Muffin Fun

As I'm sure you're well aware, my King Arthur Flour giveaway (CLICK HERE!) is going on right now. I wanted to include this portion with the Giveaway post, but because of juggling my time, and wanting you to be able to get the Giveaway going so you could get your goodies in time to use for Christmas so the posts are separate.  There's still time to get you thinking, or drooling, though.

The first variation Healthy Chick tried was cranberries and walnuts.  They turned out wonderfully, however, I would have liked them a little sweeter.  So if you put tart cranberries in your mix, you make want to keep that in mind.

For my display, I turned a dessert bowl upside down, tied a jute ribbon around the muffin and placed on top.  The pedestal stand?  I'm glad you asked.  Remember my successful sled trip from a previous post?  Yep, I got these on the same trip, two wooden candle holders that got glued together, painted and distressed.

If you're going to use them as a gift, this is a fun way to use your old tins that don't look so wonderful.  (Okay, maybe the hand drawn harlequin didn't work out so well.)  I know this isn't original, but fun just them same.  The muffin variations here are:  Chocolate, chocolate chip.  I added 1/4 c. cocoa and 1/2 c. chocolate chips for a half-batch.

 

The last variation (and my personal favorite) oatmeal, cinnamon chocolate chips.  I ground 1 c. oatmeal in the food processor and added 1/2 c. of cinnamon chocolate chips for a half-batch.  These were my favorites.  If you are the lucky winner, I would suggest you use more liquid then the instructions call for.  The flavor was heavenly, but here at the Cheap Chic Homestead, would have liked them more moist.
 

I also wanted to pass this information along from Allison (a sweetheart to work with BTW) at King Arthur Flour, she wanted to make sure you knew about the kinds of products and events, yes events, they offer.  In other words, they've got it goin' on!

· Learn more about our flours, our commitment to quality, and why you get so much more with King Arthur Flour

· Attend a baking class or demo here in Norwich or on the road

· Find out how to bring the free Life Skills Bread Baking Program to your community

· Get step-by-step instructions for your most delicious baking through our Baking Banter blog or one of over 1,500 free recipes online

·Visit our new online community, The Baking Circle

· Enter the National Festival of Breads competition

· Follow us on Facebook and Twitter

· Sign up for our e-newsletter to receive special offers and recipes in your inbox every week (bottom right of page)

Wouldn't this be fun for a Christmas morning or New Year's day brunch???  We really liked the tulip cups, too.  I would get them again.

Happy muffin gift giving!  There's still time to enter my Giveaway CLICK HERE! (till midnight Saturday, Dec. 4).  Winner will be announced Sunday (Dec. 5).

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