How to stave off the Brrrrr's

 Light a tea candle for your clowder of kitties.  A good friend from across the pond sent me the cat tea lite. It  seems to perplex Bo. Make Christmas cookies with your cookie cutters. Use the new cat  cutter. Also from my friend, Janice, from across the pond. I love cat stuff.  Now I can make cat cookies. That will REALLY perplex Bo....

 Make Lemon/Orange Blueberry Muffins.  Used to do these in St. Albert. I've tweaked them a bit since then. Very good to make for breakfast when you have company, cause they look impressive with their sprinkling of sugar.The sugar sprinkling is a must. Looks like snow.....

BEST BLUEBERRY/APPLESAUCE MUFFINS

(still warm from the oven)

**Soured Milk: Splash a good dollop of lemon juice into a measuring cup. Add fresh milk up to the ¾ line.  Can also use fresh buttermilk, if you choose.

 

1 cup unbleached  flour       2 large eggs

1 cup whole wheat              ½ cup sugar

2 tsp baking powder           ¼ cup canola oil

Pinch kosher salt                  1 cup unsweetened applesauce        

¼ tsp baking soda                opt: grated orange peel

1 tsp vanilla extract              ¾ cup soured milk (see above)

1 ½ cups blueberries AND  a cup or so of raspberries

 

1.    Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray  muffin pans with veggie spray.

2.   Combine all dry ingredients.

3.   Combine wet ingredients, leaving blueberries separate.

4.   FOLD dry into wet.

5.   Add blueberries. Do NOT over mix, or the muffins will be tough.

6.   Portion the batter between the muffin cups, filling them up to the top. Tap the pan on the counter to remove air bubbles.

7.   Bake at 400 for about 19 minutes, then add a minute or so, if needed, after testing to see if done.

8.   These are so light, and tender. Wonderful. They will disappear in a flash. Brush warm tops with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar…looks like snow.

 

 Watch Cordelia bunch up in a fluffy ball on the fence. She is hunting. But she is rather cold, and the birds tease her from above.

 Light a candle................Make a cup of tea for friends. Use your best china...........

                 Then go back and see what Cordelia is up to. She is giving me "that" look.........brrrrrrrrrrr