Today’s Baking Project

A few weeks ago Oscar spent the weekend with his Nana and Pa.  He helped Pa in the garden, picking pumpkins and putting them in the trailer of his bike, which he then rode around the neighbourhood.  He also insisted that he take a pumpkin home.  Luckily it was a butternut pumpkin which is moderate salicylates and is on our list of allowable foods.  Oscar hasn’t been interested in trying it, so I flicked through one of my recipe books (Family crcle Step -by-Step Scones Muffins and Tea Time Treats) looking for a pumpkin scone recipe, and found a pumpkin and poppy seed muffin one instead.  These are a sweet muffin, but not too sweet, and Oscar asked for a second one.  (Don’t tell him he’s eating vegetables!). Pumpkin and Poppyseed Muffins (Moderate Salicylate, Low Glutamates, Low Amines) 1 cup plain flour 1 cup wholemeal plain flour 1 tablespoon baking … Continue reading