Carrot Spice Muffins with a Twist

Okay so I used the same basic base to the Cheddar Apple muffins to make my next creation.
Apparently I need to do some shopping because I am out of eggs and realized it half way through...Awesome! but I improvised. I really didn't know what flavor of muffin I was going to make to start out with, and really didn't have  a lot to work with, but that is the kind of baking I love. So for the apples I subbed in pureed carrot. The same consistency of caned pumpkin. Then when I realized I didn't have any eggs. I looked up replacments. apparently any pureed fruit does the trick. the carrots probably would have been enough, but my wheels got turning, and I decided to throw in 4 tbsp's of tomato soup just to be on the safe side. DON"T BE AFRAID!!! tomato soup is used in cookies and muffin recipes all the time, and tastes awesome in this combination. So there you have it. I absolutely love this base and with continue to try new flavors. Just as fast as Dan can eat them. LOL. I will not tell him there is tomato soup in them. LOL


3 cups flour
1 cup sugar

1/2 cup ground flax
4 tsp baking powder

1 tsp soda
3 tsp cinnamon

3 tsp ginger

1 tsp cloves
1 1/2 cups pureed carrot

4 heaping tbsp canned tomato soup
1 3/4 cup butter milk

1/2 cup butter melted
1 1/2 cups golden raisins

1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts

1 cup shredded coconut

Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Combine flour, sugar,flax, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon and ginger in large bowl. Mix  in a medium sized bowl buttermilk, tomato soup, pureed carrot and stir in butter. Add all at once to flour mixture.Add raisins, walnuts and coconut. Stir just until moistened. Fill greased muffin tins. Bake for 25- 30 minutes. Makes one pan of muffin loaf tins, or 18 regular-sized muffins.


Recipe by Michelle Stevens

Great Muffin Recipe

Cheddar Apple Muffins

So I made this muffin recipe after tasting some delicious Cheddar and apple muffins from your run of the mill grocery store, and wanted more. I have made some slight adjustments to this recipe by adding flax, buttermilk, and increasing the sugar slightly to accommodate these ingredients. The texture was amazing! I really like the base to this muffin recipe, and will try it today with other flavors. I will let you all know how it turns out. Tip: If you want your muffins to have nice pointed tops like commercially baked ones. You must fill your muffin tins right to the top. This may require sometimes making a double batch which always sucks..LOL. Enjoy!!!

3 cups flour
1 cup sugar

1/2 cup ground flax
4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
2 eggs
3/4 cup apple juice

1 cup butter milk
1/2 cup butter melted
2 cups peeled, finely chopped apples

Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Combine flour, sugar,flax, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in large bowl. Mix in cheese. Beat eggs in medium-sized bowl. Add apple juice and buttermilk; stir in butter and apple. Add all at once to flour mixture, Stir just until moistened. Fill greased muffin tins. Bake for 25- 30 minutes. Makes one pan of muffin loaf tins, or 18 regular-sized muffins.

Recipe by Michelle Stevens

The Greatest...

I could probably learn a thing or two from this...


The greatest achievement is selflessness. 
The greatest worth is self-mastery. 
The greatest quality is seeking to serve others. 
The greatest precept is continual awareness. 
The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything. 
The greatest action is not conforming with the worlds ways. 
The greatest magic is transmuting the passions. 
The greatest generosity is non-attachment. 
The greatest goodness is a peaceful mind. 
The greatest patience is humility. 
The greatest effort is not concerned with results. 
The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go. 
The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.


Atisha