Blueberry Muffins

 This recipe is so good I cannot describe it. It is not heavy, not hard, tastes amazing and yields 12 perfect muffins. Well done to Deb from Smitten Kitchen. I made this last night at 11:30pm after a crappy day and it kinda fixed the whole thing. Give it a try this summer, seriously.

INGREDIENTS:
-70 grams of butter.
-1/2 cup of sugar (100 grams)
-The grated zest of a lemon.
-3/4 cup of yoghurt
-1 egg
-1+1/2 tsp of baking powder.
-1/4 tsp of baking soda.
-1/4 tsp of salt.

-1+1/2 cup of flour.
-1+1/2 cup of frozen bluberries  (25o grams)

STEPS:

1. Super easy recipe. Melt the butter in a bowl in a microwave. 

2. Now add to that the lemon zest and the sugar and whisk.

3. Now add the yoghurt and the egg and whisk.

4. Now add the salt, baking soda and baking powder and whisk well.

5. Now add the flour and whisk, it will be pretty thick batter but it's fine, make sure there are no pockets of flour.

6. Now add all the blueberries, give it 2 or 3 stirs and THAT'S IT, otherwise the blueberries will bleed to death and the whole batter will be blue.

7. Place in the paper cups and fill them with some brown crystal sugar on top or some streusel (I had some frozen). This makes the muffins look super professional. But if you don't have it, or don't want to make it just sprinkle some white crystal sugar and it will make the top hard and crunchy.

8. Stick in oven for approx. 30 mins. First bake them for 10 minutes in 210 degrees so that they rise, and then lower heat to 175 and let them cook for 20 minutes.

9. Stick knife and if it comes clean they are done. Let them cool off.

You guys this recipe is so awesome. Cannot get over it. I've had 4 in 12 hours. 

 

Easy blueberry Cheesecake

                              

 This cheese cake is really easy and really good. I picked it up from my jewish book (as a matter of fact I have no idea how to copyright her cause it is from a book not a website). 

So this cheesecake is not too sweet and the amounts are pretty much perfect! Baking is a great great art you all. It is so precise! I am learning a lot about this. There is not a "more or less" with baking, you better measure your ingredients and follow the freaking recipe.

INGREDIENTS:
-200 grams of blueberries.
-1 kg of fresh cheese (queso fresco).

-3 eggs.

-120 grams of sugar.

-1 pinch of salt.

-some drops of vanilla.

-90 grams of flour.

STEPS:

1. Preheat your oven to 160.

2. Prepare the dough, so mix in a bowl the cheese and eggs. Beat and mix well.

3. Now add the sugar, salt and vanilla. 

4. Now add slowly the flour.

5. Now pour the mix in a dish with baking paper. The original recipe recommends 20x20 but mine was bigger.

6. Now bake in 160 degrees for about an hour or so until it is firm.

In hindsight I wish I had put more blueberries on top. Next time I will. You can also add raspberries or red berries, etc. Also keep an eye to your oven because it might take longer or less. Also, last tip, the following day it tastes much much better. Let it cool off and leave it alone!