Healthy Yummy Apple Muffins

I first made this recipe in college in a cooking class. It has stuck with me for all these years, especially during apple season. So I have decided to share it here with you.

1 C + 2/3 C. Flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
14 tsp salt
4 tbs. brown sugar
1 tbs oil
2 tbs honey
2/3 c. milk
1 egg
1 med apple peeled and chopped into chunks

Put all dry ingredients in a bowl and mix well, make a well in the center. In a seperate bowl, mix together ; oil, honey, milk and egg. Add wet ingredients to dry and mix until just moistened. Add apple, mix gently, spoon mixture into muffin tins. (2/3 full). Bake 20-25 minutes at 375.

Meet Red 9 Studios

Today, I am not introducing you to an Etsy shop, instead I am introducing you to another blogger, and amazing artist.  He recently had a gallery showing in Roeland Park, he currently has several of his custom designed action figures on display at Elite Comics in Overland Park, he is also a very talented musician, and I have the privilege of being his Mom!

One of my favorites.

Patrick Quinn operates RED9 Studios, which is a sculpting and casting studio that specializes in creating and designing customized figures and designer toys.  As I also mentioned he paints and makes music as well.  The thing that I think is really neat about this is that all these things tie together to make a complete body of work.  I didn't really clue into this until after he showed me several of his action figures one day, and not long after that he played a show at our youth center coffee house.  As I was listening to one of his songs, I realized he was singing about the space man that he had just showed me the other day.  His paintings all have a similar theme and feel as well.  You can see several more of his paintings here.  Patrick's muisc from his band Top Kuss can be found here.  I hope you enjoy checking out his blog, artwork and songs.  


Comment below and let me know what you think.

Major Tom Space Man Figure in progress

Wasteland Wanderer

Space Man Painting!

More Fall Recipies.....Grampa Bill's Apple Cake

Apples imbeded in gooey brown sugar cinnimon, surrounded by moist, delicious cake.  This pretty much sums up this recipe that I copied from my step Dad (Grampa Bill).  He is German through and through, and this recipe was his grandmothers.  Needless to say it has been around in our family for generations.  You can substitute Italian (or any) plums in summer time, but we like it best with apples.

APPLE CAKE
ingredients:
1/2 C. Sugar                         1 tsp. Baking Powder
1/4 C. Butter                        1/2 tsp. Baking Soda
1 beaten Egg                         >1/3 C. Milk
1 C. Flour                            1/2 tsp. Vanilla
1 Apple sliced 1/4" wedges, peel on

Grease 8x8" baking dish.  Preheat oven to 350o

Mix dry ingredients together.  Cream butter and sugar together well.  Add egg and vanilla.  Add  alternating;  milk and dry ingredients.  Place sliced apples on top of cake.  If using plums, place skin side down on top of cake.  Cover cake evenly with fruit.  Top with crumb mixture (recipe below), and bake at 350 for 35 minutes.

Crumb Topping:
mix together till crumbly: 3 Tbs softened butter, 3 Tbs Brown Sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon, 2 Tbs Oatmeal (optional)  Sprinkle over your cake

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Hope you enjoy it as much as we do.  Experiment with your own fruit choices and let me know your results!