Baking Tuesday: Apple Raisin Oat Muffins

Tonight marks J's final evening class of the semester- YYYAAAAAAYYYYY!!!!! That's the last three hour commitment to two night classes that had him out of the house approximately 30 times in the last four month, but whose counting. As part of my single parent coping, I've been trying to have engaging time for Heath and Mama on the Tuesday nights (Thursdays we eat with our homegroup). Tonight we walked across the street and invited our neighbor over to bake with us- a real special treat. Heath's friend is four and just became a big brother three weeks ago so we thought he might enjoy hanging with us instead of that new kid for a bit, we were right.

The boys were so funny together baking. They took that excitement of Emeril in the kitchen and put a toddler twist on it. "I will stir my bowl SO big bwahahahah" they had laugh offs with each other. We committed to making two dozen muffins so they each could make their own bowl of ingredients. It wasn't the prettiest go round in the kitchen, but the flavor was still amazing. I let them do a German measurement for most things and then made sure I did the baking powder and salt.

They enjoyed the baking time in the oven where I cleaned up and they had a play break. The taste test proved successful!

This recipe is an adaptation from a Koinonia cookbook my mom sent me from the Fresno Church of God:

Apple Raisin Oat Muffins

2c. rolled oats, ground into flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 c. applesauce
1/4 c. honey
1 egg
1 c. orange juice
1/2 c. seedless raisins
1 c. chopped apples
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
(Add walnuts if you like)

Combine oats, salt, cinnamon and baking powder. Combine applesauce, honey, egg, orange juice, raisins and apples. Mix the wet and dry ingredients together. Batter should be stiff enough to mound slightly in muffin tins, if needed add more oats. Fill well oiled tins full and slightly mounded,

Bake at 325 for 18~22 minutes.
Makes one dozen