Yoga Muffins

I substituted canned pumpkin for 2 mashed bananas and left out the chopped apple (not a fan of cooked apple) and used more berries. One thing to note, these muffins don't raise much so don't be afraid to fill the entire muffin cup.  They freeze really well.  I make 12 and put most in the freezer and take them out the night before I want one. 




Ingredients
1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
½ cups Rolled Oats, Slightly Ground (I give them a quick spin in my Magic Bullet)
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Cinnamon (heaping if you like cinnamon)
¾ teaspoons Salt
¼ teaspoons Allspice
1 cup Canned Pumpkin
¾ cups Applesauce
½ cups Brown Sugar (light Or Dark)
1 whole Egg
½ cups Chopped Apples
½ cups Chopped Walnuts
½ cups Blueberries, Fresh Or Frozen


Preparation Instructions
Flexible suggestions:
-Other kinds of flours, or a blend of flours works. I have used all-purpose and spelt as well as whole wheat.
-1 cup mashed ripe bananas instead of pumpkin
-3/4 cup mashed bananas instead of applesauce (if you use both of these substitutions at the same time, you will definitely have a more banana-y muffin!)
-Applesauce can be either jarred or cook up your own apples and mash ‘em (that’s what I usually do)
-You can vary the amounts of chopped apples, blueberries and walnuts to your own taste, and also leave out or substitute other fruits or nuts as you please. Just go with the flow!


Preheat oven to 350F
Prepare a 12-cup muffin pan (these also work in a 6-cup jumbo muffin pan.)
Take a deep breath, and let’s begin:
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, ground oats, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and all spice. Set aside.
In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin, applesauce, brown sugar and egg. Enjoy the color and aroma.
Add flour mixture to the creamed mix and stir to combine.
Add chopped apples, blueberries and walnuts. Smile.
Fill each muffin cup completely with big spoonfuls of batter. They might even be heaping with batter. Enjoy the abundance.


Bake for about 30 minutes at 350. The flexibility of these muffins even extends to the bake time; I have accidentally left them in far too long and they still came out fine. See, everything is alright! You are divine, we are divine, the muffins are divine!


** Please note that I took this from another blog I follow but they are too good not to share.

Give Credit where credit is due...

First and foremost I have to give credit where credit is due.  My cousin started a blog to share her wonderful recipes and it gave me an idea to do the same.  I have several friends who ask for my recipes and I thought it would be convenient if they were all posted in one place.  So thank you to my cousin who is always an inspiration.

Secondly, this is a learning experience for me.  I have never done a blog but I thought why not do one about cooking/baking.  Both are passions of mine and I love to share my recipes.  I'm also going to share cooking tips or tricks I pick up as I continue my cooking/baking experiences. 

Enjoy and if there is a meal I made for you that you would like to see the recipe for please let me know and I will get it posted.