She is not very thrilled about this recent development.
I'm doing what I can to help make the transition a little easier by showing her that dairy-free treats are often just as good, if not better, than their milky counterparts.
First, I got her hooked on soy chai lattes. MMMMM!!
Second, I baked her these:
Dairy-Free Blueberry Muffins:
Ingredients:
3 cups of all-purpose flour (i used whole wheat, which makes for a thicker set, but if you want fluffy and light, use all-purpose!))
1 Tbsp baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
5 tbsp unsalted milk-free margarine, softened
5 tbsp natural applesauce
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cup soy yogurt (i used strawberry! mmm! i was also a little short, so i made up the difference in soy milk.)
1 tspn lemon or orange zest (i used orange.)
1 1/2 cups blueberries
1 tbsp flour (if using defrosted frozen berries)
Directions:
1. Adjust the oven rack to the middle-lower part of the oven. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and set aside.
3. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar together, beating until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating until incorporated after each one. Beat in the zest.
4. Mix in 1/3 of dry ingredients. Mix in 1/2 of yogurt. Repeat until all ingredients are just incorporated- Do not over beat! Fold in the berries.
*If you are using frozen berries (like i did), defrost them first, drain the excess liquid, and then coat them in a light dusting of flour.
5. Grease a 12 cup muffin tin. Fill cups about 2/3 full. Bake until muffins are golden brown, about 20 minutes. Test with a toothpick to make sure the center of the muffins are done. Set on wire rack to cool for 5 minutes. Remove muffins from the tin and serve slightly warm.
Camera battery is dead and i don't have the energy to find the charger today, so you will just have to trust that these muffins are delicious and beautiful.
Now baby, mama, and nanny are all happy! Hooray!
In other news, it's a crazy snowy blizzard out there. Blegh.
will you be MY nanny?
ReplyDeleteAnd I have four kids...not the 579 I claim to have...although it DOES feel like that many most of the time...ages 10, 7, 5, and 2. It is a zoo, really.
awww he looks adoreable! He is fortunate to have a nanny who loves to cook and bake! Welcome to the foodie blog roll!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of using flavored yogurt to "pump up the volume" in baked goods!
ReplyDeleteFound your blog on The Leftover Queen's Finest Foodie Fridays list. Very nice!
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