Turnip Report

[mathhobbit]

Today I ran out of cocoa powder while making beet muffins.  I substituted some Taza chocolate chunks.  If the results are half as good cold as they are fresh out of the oven, I may never go back to the old recipe.

Comments

[kelkyag]

IMO, baked goods with chocolate chips/chunks are never quite as good once they've cooled and the chocolate has re-solidified as they are while they're still warm and the chocolate is melty, but they're still pretty darn good.

I have a neglected tin of beets that should get used. Do you think this(these) recipe(s) would work (more or less -- it's not as if I won't play fast and loose with the spicing at least) with tinned beets?

[mathhobbit]

Yes, but I think you’ll get a milder flavor. Maybe add some flour to compensate for extra liquid?

[kelkyag]

Yeah, I can add flour if the batter seems too thin. Also if I bake it up as muffins rather than a single loaf, there's a little more room for variation without winding up with a soggy center or structural issues.

Thank you!

[mathhobbit]

Yeah, I have trouble with loaves with the official recipe.

I have never managed to overbake the muffins, despite my efforts.

[kelkyag]

Tinned beets, minced and drained, worked fine! (Though I used something closer to my usual quickbread-with-veggies, which has more flour and less butter.) There was a very entertaining point in the mixing when it looked like I was making red velvet cake.

sauergeek even liked them, and he doesn't generally like beets. :)