Whole Wheat Blueberry Muffins

We are lovers of blueberry anything around here and these muffins are three kiddo approved!  Sean said the blueberries were a little sour but everything  else passed.  I have been enjoying one of my birthday presents with these muffins, wonderful organic tea from a great little tea shop, Gray Owl,  in Norman, OK. This is What's Cookin on Beaty's Creek today.

Needed:

1 cup whole milk
1 T lemon juice
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup white flour
1 cup sugar
1 T baking powder
1 t sea salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup canola oil
2 cups frozen or fresh blueberries


Mix together your milk and lemon juice and set aside for 10 minutes.  This willm ake your "buttermilk".  Mix all your dry ingredients together.  Now make a well in the middle and add your eggs, milk,and oil.  Mix all together gently. Now fold in your blueberries.  Place [aper liners in each of your muffin cup and fill each one 3/4 full.  Bake at 400' for 18 minutes.

Apple Muffins

I have been so busy canning strawberry jam and making everything under the sun, with strawberries, that I almost forgot to blog...Bad Stacey... I have a very strong weakness for Stilwell strawberries. They are grown locally and taste so divine that words cannot describe. Raine and Ransome went with Sean and I to get them this year, a first time for them. Raine's face was red from her nose down by the time we got home. She too shares my love of strawberries. This recipe has nothing to do with strawberries but it rocks in the same way! Apple muffins are quite tasty with a hot cup of tea or a glass of iced tea. This is one of the many things that are What's Cookin on Beaty's Creek today.

Needed:

2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 t baking soda
1 t cinnamon
1 t salt
2 eggs
1 cup apple juice
3/4 cup buttermilk
3 Granny Smith Apples-peeled, cored, and chopped

Mix your wet ingredients together. Now add to all of your dry ingredients. Now add in your apples and stir just until mixed well. Place 1/2 cup into a muffin pan that is lined with cupcake liners. Bake at 325' for 20 minutes.

Pumpkin Carob Chip Granola Bars

Raven likes a healthy breakfast so I am always trying new things for her. She loves soft granola bars but hates all of the additives that are in the store bought ones. I messed around with this recipe a bit until I arrived at something acceptable for everyone. She loved them and even Ransome ate several so I call it a success. It has been super cold on Beaty's Creek and I have kept my oven going just to feel a little more warmth. It was -27 degrees one week ago with 27 inches of snow on the ground. Today, the snow is gone and it is 70 degrees, can you believe that??? Crazy Oklahoma weather that I love, Oh yeah! Fix these granola bars for your family and don't bother telling them that they are healthy either. This is What's Cookin on Beaty's Creek today.

Needed:

3 1/4 cups old fashioned oats
1 t cinnamon
1 t salt
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
1/2 cup applesauce
1/2 cup honey
1 cup carob chips



In a large bowl mix oats, cinnamon, and salt together. Now add in brown sugar, pumpkin, applesauce, and honey. Mix until soft. Now add in your chips and stir. Press into a well greased 8x8 pan and bake at 350' for 30 minutes. You want to take them out when they are still a little soft. They will firm more as they cool. With a sharp knife cut into bars after 5 minutes of cooling.