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Loafs

Carrot Apple Loaf

 

 

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Ingredients

  1. 1 cup, grated carrots
  2. 1 cup, grated apples
  3. ½ cup cooking oil
  4. ¾ cup buttermilk
  5. 1 egg
  6. 1 teaspoon vanilla
  7. 2 cups flour
  8. ½ cup dark brown sugar
  9. ½ cup white sugar
  10. 1 teaspoon baking powder
  11. ½ teaspoon baking soda
  12. ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  13. ¼ teaspoon nutmeg

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Directions

  1. In a mixing bowl, mix all the dry ingredients.
  2. In a separate bowl, mix all the wet ingredients.
  3. Add the dry ingredients and mix well.
  4. Pour the batter into a greased or lined loaf pan and bake for 45-48 minutes or when a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  5. Remove from the oven and cool for a few minutes before removing from the pan and cool completely on a wire rack.
  6. Enjoy.

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Cupcakes

Carrot Cupcakes

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Ingredients

  1. 1 ½ cup, grated carrots
  2. 2 cups self raising flour
  3. ½ cup sugar
  4. ½ cup butter, room temperature
  5. 1/3 cup cooking oil
  6. 1/3 cup buttermilk
  7. 2 large eggs
  8. 1 teaspoon vanilla
  9. 1 teaspoon baking soda
  10. ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  11. ½ teaspoon nutmeg

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Directions

  1. Preheat the oven at 180° Celsius.
  2. In a mixing bowl add all the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg) and mix.
  3. In a separate bowl, add butter, cooking oil and sugar and mix.
  4. Add eggs, buttermilk and vanilla and whisk.
  5. Add half the flour mix and mix; add the remaining flour and mix.
  6. Fold in the carrots.
  7. Fill a lined muffin pan half way evenly with the batter.
  8. Bake for 25-30 minutes, after 20 minutes; reduce the heat to about 160° Celsius or when a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  9. Remove from the oven a cool on wire rack.

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Vegetables

Sweet Roasted Veggies

 

  Sweet roasted veggies

Ingredients

  1. 1 large Sweet potato
  2. 1 large Butternut
  3.  5 large carrots
  4. Olive oil
  5. Salt
  6. Pepper

Sweet roasted veggies

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven at 200°C.
  2. Peel the vegetables and slice into medium to thin slices.
  3. Brush the baking tray with olive oil.
  4. Layer the vegetables in the baking tray and brush each layer with olive oil.
  5. Sprinkle each layer with salt and pepper.
  6. Cover with foil and roast in the oven for 45 min. **The foil will make sure that your veggies will be soft and moist.
  7. This dish is great and filling on its own, but also great with some meat or chicken.

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