Cantaloupe Muffins With Praline Topping Recipes

CANTALOUPE BREAD WITH PRALINE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Prepare 2 9x5 inch loaf pans by greasing and flouring them.
• In a large bowl beat together eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla. Puree' canteloupe in blender and add to mixture. In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients, and add to liquid, stirring just until combined.
• Pour batter into two prepared 9x5 inch pans and bake in a 325°F oven for about 1 hour, or until tests done. (A toothpick inserted into center of loaf comes out clean.).
• Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes while you make the glaze.
• Glaze: melt butter and brown sugar in the microwave for 3 minutes, stirring once every minute. Add pecans.
• After pan has set on wire rack for 10 minutes, remove from pan and place bread on wire rack, which has been placed on waxed paper. Pour praline glaze over top of warm bread. Allow bread to cool before slicing.

CANTALOUPE MUFFINS WITH PRALINE TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 10 jumbo muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
• Mix pecans, brown sugar, 1/2 cup flour, and softened butter together in a bowl until mixture is crumbly.
• Beat 1 cup white sugar and oil together in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat pureed cantaloupe and vanilla extract into sugar mixture.
• Whisk 1 1/2 cup flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt together in a mixing bowl. Stir flour mixture into cantaloupe puree mixture; gently fold in cantaloupe chunks and lemon zest. Pour batter into prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle pecan mixture over the top of each muffin. Continue baking until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 10 more minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

CANTALOUPE CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• drain the cantaloupe pulp well before measuring out the 1/2 cup, it should not have any visible watery liquid.
• mix with the sugar, egg, yogurt, ginger and cinnamon and combine thoroughly.
• add cranberries.
• incorporate flours and baking powder only until moistened.
• fill muffin tin cups (sprayed with cooking spray)with 1/4 cup of mixture.
• add 1/2 to 1 tablespoon of Granola to the top of each muffin.
• bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown.

CANTALOUPE BREAD WITH PRALINE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour two 9x5 inch loaf pans.
• In a large bowl, beat together eggs, vegetable, sugar, vanilla and cantaloupe. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and ginger. Stir flour mixture into cantaloupe mixture; stir to combine. Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, until a toothpick inserted into center of a loaf comes out clean. Meanwhile, combine margarine and brown sugar. Microwave for 3 minutes, stirring at 1 minute intervals; mix in pecans. Pour sauce over warm bread. Let cool for 1 hour before serving.