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Yummy Cranberry Walnut Muffins Recipe
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Short Crust Pastry For 9-inch Pie Plate:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
2 tablespoons lard, chilled and cut into small pieces
3 tablespoons cold water
Sift the flour, sugar and salt together into a large bowl. Rub the fat into the flour with the fingertips until the mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle water over the mixture and mix lightly to a stiffish dough. Gather into a ball, wrap in waxed paper and chill until firm enough to roll out. Turn on to a floured board and roll out into a circle large enough to line the pie plate. Brush the pie plate with melted butter. Roll the pastry round the rollig pin and unroll it into the pie plate, Press the pastry lightly into the sides of the pan, and over the rim. Trim away any excess, and crimp the edges with a fork or the fingers. Prick the bottom with a fork. Bake shell on the center of an oven preheated to 350 degrees for 25 minutes, or until golden brown. If air bubbles form, prick bottom of shell two or three times during the the first 10 minutes of baking. Cool before chilling.
Filling For Pie:
Large, fleshy mango, weighing about 1 1/2 pounds
3 tablespoons lime juice
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon arrowroot
Carefully peel the mango. Feel with the tip of a small, sharp knife where the seed is, and cut off two slices lengthwise, down each side of the mango as close to the seed as possible. Cut each slice nto lengthwise strips about 1/4-inch thick, sprinkle with a little of the lime juice and set aside. Cut all the remaining flesh off the seed. There should be about one cup of pulp. Put the pulp into a saucepan with the sugar,remaining lime juice and water and cook until soft, about 10 minutes. Rub through a sieve, return to the saucepan and stir in the arrowroot mixed with a little cold water, and cook until thickened, stirring constantly. Cool slightly. Arrange the mango slices in the baked pastry shell in an overlapping pattern, using the shorter pieces to fill in the sides. Spoon the puree over these pieces evenly. Chill well before serving. Serve plain, or with custard, whipped cream, or ice cream to taste. Serves 6.
American Beverage Finest Call Mango Puree (Case of 12 One Liter Bottles)
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For the muffins:
3 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 cup pureed pumpkin
For the crumble:
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoons melted butter
For the glaze:
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
2 ounces (1/4 cup) softened cream cheese
dash of ground cinnamon
dash of milk, if needed
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray regular muffin tin with non-stick spray.
Whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice. Set aside. Using a mixer, mix the butter and sugars until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla and mix until combined. Alternate adding the dry ingredients and the milk and cream. Add pumpkin puree. Do not overmix.
Divide batter evenly between the muffin tins, filling to the very top and a little over. In a small bowl, mix together the ingredients for the crumble. Crumble on top of each muffin batter. Bake for about 25-30 minutes or until cooked through and lightly browned. Transfer to a wire rack to cool slightly.
In a small bowl, mix together the ingredients for the glaze. Drizzle over the tops of the muffins.
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A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. Like so many others her age, she considered herself to be a very liberal Democrat, and among other liberal ideals, was very much in favor of higher taxes to support more government programs, in other words redistribution of wealth.
She was deeply ashamed that her father was a rather staunch Republican, a feeling she openly expressed. Based on the lectures that she had participated in, and the occasional chat with a professor, she felt that her father had for years harbored an evil, selfish desire to keep what he thought should be his.
One day she was challenging her father on his opposition to higher taxes on the rich and the need for more government programs. The self-professed objectivity proclaimed by her professors had to be the truth and she indicated so to her father. He responded by asking how she was doing in school.
Taken aback, she answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA, and let him know that it was tough to maintain, insisting that she was taking a very difficult course load and was constantly studying, which left her no time to go out and party like other people she knew. She didn’t even have time for a boyfriend, and didn’t really have many college friends because she spent all her time studying.
Her father listened and then asked, “How is your friend Audrey doing?”
She replied, “Audrey is barely getting by. All she takes are easy classes, she never studies, and she barely has a 2.0 GPA. She is so popular on campus; college for her is a blast. She’s always invited to all the parties, and lots of times she doesn’t even show up for classes because she’s too hung over.”
Her wise father asked his daughter, “Why don’t you go to the Dean’s office and ask him to deduct a 1.0 off your GPA and give it to your friend who only has a 2.0? That way you will both have a 3.0 GPA and certainly that would be a fair and equal distribution of GPA.”
The daughter, visibly shocked by her father’s suggestion, angrily fired back, “That’s a crazy idea. How would that be fair? I’ve worked really hard for my grades! I’ve invested a lot of time, and a lot of hard work! Audrey has done next to nothing toward her degree. She played while I worked my tail off!”
The father slowly smiled, winked and said gently, “Welcome to the Republican Party.”
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