September 22nd ...is the Fall Equinox...officially the first day of the Fall or Autumn season. With the harvest season in full swing this month...what better way to celebrate this day and the beginning of this wonderful cycle of the year than to get in your kitchen and make a great tasting loaf of bread for those you love...including yourself.
Bread has a long tradition of being a symbol of prosperity... as wheat...the main ingredient used in bread...was once used as a form of money...and still is...a source of income for today's farmers.
Bread in its many forms and ingredients is a world wide food and in many cultures eaten daily. Bread is also a symbol of hospitality...and in many countries...a loaf of fresh bread is always taken to the host or hostess...as a gift...when one is asked over for dinner.
Bread is more than just a piece of bread that you eat...it has such a long history of literal...cultural...and religious significance...and is truly a food steeped in history and tradition... for all of humankind.
As September is the harvest season...I thought it would be nice for you to make this wonderful bread recipe...in the form of muffins...because everyone loves to use their hands eating tasty morsels of goodness. These muffins will be a symbol of "prosperity" for all you have harvested this year...which of course includes the star ingredient this month...olive oil!
FALL EQUINOX
OLIVE OIL ROSEMARY BREAD MUFFINS
4 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons finely chopped rosemary
1 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Using an electric mixer...beat the eggs at high speed for 30 seconds. Add the sugar and continue to beat until mixture is very foamy and pale in color. With the mixer running...drizzle in the olive oil. Fold in the rosemary. In a separate bowl...combine the flour...baking powder...and the salt. Add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture and combine gently.
Divide the batter among 12 medium muffin tins that you have prepared by wiping each muffin tin with olive oil. Bake for 25 minutes or until tops are golden brown...and a knife comes out clean when you test them. Serve with real butter...and as you eat a muffin...think about all you have harvested this year...and give thanks for all of your prosperity,
Happy Fall Equinox to you
Victoria
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