Even after we had children in our fifth year of marital bliss, I had this notion that Mother’s Day didn’t concern me. After all, my wife was decidedly not my Mother, I reasoned. You guessed it. We had a horrible first Mother’s Day at our house.
Of course, I should have known better. Mother’s are extremely special people, if not the most special. Not that every Mother lives up to the honor. While I have a fabulous Mother, not everyone is so fortunate. As I have written in my book, I have a knack for learning things the hard way. As a new adult Sunday School teacher, I thought a Mother’s Day lesson about what makes up a great Mother and a discussion about a couple of notable Biblical Mothers would be just the thing. As I watched members of my class stream out the door crying during the lesson, I realized the power of Mother’s, both good and bad.
In the spirit of Good Mothering, I want to share a little recipe that I bet the Mothers in your life will love. I suggest you make them with your kids and surprise Mom!
- ½ Cup Whole Wheat Flour
- ½ Cup All Purpose Flour
- ½ Cup Oat Flour (Grind Rolled Oats in your Blender or Coffee Grinder)
- ⅓ Cup Sugar (I used 9 Packets of Splenda)
- 2½ Teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1 Medium Apple, Peeled, Cored and Chopped
- ¼ Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- ¼ Teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
- ½ Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 Egg
- ¼ Cup Veggie Oil
- ½ Cup Milk
- Dash of Salt
- Place a rack in the center slot and preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
- Measure the first 8 ingredients into a bowl plus the salt and stir together well.
- Make an indentation in the middle of the dry ingredients and add the egg, vanilla and oil. Beat the egg a bit with a dinner fork. Add the milk and stir the liquid into the dry ingredients completely.
- Grease 9 cups in a muffin pan with butter or coat with a cooking spray. Use a spoon to fill each cup about two-thirds full. Place the filled pan in the oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes; be sure to check at 20 minutes. The idea is to brown the tops and bottoms of the muffins to develop a little crunch. They are done when a toothpick inserted in the middle of a muffin pulls out clean.
- Serve with softened butter and jam or jelly.
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