Category: Breads, Cakes & Muffins

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  Fruity Pinwheel Scones

  Posted at 8:32 pm by tastewithoutwaste

  Jul 8th

  I awoke on Saturday morning with a sinking feeling. It was cold, it was raining, it was grey. Usually I enjoy this kind of weather, as it is impossible to feel guilty staying holed up inside baking when it is so miserable out. However, Saturdays mean netball. Netball that takes place outdoors. To say the least I did not particularly feel like running around a slippery court, with hair pasted to my forehead, trying to not to jar my icy fingers on the ball. Does it sound like I have done numerous times in the past? Not fun.

  Thankfully, by the time midday rolled around all games had been cancelled. So what better while away the wintery afternoon with than  baking? I was in a ‘old-fashioned’ mood – I donned my headscarf and wished I had fifties housewife dress to dance around the kitchen in. I really must buy one, just for those kind of days. Scones were most definitely in order. And only the best kind would do – light and fluffy with crispy golden brown edges. Rather than settling for a standard round fruit scone (because fruit makes it seem so much healthier), I decided to jazz things up. Continue reading →

  Posted in Breads, Cakes & Muffins | Tagged Dried Fruit, Scones
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  Dad’s Bran Muffins

  Posted at 4:08 pm by tastewithoutwaste

  Jun 16th

  The rich nutty aroma of these muffins cooking in the oven is most certainly an incentive to leap roll out of bed on a cold, drizzly morning. Or, you know, get out of bed to actually make them because either everyone else is too lazy or you’re flying solo. In fact the latter is a far better situation to be in, as you will want to scarf savour the all twelve of them in one sitting. The smell conjures up images of netball carnivals, cross country races, lunch box snacks and lazy weekend afternoons – basically my childhood encased in one moist yet fluffy muffin. They were – and still are – Dad’s go-to food to bake when we were expecting guests/visiting. Perhaps my sister and I were just a little strange as kids – I remember being confused at looks of horror on our friends faces when they realised that there was no chocolate, no jam, and heaven forbid no conventional sugar in their ‘supposed’ afternoon treat. My sister and I loved them. The honey, along with the sultanas, adds more than enough sweetness, just proving that you can’t judge before you try! Feel free to substitute the honey with rice sugar or agave syrup, though I do think that it provides a distinctive (yet mellow) flavour. Continue reading →
  Posted in Breads, Cakes & Muffins | Tagged Bran, Dried Fruit, Muffin
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  Zucchini Bread

  Posted at 8:32 pm by tastewithoutwaste

  Jun 14th

  Ahhh quick-breads. So simple to create and also so quick to disappear. This zucchini bread was a main feature of our summer menu a number of years back. The reason? Each year our vegetable patch would explode with zucchinis. They were everywhere.  Far more flavoursome than those purchased from the supermarket, we frantically tried to convert them into quiches, pastas and the like. This loaf became a favourite – largely because it was sweet rather than savoury (we are a household of sweet tooths). My cousin used to make shoes by carving out the centre of the ones left to grow to abnormally large sizes. There were also one or two incidences of ‘sword-fighting’ though it usually ended with one persons weapon exploding into a grisly mess.  I have a feeling that making zucchini bread is a slightly more economical way of using up the masses. Continue reading →

  Posted in Breads, Cakes & Muffins | Tagged Bread, Loaf, Walnuts, Zucchini

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  Hullo! I'm Shani. Thanks for stopping by! Here you'll find vegetarian recipes oriented towards balancing that fickle line between supreme indulgence and wholesome eating. There's also many a musing about food waste (and it's many manifestations), with tips on how to reduce it at a household level. To find out more, hit the 'About' tab in the top menu...