It occurred to me that I had yet to bake a breakfast food!!! So naturally I wanted to rectify this situation ASAP and went about making "Morning Glory" muffins (adapted from Earthbound Farms). These muffins are also known as "kitchen sink" muffins... as in "everything-but-the-kitchen-sink" can be put in them. Yum. I used raisins, apples from the farm, carrots from our garden, coconut and nuts.
Morning Glory Mini Muffins (Yields 32 mini muffins)
1 1/4 cup flour
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup shredded sweetened coconut
1/2 cup raisins
1 large apple, peeled and finely chopped
1 cup grated carrots
1/2 cup walnuts
1 large egg
2/3 cup vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1. Preheat oven to 350. Spray muffin tins with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
2. Mix together flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt and baking soda in a large bowl. Add coconut, raisins, apple, nuts and carrots and combine.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs with the oil and vanilla. Pour mixture into dry ingredients and blend well.
4. Fill each muffin tin almost to the top. Bake 13-16 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Let stand for ten minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.
5. Enjoy.
Hooray for breakfast!!!
