{"id":37210,"date":"2014-08-07T15:30:09","date_gmt":"2014-08-07T15:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/?p=37210"},"modified":"2017-04-18T10:04:33","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T15:04:33","slug":"tu-bav-treat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/food\/recipes\/tu-bav-treat\/","title":{"rendered":"Tu B’av Treat: Lovely Blueberry Muffins"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Blueberry<\/p>\n

The 15th of Av is a day of rejoicing, as the Talmud says \u201cIsrael had no greater holidays than the 15th of Av and Yom Kippur. On these days the daughters of Jerusalem would go out to the vineyards and dance.\u201d It is a day when several events of joy and reconciliation occurred in our history and when we celebrate the union of marriage, leading to the ultimate true marriage of redemption soon to come.<\/p>\n

A day of love calls for a sweet delicacy to entertain our palate. For a dessert without sugar or artificial sweeteners this recipe does the trick with one of the best and most natural alternatives I have seen yet: fruit juice concentrate. It can be found in the freezer aisle of most stores, and apple juice concentrate seems to work exceptionally well. It has no added sugar. (The sweetness comes from the natural sugar in apples!) Before cooking, it\u2019s recommended to take the concentrate out of the freezer about 15-20 minutes prior so it is easier to spoon out, depending on the warmth of your kitchen.<\/p>\n

Lovely Blueberry Muffins<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Yields 12 muffins<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/span>:<\/h4>\n
    \n
  • \u00be cup whole wheat flour<\/em><\/li>\n
  • \u00bc cup flax meal<\/em><\/li>\n
  • 1\u00bd cup old-fashioned rolled oats<\/em><\/li>\n
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder<\/em><\/li>\n
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda<\/em><\/li>\n
  • 1 cup apple juice concentrate<\/em><\/li>\n
  • 2 eggs, beaten<\/em><\/li>\n
  • 3 Tablespoons\u00a0applesauce<\/em><\/li>\n
  • 2 teaspoons\u00a0vanilla<\/em><\/li>\n
  • 1 cup frozen blueberries<\/em><\/li>\n
  • \u00bd cup all\u2013fruit blueberry preserves\/jam (optional)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Instructions<\/span>:<\/h4>\n
      \n
    1. Preheat oven to 400\u00b0F. Line a standard-size 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.<\/li>\n
    2. Mix together flour, flax meal, baking powder, and baking soda. Add oats and stir until well combined.<\/li>\n
    3. In a separate bowl mix together the juice concentrate, beaten eggs, applesauce, and vanilla, adding preserves if desired. Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture stirring gently until blended, don\u2019t over mix.<\/li>\n
    4. Gently fold in frozen blueberries.<\/li>\n
    5. Spoon batter into muffin tin.<\/li>\n
    6. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, about 20 min.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Muffins can be stored in an airtight container or can be frozen for longer storage.<\/em><\/p>\n

      Recipe adapted from: Eating Well When You\u2019re Expecting by Heidi Murkoff.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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On these days the daughters of Jerusalem would go out to the vineyards and dance.\u201d It is a day when several events of joy and reconciliation occurred in our<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":117773,"featured_media":55384,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,8,156],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food","category-recipes","category-tu-bav"],"yoast_head":"\nTu B'av Treat: Lovely Blueberry Muffins - OU Life<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"These healthy blueberry muffins are made with whole wheat flour, rolled oats, flax meal, blueberries, eggs, applesauce, vanilla, and blackberry preserves.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/food\/recipes\/tu-bav-treat\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tu B'av Treat: Lovely Blueberry Muffins - 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