OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS

1 1/4 cups flour (or used 1/2 c. wheat, and 3/4 white)
1 cup oatmeal, quick or old fashioned (don't cook)
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt, optional
2/3 cup low-fat buttermilk
**** (Put 2 tsp. vinegar in 2/3 cup milk, stir.)
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup honey
1 egg, lightly beaten
***(or add 2 T. dry egg to dry ingredients, 2 T water to wet ingredients)
1/2 c. regular or 2/3 cup mini chocolate chips
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees and grease, or paper cup, 12 muffin or 6 large muffin pan.
2. By hand, mix flour, oats, baking powder, soda and salt in bowl.
3. In another bowl combine buttermilk, honey, oil and egg and mix well.
4. Then add wet ingredients to dry mixture, and chocolate chips. Mix until just blended.
Do not over mix!
5. Spoon mixture evenly into muffin cups, about 1/2 full.
6. Add a few more chocolate chips to the top of muffins and sprinkle with sugar.
7. Bake for about 18-20 minutes.
Remove muffins from pan after about 5 minutes. Serve warm and enjoy!
Finger-licken good!

French Breakfast Puffs

So I don't feel so good, can you tell?? I looking for comfort food!! And I am going to try to get the energy to make some, to make me feel better, atleast that's my plan. Let ya know if these foods do the trick!

This is a recipe from Pioneer Woman.

French Breakfast Puffs

3 cups flour

3 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

(I used cinnamon as I'm not a nutmeg fan)

1 cup sugar

2/3 cup shortening (Crisco)

2 eggs

1 cup milk

1 1/2 cups sugar

3 teaspoons cinnamon

2 sticks butter

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease 12 muffin cups. Stir together flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg. Set aside. Pray.

In a different bowl, cream together 1 cup sugar and shortening, then add eggs and mix. Add flour mixture and milk alternately to creamed mixture, beating well after each addition. Fill prepared muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until golden. In a bowl, melt 2 sticks butter. In a separate bowl combine remaining sugar and cinnamon. Dip baked muffins in butter, coating thoroughly, then coat with cinnamon-sugar mixture.

Eat. Faint.

Banana Muffins

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1 medium ripe banana, mashed
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp. vanilla

*In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, soday, salt, and cinnamon. Make a well in the center.

*Combine remaining ingredients; pour into well and mix ingredients all at once. Mix until dry ingredients are moistened.

*Spoon into muffin pans. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.



Yield: 10 to 12 muffins.....depends on how big you like them.