), and I saw a picture of narwhals. I was like “Wow, they made those narwhals look so real! Technology amazes me!” Jimmy looked at me really weirdly and explained that narwhals are real. Then he laughed at me for a few minutes because I was so excited to find out that little fact.

It’s the little things in life 😉

Banana Zucchini Bread

Ingredients:
3 medium-sized ripe bananas
2 eggs
1/2 cup sugar (brown sugar, honey, or agave nectar)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 3/4 cup all purpose flour (or whole wheat pastry flour, if desired)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup shredded zucchini (about 1 medium)

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350* and grease a loaf pan.
2. In a large bowl, mash the bananas. Add eggs, sugar, and vanilla. Beat until smooth.
3. In a medium-sized bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon. Whisk until combined and add to the liquid mixture.
4. Fold in the zucchini and pour into load pan. Lick bowl (jk… not really).
5. Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the bread comes out clean and the top of the bread is golden brown.
6. Cool for 30 minutes and turn the loaf onto a wire rack to fully cool. Enjoy!