Recipe: Apple and Bran Muffins

Made these muffins yesterday...

They were delicious....

Here's the recipe:

Apple and Bran Muffins
1 1/2 cups of self raising flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 1/2 cups wheat bran

2 tablespoons brown sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (I used maybe 2 teaspoons)

1 large 'Pink Lady' apple, grated (I used a golden delicious apple)

1/2 cup stewed apple (I used a golden delicious apple)

1 cup skim milk

2 tablespoons vegetable oil (I used olive oil)

Topping: 1 tablespoon brown sugar mixed with 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon.

Preheat oven to 190'C/170'C for fan-forced oven.

Grease a 12 hole muffin pan.

Place flour, baking powder, bran, sugar, cinnamon, grated apple and stewed apple in large bowl. Stir to combine.

In smaller bowl mix milk, oil and egg.

Add to dry/apple mix and stir till just combined.

Spoon into muffin pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon/sugar topping.

Bake for 25-30 minutes or until browned and cooked through.

Stand in pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool.

Delicious!!

PS - I added some sultanas. I think dates or other chopped dried fruit would be nice too.

Lunch

Homemade chicken soup and multi grain toast...yum!!

moving....

In anticipation of an upcoming move, I will be closing down my blog on wednesday until I get resettled.

Thanks for visiting with me and I hope to see you all again a few months down the track. xx

No plan

I said to the Lord...."I don't have a plan anymore Lord."

And He said..."That's what I've been waiting to hear."

 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.  Jeremiah 29:11

A church gone wrong

I have just finished reading an article mentioned by Danny Coleman on his blog about Mark Driscoll and the Mars Hill church.  It is a long article (14 small print pdf pages), but for those who are interested in the truth and what man can do to it...please read Jonna's story here.   Her story continues in a link at the bottom of her blog post.

All I once held dear - Robin Mark

This week...

I've spent the week battling migraines, spending yesterday in bed with a full blown one as I had run out of medication.  Had to phone a friend to go pick some tablets up for me from the chemist in town (20klm away).  An hour after taking the tablet I started to come good.  Still not 100% today, but much better than I was feeling yesterday.

Some of you may know I have been waiting on a court decision on a financial settlement with my husband.  The decision was handed down on tuesday...not as good as I had hoped, and there will be no house buying for me, but I will have enough to pay legal bills, and pay back what I have had to  borrowed from family, and have a little left over.  I am a little disappointed I will need to continue renting, but...God knows best...and I am happy it is all finally nearly over and I can get on with life.

So, on to other things....

This morning I made this bread.  But this time I used 1 cup of white flour, 1 cup of wholemeal flour, 1 cup of rye flour, 1 cup of spelt flour and 3/4 cup of besan (chick pea) flour.  It turned out delicious again and I enjoyed 2 pieces warm with tomato and cheese on for lunch...with a cup of tea of course!

Ember mentioned the book below on a blog post here.

So I ordered it from Amazon UK (via amazon US) and it arrived today.  I think I'm going to really enjoy it...can't wait to get started!

My vest is coming along...have nearly finished the back...

I'm also knitting a wide scarf/narrow shawl in some lovely cream (although it looks white in the photo) English Leicester wool I have.  Not enough to make a bigger garment, so thought I would knit it up and put it in the community craft shop.  It's getting cooler here, so I'm hoping more of my 'warm woollies' will start selling...

Also knitting diagonal squares to be made into cot blankets for one of our charities.....

And I've just heard a friend who has been unwell for a while has been hospitalised (hopefully not for long), so I thought I'd put my knitting aside and crochet a lap blanket for her.

That's about if for 'my week in Tasmania'.  Hope y'all are having a good one!!