I had exactly a cup of berries left over from a dessert, so I thought I'd try this recipe. I halved the amount of oil and replaced it with mango-applesauce. I was wary of the baking time indicated, it seemed too short. It took 20 minutes for the muffins to be ready. The recipe made 16 muffins. I thought they were "okay", however, my son loved them and ate three in a row. I might make them again, but I would add more of the cinnamon and nutmeg, and add a cinnamon-sugar topping.

Reviewed On: Nov. 22, 2009

The flavor was excellent, but the texture was a bit too moist and soft for me. I should have taken a clue from the photo, as there was no crown on the bread. I did have to bake it about 15 minutes longer than specified. I know it's not my oven, as my oven is new and has been calibrated. I will make this bread again, but I will make some adjustments to the oil and flour for personal preference. I liked the addition of coconut pudding mix---something I would not have thought of, but it really added a great flavor.

Reviewed On: Nov. 16, 2009

I've been cooking bacon this way for 30+ years--I married a chef, and learned many "tricks-of-the-trade". If you order bacon at a restaurant, this is basically how it was cooked. Home ovens can vary in temperature, especially if you have had yours for a while. Raise the temperature a bit on this recipe if the bacon isn't cooking as fast as you'd like. Turn on the exhaust fan while the bacon cooks. I drain the fat off the bacon half-way through the cooking time. I don't remove the bacon when I do this, I just carefully tip the baking pan at one end and drain the fat into a container. I turn the bacon once during baking, but this is just a personal preference. I also line the pans with foil. I have a large extended family, so that when we all gather for our traditional Christmas morning abelskiver breakfast, I bake six packages of bacon the afternoon before, refrigerate it until morning, then re-heat it briefly before serving. My family never knew that I did it this way, and they couldn't tell that it had been cooked earlier.

Reviewed On: Nov. 9, 2009