Muffins, Scones, and Tea Biscuits

Cinnamon Waffles with Apricot Orange and Brandy Compote. An indulgent weekend brunch idea that’s perfect for special occasions like Mothers Day or at the Holidays.

Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins. An easy oven baked recipe, made with just a few simple ingredients, but sure to be the star of any coffee break or weekend brunch. Originally published  March 2011. One of my uncomplicated guilty pleasures is a simple nutmeg scented cake donut, fresh from the bakery. I have made cake donuts …

Here’s a very successful experiment that I tried last week when making brioche for a bread pudding I had planned for a dinner party. Here in Newfoundland we love our “toutons” which are  pieces of white bread dough, traditionally fried in fat back pork. The brioche dough needs to be fried at a lower temperature …

Toffee Chocolate Chip Muffins. Everyone loves a great chocolate chip muffin but this recipes ups the ante on flavour with the addition of toffee chips to the muffin batter. 

Apple Raspberry Muffins. These light, moist homemade muffins with sweet and tart pops of apples and raspberries will be the talk of your weekend brunch.

Lemon Raisin Scones, best served warm from the oven with real dairy butter slowly melting through them. These fragrant, satisfying scones are sure to be the hit of any weekend brunch.

Chocolate Raspberry Scones, luscious melting dark chocolate pockets & pops of bright raspberry flavour go beautifully together in these easy to make scones.   Don’t these Chocolate Raspberry Scones look tempting? Chocolate and raspberries…mmmm! I made these for Sunday brunch this past weekend. I may have them again this weekend! I often make these with really …

Pictured with Turkey Stew The recipe for my turkey stew has appeared previously on this blog but I did not post the recipe for these savoury biscuits which I often serve with turkey or chicken soups and stews. When my friend Barb was the recipient of some leftover turkey stew earlier this week, she raved …

Strawberry Orange Shortcake with Cointreau. Fresh strawberries get marinated in orange zest and Cointreau liqueur then served on homemade sweet biscuits with vanilla whipped cream. Forget the crocuses, when I start making these individual Strawberry-Orange Shortcakes, barbecue weather must be upon us! This is my favourite summer barbecue dessert and easy to make too. I’ve …

Caramel Apple Muffins. Easy to make, with little pockets of oozing caramel baked right in beside chucks of sweet apple. Perfect for a weekend brunch.