From Denny: While reading the news online I found myself over at The Baltimore Sun newspaper online database. So I went poking around to see what kind of recipe database they kept. So many newspapers online have gone to only featuring restaurant reviews and few, if any, recipes available. When I travel to an area the first thing I often do is research the local newspaper to get a feel for what people like to eat.
The easiest way to understand other people is to enjoy their food culture. Turns out this newspaper had a decent recipe archive - though devoid of photos. When that happens I go looking over at Flickr Creative Commons area for a photo that would look similar - sometimes I get lucky and it's exact! :) Anything is helpful to better visualize the finished product.
This recipe would make for a fine weekend brunch or lazy hot summer afternoon snack. Enjoy!
Coconut Muffins
From: Food section of The Baltimore Sun newspaper online
Yield: Makes 12 small muffins
Ingredients:
1 scant cup sugar
4 tablespoons ( 1/2 stick) margarine (or butter though it will increase the calories)
2 eggs
2/3 cup flaked coconut
1/4 teaspoon coconut extract
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup milk
Directions:
Cream sugar and margarine, then add eggs one at a time, blending between each addition. Add the remaining ingredients. Divide evenly between 12 muffin cups. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for approximately 20 minutes.
Tester Laura Reiley's comments: "I baked mine slightly longer, about 25 minutes, until the muffin surface would spring back from my touch. The resulting muffins are sweet, deliciously coconutty treats, good for a snack or for breakfast. You can change the level of sweetness by which kind of coconut you choose - an unsweetened shredded coconut will yield less-sweet muffins; the sweetened angel-flaked coconut produces sweeter, moister muffins. For a really decadent treat, these would be good frosted with chocolate or topped with some kind of tropical fruit jam."
*** Similar version of coconut muffin, photo by yomi955 @ flickr
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