It's

Cozy Food Friday!

That means it's time to share a recipe from 

another great cozy mystery!

This week's recipe is from

THEATER NIGHTS ARE MURDER

Book 4 in the Poppy McAllister Mysteries

by Libby Klein

The last thing gluten-free baker Poppy McAllister needs in her life is more drama—or more murder . . .
 
Poppy thought her toughest challenge this winter would be sticking to her Paleo diet and filling all her orders for her gluten-free goodies, but now she has to choose between two suitors. She’s not the only one with boyfriend drama. Aunt Ginny’s long-ago high-school beau, Royce Hanson, a retired Broadway actor, has returned to Cape May, New Jersey, to star in a Senior Center staging of Mamma Mia. Leaving Aunt Ginny to wonder: What's his motivation?
 
Slated to open February 13th, the problem-plagued production seems to be cursed—with stolen props, sabotage, and even a death threat. But when a cast member plunges to his death from a catwalk, it soon becomes clear a murderer is waiting in the wings. Now Poppy, Aunt Ginny, and a supporting cast must take center stage to catch the killer—before it's curtains for someone else . . . 
 
Includes Seven Recipes from Poppy’s Kitchen!

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GLUTEN-FREE BABY CAKES

STRAWBERRY MUFFINS 

WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIPS

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Ingredients

2½ cup gluten-free flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon sea salt

1½ cups dehydrated or freeze-dried strawberries from two 1-oz bags

1¼ cups milk

2 large eggs, lightly beaten

¾ cup coconut oil, measured then melted

1 cup honey

1 teaspoon strawberry extract

1 cup white chocolate chips

1 cup washed, hulled, chopped fresh strawberries

Pink food coloring (optional)

Sanding sugar (optional)

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Directions

   Pre-heat over to 375 degrees. Line muffin tins with paper liners.

   Place freeze-dried strawberries in food processor and process until powder. Keep lid on for a minute to let the dust settle.

   In a large bowl, add gluten-free flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and strawberry powder. Mix to combine.

   In a separate bowl, combine milk, eggs, coconut oil, honey, and extract. Whisk to combine.

   Add the milk to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. If you want to batter pinker, add a little food coloring until you get the desired shade.

   Fold in chopped strawberries and white chocolate chips.

   Spoon the batter into the muffin cups to fill the liners. Top each with a sprinkle of colored sanding sugar if desired.

   Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean and the tops are nicely browned. 

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Be honest. 

How many of you want to make these now? 

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Please keep reading to check out my 

installments of 

Book Beginnings on Fridays

and

The Friday 56

Both the BB and 56 are from

THEATER NIGHTS ARE MURDER

Book Beginnings on Fridays is a meme hosted by Rose City Reader

Share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading.

The Friday 56 is a meme hosted by Freda's Voice

Rules: *Grab a book, any book. *Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader (If you have to improvise, that's okay.) *Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it) that grab you. *Post it.

My Book Beginnings 

"I can't believe you pulled the fire alarm." 

My 56

A gust of wind caught the storm door and it burst from my hand, hitting the the wooden siding with a bang.

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