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Foodie Friday: Gourmet Recipes For One
by Guest Writer, Valerie Whitmore When asked what their favorite features is on CDKitchen, most visitors mention the ability to scale all the recipes up or down to serve the number of people they need. If you aren't aware of this feature, it allows you to, for example, change a recipe that serves eight to serve two instead. Or, if you are cooking for a large group, scale it up to 100 (or more!) if you need to.
And while this popular feature works great for cooking, it doesn't always work well for baking. Successful baking is really about ratios and scientific formulas. So when you simply cut a bread or cookie recipe in half, depending on the ingredients, it may or may not turn out as you would expect
This is one of the reasons I don't bake more. Most baking and dessert recipes make fairly large quantities. Most cookie recipes make two to three dozen, a cake can feed at least eight people, and muffin recipes yield 12-24 on average. I usually reserve baking for when there are going to be more warm bodies here taste testing with us
If recipes for baked goods came in "smaller sizes" I'd probably bake more often. I don't have the time or desire to waste ingredients by experimenting by cutting recipes in half, or thirds, or even further down to see what ratios work (and what don't).
And I really don't need two dozen muffins sitting around
Calling my name
Begging me to eat "just one more."
But if I could make just one or two at a time, that would be great. And that's how I found this week's featured blog: Gourmet Recipes For One
The recipes that intrigued me the most there were the baking ones. Cookies, muffins, even individual cakes scaled down to serve one or two.
Not all the recipes on the site are only for one (or two) but the majority are. Most of the recipes have a photo. They are clearly written and easy to navigate, and you can browse by recipe category or by ingredient
The recipe I decided to try was for blueberry muffins. They were a bit on the healthier side as they are made with a combination of white and whole wheat flours and wheat germ, and were lower in sugar than your usual muffin
The recipe said it made two, but I actually got three in my regular sized muffin tin. One didn't make it into the photos. Ahem.
With the wheat germ and whole wheat flour I expected the texture to be very coarse, but it wasn't. It was moist and fluffy. And packed with blueberries! They also weren't sickly sweet like bakery blueberry muffins. I really liked the lower sugar content (and Brent did too!).
So if you get the urge to bake a couple of cookies, an individual cake, or two really tasty blueberry muffins, I encourage you to check out this blog!
Get the recipe: Blueberry Muffins
Visit Gourmet Recipes For One https://www.gourmetrecipesforone.com/
And while this popular feature works great for cooking, it doesn't always work well for baking. Successful baking is really about ratios and scientific formulas. So when you simply cut a bread or cookie recipe in half, depending on the ingredients, it may or may not turn out as you would expect
This is one of the reasons I don't bake more. Most baking and dessert recipes make fairly large quantities. Most cookie recipes make two to three dozen, a cake can feed at least eight people, and muffin recipes yield 12-24 on average. I usually reserve baking for when there are going to be more warm bodies here taste testing with us
If recipes for baked goods came in "smaller sizes" I'd probably bake more often. I don't have the time or desire to waste ingredients by experimenting by cutting recipes in half, or thirds, or even further down to see what ratios work (and what don't).
And I really don't need two dozen muffins sitting around
Calling my name
Begging me to eat "just one more."
But if I could make just one or two at a time, that would be great. And that's how I found this week's featured blog: Gourmet Recipes For One
The recipes that intrigued me the most there were the baking ones. Cookies, muffins, even individual cakes scaled down to serve one or two.
Not all the recipes on the site are only for one (or two) but the majority are. Most of the recipes have a photo. They are clearly written and easy to navigate, and you can browse by recipe category or by ingredient
The recipe I decided to try was for blueberry muffins. They were a bit on the healthier side as they are made with a combination of white and whole wheat flours and wheat germ, and were lower in sugar than your usual muffin
The recipe said it made two, but I actually got three in my regular sized muffin tin. One didn't make it into the photos. Ahem.
With the wheat germ and whole wheat flour I expected the texture to be very coarse, but it wasn't. It was moist and fluffy. And packed with blueberries! They also weren't sickly sweet like bakery blueberry muffins. I really liked the lower sugar content (and Brent did too!).
So if you get the urge to bake a couple of cookies, an individual cake, or two really tasty blueberry muffins, I encourage you to check out this blog!
Get the recipe: Blueberry Muffins
Visit Gourmet Recipes For One https://www.gourmetrecipesforone.com/