AHHH! CUPCAKES!

'Kay, so I'm surrounded by not 12, not 24, but 25 mini muffins! They're so good, so yummy, so Bakerella! I used 2/3 cup Almond Milk instead of buttermilk (my friend has a low-protein thing), and they came out much more fluffy! I also used a bit less butter, but that's because I'm terrible with scooping out Olivio >.<, as well as a tad less sugar. Next time, I think I'll try using brown sugar instead of normal granulated sugar, and add in some cinnamon! :D I'm getting high-hopes for my next batch!

-Sonia

Go Vegan!

I remember a time when a lot of my friends started going vegetarian and vegan and all those special diet things. At first I thought it would be living hell. I mean, what would they eat?! But now I realized how easy it is with these Vegan Applesauce-Oatmeal cookies. Scratch that, they're not like cookies, nor muffins, nor scones. It's like a combination of all three. Is that even possible?! How should I call these... Vegan Applesauce-Oatmeal "Scooffins"????

Vegan Applesauce-Oatmeal "Scooffins"
(For those who have a hard time deciding what desert to have ;])

Ingredients:
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
1 cup applesauce
1 cup flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup oats
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 tsp. cinnamon (or a little more if you like a lot of cinnamon, like myself)
1-2 Tbsp. water (in case the batter isn't mixing well)

1) Preheat the oven to 375F
2) Mix all the ingredients except water, applesauce and raisins.
3) Mix in applesauce. If the batter isn't mixing well add 1-2 Tbsp. water if needed. ;)
4) Fold in raisins
5) Scoop 1/2 Tbsp.-fulls of the batter onto a baking sheet sprayed with non-stick cooking spray, or oiled with butter or however you non-stick you sheets!
6) Bake for 10 minutes each. Let cook for a few minutes before taking the "scooffins" elsewhere (A.K.A. your mouth!!)

This recipe makes somewhere between 20-30 "scooffins", depending on how big you make them

Hope you like 'em!
-Sonia ;)

Kicking in the New Year

I had a pretty good day. I got up late, ate popcorn, walked along the river, slept; life is looking good for 2011. I even have a few good resolutions I could actually pull off. Laugh more, drink more fluids, throw a party, dress like a model (while I keep looking like one ;]), eat local foods, dance when I feel like it, eat cake. Didn't one of the European queens say that? "Let them eat cake", or something like that? I dunno... 'Got some (well, more like a gazillion, thanks for the reminders, gmail!!) coupons to A.C. Moore, and I intend on using them. I really need a mini-muffin pan, and some candy molds. This sounds really lame but I want to melt all my old crayons and make cuter (and usable, since all my old crayons are nothing but stubs) ones. I wonder how that will go... I better not blow up my kitchen!

Have a good day everyone!

-Sonia

Last Few Bites

The end of the year is upon us. This year has been so unexplainable, what do you think? I had a lot of fun baking my way through the year, and I hope I can do the same next year. Maybe I'll set some New Years Resolution around baking and cooking or something...
I made some super yummy muffins from Bakerella's site today. I think it was called "Mini Maple Chocolate Chips Pancake Muffins", or something like that. Anyways, they were SUPER AMAZING! I made them normal size instead of mini (Note to Self: Purchase a mini-muffin tray in the near future), and added a bit of cinnamon. Then I found some un-made "ready-to-bake" cookies in the freezer (those Philsbury ones, with the cute designs), and made them within the hour. The first half were a bit over baked, and the second half under baked. And when I looked at the package it said "Do not eat raw cookie dough", I laughed. Ever since I was really little I've been eating those cookies raw... (Only one or two!) I can't wait 'till the Valentine's ones come out, then I can make the cute little heart ones. It's sad to think that I've made all these elaborate recipes, yet I love just putting these little guys on a tray and throwing them in the oven for a couple minutes... Eh whatever, I STILL LOVE THEM ANYWAYS!

Have a good New Year everyone!
-Sonia