Some baking after all

So I did get up to a little baking this week, really just to use up some softening bananas before we went away.  I made some oat banana muffins.

Oatmeal banana muffins

Adapted from Joy the Baker

Ingredients

• 1 cup spelt flour
• 1/3 cup wholewheat flour
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup milled flaxseed
• 1 cup uncooked large oats
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• cinnamon (I just tipped some in)
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 medium bananas
• 2/3 cup fat-free natural yoghurt
• 2 medium eggs
• slivered almonds (optional)

Instructions

1. preheat oven to 180°C
2. combine all the dry ingredients
3. combine all the wet ingredients
4. add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir
5. separate into oiled muffin tray
6. top with almonds if including
7. cook for about 20 minutes

I made 11 rather large muffins

Spring Panzanella

Also this week I made a spring panzanella inspired by Heidi Swanson’s recipe on 101 cookbooks.  I had some leeks, new season purple and green asparagus tips, courgette and peas with some old spelt bread which was absolutely delicious.  And super quick for a week day meal.

I’ll be back writing in Tuesday.  I hope your Easter weekend is happy and sunny.