Our "oven" is our lovely large roster! Things have been taking nearly twice as long to "bake", but so far it's all turned out alright! (except for the gingerbread cookies...Those, not so much...)
Today I made some Pumpkin Apple Muffins! (SOO YUMMY!) I got the recipe from Mia's blog.
I doubled the recipe when I made it, but the recipe below is just a single batch. The single batch can make 2 loaves.
I thought I would blog my process since I haven't posted anything since before Christmas!
Pumpkin Apple Muffins
In a large mixing bowl, mix together 3 cups of flour, 2 tsp. of cinnamon, 2 tsp. baking soda, & 1.5 tsp. salt
(whisk together to remove lumps)
In a separate bowl, combine 3 cups of sugar, (don't decrease the amount. I ran out of white sugar, so I substituted with brown sugar. So, I needed 6c. sugar, I used 4c. white, & 2c. brown!)
15 oz. Pumpkin puree, 4 large eggs, and 1/2 c. of vegetable oil. Combine.
Next, add 1/2 c. apple juice (she also suggests apple cider!) Mix.
Add your wet ingredients to your dry, & combine. (don't whip or mix to fast. This creates gluten, and makes the muffins dense/stiff, or something!)
Chop 1 large apple and mix into the batter. (I did large pieces)
Now it's time to bake!
Grease a muffin tin. (or use muffin cups. We didn't have any, so just used Crisco, & it worked out fine!)
I did two scoops of a papered chef scoop in each muffin spot. (about 3/4 full I would say)
Lydia happy to have helped scoop the batter into the muffin tins! (Liana helped mix everything & even cracked two eggs by herself!)
We like to shake things up a bit ;-) lol!
Bake the muffins in an oven preheated to 350* for 20-25 minutes.
(or in a roaster @ 450* for 35 min or till done when poked w. a cake tester or toothpick.)
The finished muffins! The lighter color on the muffins are the apple chunks.
This was the first batch and was eaten up before they had a chance to cool! lol!
Now, onto some other projects!
For Christmas, Caley & I got some lovely suede fabric from our grandparents, & a skirt pattern!
The color of the fabric I got is like a soft sage green, & Caley got a lovely cranberry/Christmas red! the pattern is Simplicity # 2516. I plan to make style D, & Caley chose A. (D is the long pinkish color, & A is the long black one.
So far I have the pattern pieces cut out. All I need to do is find my sewing scissors, & then I can cut out the fabric! I can't wait to begin!
(Don't worry! I haven't forgotten about my jean skirt project! I hope to get that finished soon, too!! lol!)
I also had to post some pics of our kitty, Trinity! She's such a character!
Playing with a piece of yarn.
About to catch some yarn!
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