If You Give a Moose a Muffin Recipes

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If You Give a Moose a Muffinby Laura Numeroff

If you invite a moose into your house, make sure you are fully stocked with muffins and jam. Entertain your neighborhood mooses with Cranberry Zucchini Muffins and Homemade Blackberry Jam.

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Cranberry Zucchini Muffins

Complexity: Easy mixing and baking. Shredding the zucchini is quick and easy.
Time: 20 minutes prep plus 25 minutes baking.

Ingredients

3 C flour
2 C sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoons nutmeg
3 eggs
1 1/2 C shredded zucchini
1 C canola oil
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 C chopped fresh or frozen cranberries
1/2 C chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients.
In another bowl, beat eggs, add zucchini, oil, and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients just until blended.
Fold in the cranberries and walnuts (if using).
Pour into greased and floured muffin cups.
Bake at 350 for 18-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

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Homemade Blackberry Jam

Complexity: Easy, but dangerous boiling liquids are involved.
Time: 10 minutes.

Ingredients

2 pints (4 cups) blackberries, crushed
5 ¼ cups sugar
½ teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 tablespoon lemon juice
¾ cup water
1 package (1 ¾ ounces) powdered fruit pectin

Directions

Mix blackberries, sugar, lemon peel and lemon juice in large bowl. Let stand at room temperature 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Mix water and pectin in 1-quart saucepan. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Pour hot pectin mixture over blackberries; stir 3 minutes or until slightly thickened.
If storing some jam, spoon into freezer containers, leaving 1/2-inches of space on top. Wipe rims of containers and seal. Let stand at room temperature 24 hours. Store in refrigerator up to 3 weeks or in freezer up to 6 months. Thaw frozen jam and stir before serving.