My mini muffin tin is by far the most loved pan in the house. I have discovered that you can make lots of things other then muffins with them. Mini muffins are perfect for tiny toddler tummies that my feel overwhelmed by a big muffin. I like to play around with different recipes and things I have in the house. Last week I was cleaning out the pantry and seen I had a box of bisquick. It has been a good long time since I remember ever buying bisquick so I check the dates and surprisingly enough it was not expired. Then I started wondering other then biscuits or pancakes what can I do with this bisquick. So I started measuring out how much was left and it was 4 cups. That is a lot of bisquick to let go to waste so I started thinking what else do I need to use up? Granola! I had a double batch that I had a little left of. So we call these "Almost Expired muffins" Thats not so appealing and you might not sell to many friends on that Idea.. so Granola Muffins it is lol
Granola Muffins
2 cups of Granola (you can use homemade or store bought)
4 cups of Bisquick baking mix
2 large eggs
1/4 cup Honey or Agave
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 & 1/3 cup milk
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
1/2 cup mini peanut butter chips
Preheat oven to 375, In a large bowl mix granola & bisquick. In a 2nd bowl whisk together wet ingredients. Gradually mix in the granola/bisquick mixture into the wet ingredients then fold in chocolate & peanut butter chips. Grease your muffin tins and add fill about 2/3 with batter. This recipe can be halved it makes about 48 mini muffins or 24 large muffins. mini muffins will bake in about 12-15 mins, larger muffins about 20-25. Check them with a toothpick and if it comes out crumb free then you know they are done! **you can substitute the chips with dried fruit**
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Monday, September 13, 2010
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Thursday Theme (Pizza)
Just ask your child what they want for dinner...is the answer almost always pizza?? We likely eat pizza 2-3 times a week in our house. And no its not delivery or Digiorno lol. Pizza is a very versatile food and its so fun to let your kids help.
Making your own dough is really easy I use my bread machine most of the time but some days I just feel like doing it the old fashion way. Making a traditional pizza with homemade dough isn't the only option. You can make pizza on English muffins, pita bread, bagels, tortillas.. even bread. Its so simple when you are not fussing with dough. When we do little pizza like this the kids get so happy knowing they each get their own little pizza and I let them do their own toppings. Even my 1 year old sprinkles her own cheese on.
When making mini pizza with the kids I give them each a pre sauced pita and place it on wax paper. I line up bowls with toppings across the table starting with the cheese, pepperoni, veggies then Parmesan at the end. They make an assembly line of sorts and pull their wax paper down the line as they pick out their toppings. We then place them on the cookie sheet and bake at 350 for about 8-10 mins.. when you are not dealing with dough you pretty much just need to cook until the cheese is melted.
How about Mexican pizza with your taco night leftovers? We generally will do this on English muffins pretty much the same way as above I just use salsa in place of the sauce and will put out left over beef, beans, rice & cheese.. when the pizzas are cooked they can then add sour cream, pico, lettuce, etc..
My husband also makes a wonderful breakfast pizza..I will have to get the recipe from him soon.
and for extra fun..dessert pizza? This works best on regular dough.. you cook just the dough when it comes out brush the crust with butter and sprinkle on some Cinnamon sugar, then I smooth on some vanilla pudding then top with seasonal berries and drizzle the fruit with a bit of honey... YUM!
Making your own dough is really easy I use my bread machine most of the time but some days I just feel like doing it the old fashion way. Making a traditional pizza with homemade dough isn't the only option. You can make pizza on English muffins, pita bread, bagels, tortillas.. even bread. Its so simple when you are not fussing with dough. When we do little pizza like this the kids get so happy knowing they each get their own little pizza and I let them do their own toppings. Even my 1 year old sprinkles her own cheese on.
When making mini pizza with the kids I give them each a pre sauced pita and place it on wax paper. I line up bowls with toppings across the table starting with the cheese, pepperoni, veggies then Parmesan at the end. They make an assembly line of sorts and pull their wax paper down the line as they pick out their toppings. We then place them on the cookie sheet and bake at 350 for about 8-10 mins.. when you are not dealing with dough you pretty much just need to cook until the cheese is melted.
How about Mexican pizza with your taco night leftovers? We generally will do this on English muffins pretty much the same way as above I just use salsa in place of the sauce and will put out left over beef, beans, rice & cheese.. when the pizzas are cooked they can then add sour cream, pico, lettuce, etc..
My husband also makes a wonderful breakfast pizza..I will have to get the recipe from him soon.
and for extra fun..dessert pizza? This works best on regular dough.. you cook just the dough when it comes out brush the crust with butter and sprinkle on some Cinnamon sugar, then I smooth on some vanilla pudding then top with seasonal berries and drizzle the fruit with a bit of honey... YUM!
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Silly Saturday (Blueberry-Banana Popsicles)
Anytime I use the blender Cady my 22mth old gets so happy because it almost always means mom is making a delicious treat. She always does this silly half sumo wrestler half go-go dancer dance as soon as the blender starts going. This morning she was dancing for My Blueberry-Banana Popsicles. They are sinfully delicious, super easy and make a great smoothie as well.
Blueberry-Banana Popsicles (makes 4 to 6 pops depending on your mold sizes)
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
1 ripe very ripe banana
1/2 cup vanilla or plain yogurt (I use Greek yogurt but regular or homemade is fine)
1/2 cup milk (any kind will work I use 2% or almond milk)
1 TBSP Lemon juice
1 TBSP Honey
Very simply blend ingredients well (I like to leave a few little chunks of blueberries but you don't have to) and pour into molds place in freezer until solid. To take out of molds you may need to run under hot water for a few seconds. These are so yummy be careful to eat slowly to avoid brain freeze LOL!
** if you don't have molds you can use Dixie cups and Popsicle craft sticks and just rip the cups off**
Blueberry-Banana Popsicles (makes 4 to 6 pops depending on your mold sizes)
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
1 ripe very ripe banana
1/2 cup vanilla or plain yogurt (I use Greek yogurt but regular or homemade is fine)
1/2 cup milk (any kind will work I use 2% or almond milk)
1 TBSP Lemon juice
1 TBSP Honey
Very simply blend ingredients well (I like to leave a few little chunks of blueberries but you don't have to) and pour into molds place in freezer until solid. To take out of molds you may need to run under hot water for a few seconds. These are so yummy be careful to eat slowly to avoid brain freeze LOL!
** if you don't have molds you can use Dixie cups and Popsicle craft sticks and just rip the cups off**
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