Fall Ends ~ Blueberry Millet Muffins

Yesterday morning there was a layer of fog over the fields.  Kind of pretty and perfect for a Halloween-ie type photo.

 

Walking to the mailbox I discovered

the recent rain brought me another batch of parsley.  I quickly cut that, and got it in the dehydrator.  It's packed with goodness, so I was thrilled to get more stashed for winter.

If I am going to attempt to bring in my rosemary plants, I will have to do it today.  They are predicting snow Friday and temperatures in the low 20's.  

Five Minutes for Me ~  a cup of rosemary tea.  I simply brewed it with fresh sprigs.

Last week I placed an order to stock up on millet.  The company sent me a free box of organic brownie mix.  Youngest baked it up.  Delicious!

I also re-stocked my millet and discovered a Blueberry Millet Muffin recipe.  I am not a vegetarian, so I don't stock items such as potato starch or other starch to eliminate flour.  So. I adapted the recipe to what I had, and they turned out pretty good.

 

First, I had to grind my whole, raw millet into a flour (2 cups).  Then I mixed it with the dry ingredients:
 

½ cup organic all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp ground nutmeg

I creamed the softened butter (real butter) with the brown sugar, before adding the remaining ingredients.

1 cup light brown sugar

½ cup butter, softened
3 eggs
½ cup milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp lemon extract

I lastly, stirred in 1 1/2 cups frozen blueberries (that I stocked up on over summer).   I did use my homemade lemon and vanilla extracts for this.

Bake at 350°F for about 25-30 minutes in lined muffin pan.

The muffins have more of a nutty flavor than blueberry, but they were still good and hearty.


Give a Mom a Junk Drawer.....
 

....and she ends up making Christmas decorations using what she finds in the drawer.  I know, I know.  I couldn't help myself, and I hate throwing plastic in my garbage.  Oh, I'm already making another "thing" to share soon.  I had no business getting into a playing mode, but I was hit by the creative bug while decluttering.

Go over to S.C.R.A.P. Blogspot (link provided) to see more on what I created.

Last night one of the girls helped me put a few pieces of outdoor furniture in storage, and officially started stacking wood on the porch for winter heat.  Rain and possibly snow is in today's forecast, and I didn't want to be hauling in wood in the rain (or snow).

Have a good weekend and stay healthy and warm.