Comments on: Do You Have a Muffin Plan? http://homesteepedhope.com/2008/09/07/do-you-have-a-muffin-plan/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:22:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Mary http://homesteepedhope.com/2008/09/07/do-you-have-a-muffin-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-13155 Mary Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:27:59 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/?p=906#comment-13155 WOW!!! I'm so depressed that I'm not your next door neighbor, Cena!!!!! This muffin mix sounds like the best thing! I can't wait to try it and very soon will likely copy and paste that recipe and your comments into a blog post so it doesn't get lost! I will have to grind some major wheat before tackling that one though! I love the idea of being able to add a half cup of whatever sounds good...my girls will dig that too! Thanks so much for typing it out on here! Yum!! You captured wild yeast from the air??? That's something new to me...you should be on Survivor! ;) Keep me updated on the sourdough...I've only tried my hand at it once as part of a homeschool cooking class experiment, it was yummy though and there's so much you can do with the stuff! Your comment really blessed my day, you're contagious, you know! Thanks bunches! WOW!!! I’m so depressed that I’m not your next door neighbor, Cena!!!!! This muffin mix sounds like the best thing! I can’t wait to try it and very soon will likely copy and paste that recipe and your comments into a blog post so it doesn’t get lost! I will have to grind some major wheat before tackling that one though! I love the idea of being able to add a half cup of whatever sounds good…my girls will dig that too! Thanks so much for typing it out on here! Yum!!

You captured wild yeast from the air??? That’s something new to me…you should be on Survivor! ;) Keep me updated on the sourdough…I’ve only tried my hand at it once as part of a homeschool cooking class experiment, it was yummy though and there’s so much you can do with the stuff!

Your comment really blessed my day, you’re contagious, you know! Thanks bunches!

]]> By: Cena http://homesteepedhope.com/2008/09/07/do-you-have-a-muffin-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-13115 Cena Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:38:04 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/?p=906#comment-13115 I just made a batch of "Many Muffins Mix" from Jill Bond's <em>Mega Cooking</em>. 20 cups whole wheat flour 3 cups sugar 3/4 cup baking powder 1 1/2 Tablespoons salt 5 cups powdered milk I just mixed all this up and put it in a big container. To use: 2 1/2 cups mix 1 cup water 1/3 cup oil or applesauce 1 egg Mix together and it makes 12 muffins. Spoon into muffin tins that have been sprayed with oil. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Of course I double that for our family... To this batter you can add about 1/2 cup of whatever you want to make it special. This week it's been 1/2 cup pumpkin and some pumpkin spices because I cooked a big pumpkin from the garden. I've added pineapple, chopped apples, raisins, dried cranberries, blueberries, fresh chopped cranberries, dried apricot pieces, etc. I love having the mix around. I also tend to use up bits of specialty flours I have laying around (rye, rice, etc)when I mix up the mix, and the muffins are always light and tasty. This is so nice to have on hand for these cooling off months. I like to start the oven in the morning. By the way I FINALLY made a sourdough starter last week. It's growing and healthy and I'm exited to make some bread with it next week. It was a recipe where you don't use any yeast. And then you don't use yeast in the bread dough either. I captured wild local yeast from the air in my kitchen! Ultimate baking experiment for me. I just made a batch of “Many Muffins Mix” from Jill Bond’s Mega Cooking.

20 cups whole wheat flour
3 cups sugar
3/4 cup baking powder
1 1/2 Tablespoons salt
5 cups powdered milk

I just mixed all this up and put it in a big container.

To use:
2 1/2 cups mix
1 cup water
1/3 cup oil or applesauce
1 egg

Mix together and it makes 12 muffins. Spoon into muffin tins that have been sprayed with oil. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Of course I double that for our family…

To this batter you can add about 1/2 cup of whatever you want to make it special. This week it’s been 1/2 cup pumpkin and some pumpkin spices because I cooked a big pumpkin from the garden. I’ve added pineapple, chopped apples, raisins, dried cranberries, blueberries, fresh chopped cranberries, dried apricot pieces, etc. I love having the mix around. I also tend to use up bits of specialty flours I have laying around (rye, rice, etc)when I mix up the mix, and the muffins are always light and tasty.

This is so nice to have on hand for these cooling off months. I like to start the oven in the morning. By the way I FINALLY made a sourdough starter last week. It’s growing and healthy and I’m exited to make some bread with it next week. It was a recipe where you don’t use any yeast. And then you don’t use yeast in the bread dough either. I captured wild local yeast from the air in my kitchen! Ultimate baking experiment for me.

]]> By: Mary http://homesteepedhope.com/2008/09/07/do-you-have-a-muffin-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-12979 Mary Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:46:33 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/?p=906#comment-12979 It's so easy to rely on the boxed stuff that I think we delude ourselves into thinking cooking from scratch is a big ordeal! It does mean a few more minutes (and dishes--but we have dishwasher's, right?) but it's really not that big of a deal. And so much better for us and our wallets! I only let myself spend a certain amount on grocery's for this pay period, and it sure felt good to stock up on flour, sugar, butter, eggs and instant dry milk...and know that even if we run low on supplies I can make my own bread, cookies, tortillas, biscuits, pancakes, muffins, etc. This is important, because earlier this month I ran out of ALL those things and that was a LONG week! Amy, those all sound luscious! We actually had pumpkin cream cheese muffins (with streusel topping, of course!!) on this past Thursday and Friday! ;) So good! It’s so easy to rely on the boxed stuff that I think we delude ourselves into thinking cooking from scratch is a big ordeal! It does mean a few more minutes (and dishes–but we have dishwasher’s, right?) but it’s really not that big of a deal. And so much better for us and our wallets! I only let myself spend a certain amount on grocery’s for this pay period, and it sure felt good to stock up on flour, sugar, butter, eggs and instant dry milk…and know that even if we run low on supplies I can make my own bread, cookies, tortillas, biscuits, pancakes, muffins, etc. This is important, because earlier this month I ran out of ALL those things and that was a LONG week!

Amy, those all sound luscious! We actually had pumpkin cream cheese muffins (with streusel topping, of course!!) on this past Thursday and Friday! ;) So good!

]]> By: Amy http://homesteepedhope.com/2008/09/07/do-you-have-a-muffin-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-12964 Amy Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:25:51 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/?p=906#comment-12964 yum! We've tried carrot & pineapple muffins, banana chocolate chip muffins, pumpkin and cream cheese muffins - all are delicious! <em>Amy's last blog post..<a href='http://mytudorhouse.blogspot.com/2008/09/seek-lord-sunday-touching-hearts.html'>Seek the Lord Sunday - Touching Hearts</a></em> yum! We’ve tried carrot & pineapple muffins, banana chocolate chip muffins, pumpkin and cream cheese muffins - all are delicious!

Amy’s last blog post..Seek the Lord Sunday - Touching Hearts

]]> By: Colleen http://homesteepedhope.com/2008/09/07/do-you-have-a-muffin-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-12963 Colleen Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:59:15 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/?p=906#comment-12963 mmmm... I need to make more things from scratch too! I rely too much on the "box" for things such as brownies, cakes, and muffins too! mmmm… I need to make more things from scratch too! I rely too much on the “box” for things such as brownies, cakes, and muffins too!

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