Two Faced Chef

Something about being a parent amazes me.  I’ve put my parents through the ringer–first my heavy metal music preference, then my interest in men who listen to/play heavy metal, my choice to go to NYU in the “scariest of cities” to my attitude and sarcastic nature.  Yet still, they love me.  They love me this much:   Yes, for early Hannukkah, my loving parents bought me a stand mixer.  And not just any mixer, my coveted, RED, Kitchen Aid mixer.  I almost cried.  Make that I cried, but didn’t want to admit it.  It was like falling in love with Miley all over again. Now with such a gift, I decided to dabble somewhere I have never ever dabbled before.  MUFFINS.  Fall Style.   

Gently stolen from: http://www.acozykitchen.com/pumpkin-muffins/  

Ingredients:     

• 1-½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup pumpkin puree (from a 15ounce can)
• ⅓ cup vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1-¼ cups sugar
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt

Place muffin liners inside 12 muffin cups. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.     

   This mixer makes me a better person.   

Whisk together flour and baking powder in a small bowl. Mix together pumpkin puree, oil, eggs, pumpkin-pie spice, sugar, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl until smooth. Then mix in the flour mixture until just combined. Divide batter among muffin cups (each should be about 3/4 full).  Bake until puffed and golden brown and a wooden pick or skewer inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean, about 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in the pan on a rack for 5 minutes, then transfer muffins from the pan to the rack and cool to warm or room temperature. Each muffin costs you around 200 calories.   Makes 12 Muffins. 

   A little off topic, (Who’s surprised?) I really want to see Couple’s Retreat.  Only because it would add more ticket sales to a movie that isn’t the abomination of terrible girl-crap Twilight.  I’m sorry, I have thought skulls and vampires were cool since whenever, however back then I was “crazy and weird”.  Now they are cool.  You all are copy cats.