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CARROT AND RAISIN MUFFINS

  • 1 cup (250ml) Flour
  • 1/2 cup (125ml) Whole Wheat Flour (optional)
  • 2 tsps. (10ml) Baking Powder
  • 4 tsps. (20ml) ORANGE ZESTO
  • 1/2 cup (125ml) Brown Sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 1/2 cup (125ml) Milk
  • 1/3 cup (75ml) Vegetable Oil
  • 1 cup (250ml) Carrots - Peeled and Grated
  • 1/2 cup (125ml) Raisins
  • Grease muffin tins. Preheat oven to 400 F. Combine dry ingredients in large bowl. Beat together egg, milk and oil. Pour into dry ingredients. Stir, just until ingredients are moist. Fold in raisins and carrots. Fill tins 2/3 full. bake at 400 F. for about 20 minutes. Makes 12. Serve with Orange Butter.

    ORANGE BUTTER

  • 1/2 cup (125ml) Soft Butter
  • 1/4 cup (50ml) Sifted Icing Sugar
  • 1 1/2 tbsps. (25ml) ORANGE ZESTO
    Cream butter until fluffy. Beat in sugar and ORANGE ZESTO.

  • BISCOTTI
    An after-dinner treat served with a sweet dessert wine or cappuccino. Mamma says, "Dunk Biscotti!"

  • 1/2 cup (125ml) Butter
  • 3/4 cup (175ml) Sugar
  • 3 Eggs
  • 1/2 Tsp. (2 ml) Vanilla
  • 3 cups (750ml) Flour
  • 1 tbsp. (15ml) Baking Powder
  • 1/2 tsp. (2ml) Salt
  • 1 tbsp. (15ml) Aniseed
  • 4 tsp. (20ml) LEMON ZESTO
  • 4 tsp. (20ml) ORANGE ZESTO
  • 1 cup (250ml) Chopped Blanched Almonds

  • Preheat oven to 350 F. Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well. Add vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt and stir into the batter. Add remaining ingredients and blend well. Divide dough into 3 parts and shape into rolls 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Place each roll on a separate cookie sheet, flatten the top slightly and bake 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and cut each roll into 3/4 inch slices. Place cut side down on sheet. Return to oven and bake 15 minutes longer. Cool on a rack. Makes about 4 dozen.

    HINT:

    Please note that when using ZESTO the amount of salt can be reduced by half!

    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

    Arlene would like to thank the authors and publishers of "The Best of Bridge" series who have given permission to use some of their recipes. For more information on the "Best of Bridge Series" contact:

      The Best of Bridge Publishing Ltd.
      6037 - 6th Street S.E., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2H 1L8
      Phone (403) 252-0119
       

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