I have been more careful lately to measure ingredients so I can put my recipes here, but it doesn't always work out. Sometimes my cooking instincts and unexpected circumstances take over, and then beautiful, delicious, but unmeasured things happen :)
Today it happened just like that: Unmeasured Blueberry Pancake Muffins. I was making blueberry pancakes from scratch because I wanted them to be eggless, but the batter just wasn't right for pancakes. While my potato fries were already in the oven, I thought of something I would never have if I had planned it. My batter looked more muffin- or scone-like, so I poured it into silicon muffin cups, added a little topping of brown sugar & walnuts -- as pancake batter is usually not very sweet -- & I put them in to bake.
Out came these wonderful, Unmeasured Blueberry Pancake Muffins which we enjoyed with local Marionberry Syrup from Lopez Island Farm. The muffins tasted *just* like blueberry pancakes, except of course in muffin form, and the brown sugar & walnut topping provided a sort of streusel effect, with a bit of crunch: impromptu Streuselkuchen!
I was too hungry to stop and formulate a recipe, but still thought the experience was worth sharing. I now have so many beautiful photos of my food, just sitting on my machines, unblogged. I need to re-make all of those dishes, and measure my ingredients next time!
Until then, eat with your eyes, and be creative in your own kitchen -- sometimes time pressure can make you think up some wonderful things :)
Lopez Island Farm produces yummy, preservative-free products from all Cascadian (Pacific Northwest) sources. Check them out!
5 comments:
Beautiful photos!
I know what you mean about not measuring when cooking. But I am glad you still share your baking experience with us.
are'nt kitchen experiments fun !!! u would've thought pancake mix would make good muffins. So now u can market these are muff-p cakes !!! haha. the pic looks gorgeous though :))
Anh & Kajal - Thanks, I was trying to play around with elements on the table :) and thought needed some more color in my photos as it feels like proper winter here! I really enjoy not measuring, but then it makes it hard to share recipes, but as cooks I am sure you both can relate ;) I'll definitely re-try them and write it down as these had no butter or eggs and only a spoonful of oil.
Hey, I somehow "hopped" into your blog from somewhere... You have a beautiful site here, amazing pictures...
Thank you Sig :) glad that a fellow Seattlelite found me.
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