Pumpkin Muffins| Fall Treat| Family Time

Finished product

This week we would like to feature a recipe that comes from Carla Berkey, one of our customers.  I sent out an e-mail asking for a family recipe.   This recipe she found on pinterest, then adjusted to her preferences, it is one of there favorites.  I decided to make the recipe myself and I can tell you these muffins are terrific.  In fact I have all the ingredients in my cupboards right now to make batch number 2.    


Pumpkin Muffins
1 box Spice Cake Mix
1 15 oz. can Pumpkin

Mix together ingredients. It will be thick. Add nut pieces and cranberries to your liking. Spoon into mini muffin tins and bake at 350 degrees for 15-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Super moist and delicious!

Always take time to enjoy!

We encourage you to try this recipe out, spend time with family this fall.  This was an easy recipe to have my young daughter help me out with.  So grab your nieces, nephews, grandchildren or kids and make memories in the kitchen. ~ Carmen

Mealy Apples Turned Delish!!

What do you do with those apples you bought from the store that ended up being mealy?  How about making apple butter?

I hate buying apples just to find out that they are mealy.  The girls won't eat them and I end up throwing them out.  This time I decided that I would try making apple butter. And it worked!  It wasn't difficult at all and it really didn't take much of my time.  It simmers on the stove for a while but I just had to keep my eye on it.  The result was fabulous!  Everyone liked it.  We have had it on warm rolls and cornbread.  Try using it instead of jam on your next PBJ.

Here's my recipe:

3 lbs apples, peeled, cored

enough apple juice to barely cover - could use water

Bring the apples and juice or water to a boil over meduim-high heat.  Reduce heat, simmer, uncovered, until the apples are soft, about 20 minutes.

1/4 cup honey

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice - that's what I had in my cabinet, you can use a combination of cinnamon, clove, nutmeg and/or allspice

Stir in the rest of the ingredients.  Cook until the apples bread down for a very thick sauce.  About an hour.

Then I put it in the blender and let it go until it was completely pureed.  If the apple butter seems watery, return it to the saucepan and simmer until it thickens.  I had to do this.  Put it in a container with a lid and it will last for a long time in the refrigerator.  Enjoy!