October 2013 meeting photos + recipe

Photos from the Binders Guild October 12 2013 meeting are on Flickr here. Christine showed us how to make Hedi Kyle's Diagonal Pocket Folder booklet.  Sheila has posted the tutorial here.
 
 Our next meeting is November 9, 2013.

Here is the recipe for Tomato Spice Tea Bread that I used to make the mini-muffins I brought:  

Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup dark brown sugar (packed)
2 large eggs
1 pound tomatoes, peeled, seeded and pureed to make one cup
1/4 sliced unblanched almonds (optional - I never have them on hand)

Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees and butter and flour a 9×5 loaf pan. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in a bowl and mix. Combine the oil, sugars, and eggs in a large bowl and beat with mixer until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the pureed tomato. Gradually add flour mixture, blending well after each addition. Pour the batter into the loaf pan and sprinkle top with almonds if you're using them. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, until knife inserted into center comes out clean. (If you are making mini-muffins reduce cooking time to 20-30 minutes - you may have to experiment.) Transfer to rack to cool for 5 minutes, then remove bread and continue to cool on rack.