Poppy Seed Almond Cookies

My Monday work treat.  These were a big hit with my boss he even had his wife ask me for the recipe.  They are very tasty and would be great as an added treat for a Bunch...but really a great cookie for any time.  I will be adding them to my Holiday Cookie List.

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adapted from here
Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup coconut oil
1½ cups sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 Tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon Poppy Seeds
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking powder
2¼ cups flour
sliced almonds to garnish

Almond Glaze

1½ cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 Tablespoon milk
¼ teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together.
Add egg and beat in well.
Add almond extract, vanilla, and Poppy Seeds and mix until well blended.
Add salt, baking powder and flour and mix until well incorporated.
Roll cookies into 1 inch balls and place on greased cookie sheet. Space cookie dough balls about 2 inches apart from each other.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 8-10 minutes or until lightly golden on the edges of cookies.
Combine glaze ingredients in a medium bowl and whisk until smooth glaze is formed. Drizzle as much as desired over slightly warmed cookies and ganish with almonds.
Let finish cooling completely before eating

 Have a wonderful week and Always Remember to Find the Time to Do All the Things You L♥ve.
Donna

lemon poppy seed scones

Another treat for your Monday meeting.  My co workers are getting so spoiled.  After my return from vacation I didn't make anything for Monday because the day before had been Mother's Day and I didn't feel like baking.  They told me, well ok we'll let you slide this time!  HAHAHA.  As you can see I've been on a scone kick.  I find that they are so easy to make and I can put all the ingredients together in the food processor the night before then in the AM before work I just add the butter and wet ingredients.  Pop them in the freezer for 20 minutes while I shower and dress for work and then bake them so when I arrive at work they are usually still warm.  Boy what a treat.
These scones are really good and have a nice tartness to them.  Hope you give them a try.

Ingredients:

For the Scones:

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup sugar

3 tablespoons poppy seeds

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 tablespoon lemon zest

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces

1 large egg

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

1/3 cup 10% cream

For the Glaze:

1/4 cup icing sugar

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375°F.  Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

In the large bowl of a food processor, mix together the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, poppy seeds, baking powder, lemon zest, and salt), pulsing a few times until combined.  Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.  Whisk egg and lemon juice together in a small bowl, then add to the food processor.  Pulse until moist clumps form.  Add the cream, and pulse just until the dough comes together.

Using floured hands, gather the dough into a ball and flatten into a 4x4-inch square on the parchment paper-lined baking sheet.  Cut the square into three even rows and three even columns, forming 9 smaller squares.  Cut each square in half diagonally to form two triangles, making a total of 18 triangles.  (See this post for a similar example of forming mini scones). 

Spread the triangles evenly across the baking sheet, and bake in the preheated oven until scones are golden brown, about 20 minutes.  Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

To make the lemon glaze, whisk together the icing sugar and lemon juice until a pourable glaze forms.  Once scones have cooled, use a spoon to drizzle icing over the scones (or transfer the icing to a ziplock bag, snip off the corner, and squeeze out).  Serve immediately.

Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful week and Always Remember to Find the Time to Do all the Things You L ♥ve
Donna

Lemon Poppy Muffins

One dreary day I made these, sort of like a comfort food you could say.
These Lemon Muffins are really very simple and go together very quickly.

350 degrees 18-20 minutes makes 12 regular 6 large muffins
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Ingredients:
2 cups of AP flour
2 TBL poppy seeds
1 stick 8 TBL room temp unsalted butter
1 1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
zest of 1 lemon
1 TBL fresh lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup plain yogurt

Glaze
1/2 cup confectionery sugar
1-2 TBL fresh lemon juice

Direction:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a muffin tin. Combine flour, poppy seeds, salt, baking powder and baking soda, stir til mixed. In another bowl cream sugar and butter until creamy. Add eggs one at a time and mix well between. Mix in the lemon zest and vanilla. With mixer on low, mix the dry ingredients in two additions alternating with the yogurt, beating each addition just until incorporated. Fill muffins tins 2/3 full, bake at 350 for 18-20 minutes until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool in pans for about 5 minutes, while still warm glaze. Then Enjoy! :)
Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful day and Remember to Find the Time to do ALL the things YOU Love.
Donna

Orange Poppy Seed Muffins

I started out wanting to make an Orange Poppy Cake, but made these instead. I will make the cake one day next week and share then. I am going to my friends Patsy's and I always try to bring a snack of sorts.
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Ingredients:
1 orange quarter (peel and all)
1/2 cup orange juice (I used 1 tsp orange concentrate and water)
1/2 cup butter (soft) (i only use unsalted butter)
1 large egg
3/4 cup white sugar
1 cup AP flour (sift the white and wheat together...makes them lighter)
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt

In blender or food processor blend orange segments, peel and all and orange juice until pureed. Add the egg and butter and puree again. In another bowl mix all dry ingredients except for the poppy seeds. Add orange mixture to dry ingredients all at once. Stir with wooden spoon until well mixed (don't over mix) add poppy seeds, mix. Pour into muffin tins fill 3/4 full. Bake for 20 minutes until tester comes out clean. Leave in pan to cool for 5 minutes then remove. Enjoy.





Hope you try these they are quick to make and delicious.
Have a wonderful day, and thanks for stopping by. Remember to Find the Time to do All the things you love.
Donna