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Convection Baked Carrot Apple Muffins with Pecans and Coconut
These easy to prepare muffins are a staple in my house in the fall and winter months. A perfect healthy snack and very forgiving, if you don’t care for one of the ingredients add more of another. Because they are made with vegetable oil they keep well in an airtight container or can be frozen. The recipe makes 18 muffins so if you don’t have two muffin pans, bake 12, remove those from the pan after a short cooling spell and bake the remainder of the muffins.
Because these muffins have such a high moisture content I prefer to bake them in the Bake mode or the Convection Bake mode since the direct heat from the top and bottom heating elements ensures a drier crumb. Remember if you use Convection Bake reduce the recipe temperature by 25 degrees and if baking two trays at one time there is no need to switch the pans part way through baking.
Larissa Taboryski
Ingredients
2 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tbsp wheat germ (optional)
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 cup granulated sugar
¼ tsp salt
2 cups carrots, peeled and grated (2 -3 medium carrots)
½ cup chopped pecans or walnuts
½ cup golden raisins
½ cup flaked unsweetened coconut
3 large eggs
1 cup olive oil or your preferred vegetable oil
2 tsp vanilla
1 Granny Smith apple, coarsely grated
Preparation
Arrange the oven racks so there is one rack in the center of the oven and heat the oven in the Bake mode 350℉ or if baking two trays in the Convection Bake mode 325℉.
Oil an 18 cup muffin tin or line with baking cups.
In a large mixing bowl, sift the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and whisk in the wheat germ (if using) and the sugar. Stir in the carrots, pecans, raising and coconut.
In another bowl or large mixing jug combine the eggs, oil and vanilla and whisk to combine. Stir in the shredded apple and combine gently with the flour mixture. Fill each of the muffin cups ¾ full and bake for 18 - 20 minutes, until the tester comes out clean.
Cool the muffins in the pan for at least 5 minutes before out onto a cooling rack.
Makes 18 muffins
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Baked Ham with Tangerine Glaze and Roasted Carrots
Since ham is already cooked by smoking it is most often eaten cold, however heated through and brushed with a fruity glaze it makes a great centerpiece for celebration meals.
In order to heat the ham through it usually needs a fair bit of time in a slow oven and to avoid drying out the meat it is covered until the final stage when the glaze is added. However, if you bake your unsliced ham in Convection you will not need to cover the ham and the heating through time will take approximately 1 ½ - 2 hours, depending on the weight of the ham. If you are heating a sliced ham then it must remain covered in foil to avoid drying out.
Ingredients
Preparation
1 - smoked ham, bone-in, skin on 7 - 9 lbs
1 - bunch fresh sage leaves
¾ - cup olive oil
1 - cup unsalted butter, cut into chunks
2 - cups tangerine juice
2 - tangerines, sliced thin, seeds removed
2 - cups, packed light brown sugar
1 - cup water
½ - teaspoon whole cloves
2 - cinnamon sticks
1 ½ - lbs baby carrots
Preheat the oven in the Convection Mode 300 degrees.
Place the ham on a rack in a large roasting pan.
Score the ham with cuts in a diamond pattern about 2 inches apart and ½ deep.
Season generously with salt and pepper. Chop 8 of the sage leaves and mix with the olive oil to make a paste, rub all of the ham getting into the slits.
Bake for 2 hours.
Glaze:
Combine the butter, tangerine juice, tangerines, brown sugar, water and spices in a heavy medium saucepan and heat over medium heat.
Bring to a gentle boil and simmer until the liquid is reduced to a syrupy glaze, 30 - 40 minutes.
Brush the glaze over the ham when it has completed its initial heating phase. Add the baby carrots and another 8 chopped sage leaves and continue baking for another 40 - 50 minutes until the carrots are tender and the internal temperature of the ham is 150 degrees.
Serves 12
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