Pumpkin Pie Muffins Recipes

We love both versions of this muffin!!

*PUMPKIN PIE MUFFINS (WHEAT & DAIRY FREE)


These muffins are great for breakfast, lunch, dinner or in between. I created this recipe for Deanna…hope you like them as much as we do!

INGREDIENTS:
1/3 C. Rice Flour
½ tsp. Salt
2/3 C. Oatmeal Flour
1 C. Pumpkin, Sweet Potato or Yam Puree
3 tsp. Corn Starch
1 tsp. Cinnamon 1 Egg
¼ tsp. Ginger or ½ tsp. additional Cinnamon
2 Tbs. Oil
1/3 C. Honey or ½ C. Sugar & 3 Tbs. Apple Juice
¼ tsp. Nutmeg
2 ½ tsp. Baking Powder
¼ tsp. Baking Soda
1/3 C. Apple Juice

INSTRUCTIONS:
Mix wet ingredients together. Sift dry ingredients together. Fold dry ingredients into wet mixture. Mix just until it comes together and you can’t see any more flour. Spoon the batter into a grease muffin tin.

For the topping, mix together:
2 Tbs. Sugar 1 tsp. Cinnamon
¼ tsp. Nutmeg

Sprinkle on top of muffins and bake in a 375˚ oven for 25 minutes or until the top springs back when gently pressed. Makes 12 regular sized muffins.

*1 Cup whole wheat flour or your favorite gluten free flour can be used in place of the flours in this recipe. If you would like to use white flour decrease Baking Powder to 2 tsp.

Here is another one...
*PUMPKIN PIE MUFFINS (This one has dairy and wheat in it)

These are similar to the Dairy and Wheat free ones but they are lighter and fluffier due to the soured milk and butter.

INGREDIENTS:
1 C. Flour
¼ C. Cold Butter
½ tsp Salt
1 C. Pumpkin, Sweet Potato or Yam Puree
1 tsp. Cinnamon
¼ tsp. Ginger or ½ tsp. additional Cinnamon
1 Egg
¼ tsp. Nutmeg
½ C. Sugar
2 ½ tsp. Baking Powder
1 Tbs. Vinegar added to 2/3 C. Milk
¼ tsp. Baking Soda

INSTRUCTIONS:
Mix wet ingredients together. Sift dry ingredients together. Cut in cold butter. Fold dry ingredients into wet mixture. Mix just until it comes together and you can’t see any more flour. Spoon the batter into a grease muffin tin.

For the topping, mix together:
2 Tbs. Sugar
1 tsp. Cinnamon
¼ tsp. Nutmeg

Sprinkle on top of muffins and bake in a 375˚ oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until the top springs back when gently pressed. Makes 12 regular sized muffins.

September Newsletter

A Trip To The Lake

Over the weekend we went Canoeing with Robert's Dad, Paul and sister, Deanna!



The area we went was just a quiet little cove only for swimming and non motorized boats.




For about half the time Katelyn and I just sat on the sidelines and watched.




Michael was excited that Grandpa loaned him a hat!


James wasn't sure about the canoe but got to go along for the ride anyway. He soon realized that he like to paddle.


While on the canoe all Katelyn wanted to do was play in the water. So we dipped her in and kept going while she floated next to us splashing and smiling. (Unfortunately we don't have pictures of this, we didn't want to risk ruining our new camera.) We had a great day playing in the water, mud and sunshine. We can't wait to go again, I think the only thing we'll do differently is buy the National Forest passes before we drive all the way to the lake so we don't have to go back to town for them.

Happy Birthday Robert!!

We had a great birthday celebration for Robert.
Robert doesn't care for cake so he got mud pie with worms! Really it was Jell-o No Bake Peanut Butter Cup dessert turned upside down with gummy worms added and a little extra "dirt" on top. Michael had Robert a bit concerned because he kept saying "We got snakes for you Daddy!"



Although Robert was hoping for a motorcycle he was still excited to see his present: a much needed replacement battery for his Dewalt Drill.

Zucchini Anyone?

I know some people have a lot of zucchini to spare right now. Unfortunately we aren't one of those people, however, we did buy some because it's pretty cheap at the Ranch Market right now. So, I thought I would share my favorite zucchini recipe with everyone.

Dilly Zucchini Casserole
1 C. Biscuit/Baking Mix (Such as Bisquick)
1/2 C. Grated Parmesan Cheese
1 Tbs Dill Weed
1 tsp Salt
1/8 tsp Pepper
4 Eggs
1/4 C. Oil
3 C. Chopped or Shredded Zucchini
1 Large Onion chopped finely

Mix everything together and pour into a greased 1 1/2 quart baking dish. Bake at 375 for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until knife inserted comes out clean.

We like cold or hot. It freezes well too; I cut it into pieces and wrap each piece individually and freeze them together in one big Ziploc bag.
Let us know what you think of it!

July and August Family Newsletters

I put these two pages together because they looked funny apart. You can click on it to make it bigger.

A New Camera!

Well, it was a close race between these two cameras:

Kodak M340

Canon Rebel XS


We were very happy with the pictures both cameras took and especially surprised with the quality from the Kodak one considering it sells for around $130! (That's pretty cheap for a decent digital camera these days!) We love how small and light the Kodak one is but a digital SLR has been on my wish list for awhile now...so we went with the Canon Rebel XS. I am so excited to have it to take wonderful pictures of my kids, the neighbor's kids, any kids we may be related to or know, pretty much if you want pictures of your kids, bring them over!

So, good bye to our old trusty, much loved, Kodak Easyshare-One 6 MP Camera! You were a good camera and we took you everywhere we went and have around 7,000 pictures to prove it!

Ah Life...

So the newest thing in our life is we have realized that our very loved camera has stopped working! Life without a working digital camera....how will I survive!?! So wish us luck as we begin our new quest to find a good camera. It seems so overwhelming with so many choices: 10mp or 12mp, point and shoot or SLR, face detection, optical stabilization, 3x optical zoom or 10x optical zoom...then there is the big question $150 or $600 or somewhere in between!?! I'm sure we'll get a new digital camera soon because I don't think we know how to survive without one for long. So stay tuned and we'll let you know which one we picked out!