I used to be one of those "from scratch" people. If it wasn't made from scratch I somehow wasn't really baking. What that really meant was that I only baked at most 3-4 times a year, and when the kids showed up, maybe once a year.
Now that my kids are a little older, and I have a mildly larger level of time to spend in the kitchen, I am learning that shortcuts are ok especially when you find an awesome baking mix like Pamela's.
I love these muffins because they are super fast to make, my kids LOVE them and I whip up a batch anytime my bananas or apples are getting too close to the end or more often, after buying a large batch of fruit my kids decide that is no longer their favorite (ugh).
I use Pamela's baking mix as my start. We are not celiac, or even a gluten free home, but I have noticed over the years a mild sensitivity with excessive gluten consumption, it just makes me feel bad. So I try to balance it by using gluten free products part of the time and I feel soooo much better. And honestly, I think this mix tastes wonderful, even better than traditional mixes.
I keep frozen blueberries in the freezer so all of this I pretty much have around in my kitchen. My next try will be pumpkin spice!
So here is the first in my series of posts called So Easy I Have To Share!
First, follow the muffin instructions on the back of the Pamela's bag.
Preheat oven to 350 and mix together the following -
1-1/4 cups pancake mix
1/4 cup water
1/3 cup honey
1/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional and I leave out)
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla
My additions -
Apple Cinnamon muffins
add 1 ripe banana, 1 dices apple, 2-3 tbsp flax* and a whole lot of cinnamon (several tbsp)
Blueberry muffins
add 1 ripe banana, 2-3 tbsp flax* and 1 cup frozen blueberries
*I really like the milled flax with blueberry from Trader Joes
Bake for 18-20 minutes. I usually do 18 for mini muffins and 20 for full size.
And here is the skinny! I can only eat about 2 mini muffins before feeling satisfied and it looks like this on a dietary scale -
1 Mini Muffin
Calories - 38.75
Fat - .8g
Carb - 7.1g
Sugar - 2g
Protein - .8
Enjoy these modifications and please share yours!
