Applesauce Oat Muffins

The name of these muffins caught my eye so I thought I’d give them a try.  Again, we were taking our friends dinner that had just had a baby boy so I wanted to give them something to munch on for a snack or breakfast.  I try to do what I want and I know I was always starving after I had my cutie!  Anyways, I thought the muffins were just ok.  They were not sweet enough to my taste!  My hubby liked them and our toddler thought they were good too.  I’m not sure what our friends thought but hopefully they liked them.

I followed the recipe as stated except for canola oil.  I think I baked mine closer to 22 minutes.

Recipe taken from – Wish Cookbook*

2 c Cheerios cereal, crushed (about 1 c)

1 ¼ c all-purpose flour

1/3 c packed brown sugar

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1 tsp baking powder

¾ tsp baking soda

1 c applesauce

1/3 c skim milk

½ c raisins

3 Tbsp vegetable oil

1 egg white.

Heat oven to 400.  Grease bottoms of 12 muffin cups (2 ½ x 1 ¼ inch).  Mix cereal, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking powder and baking soda in large bowl.  Stir in remaining ingredients just until moistened.  Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.  Bake until golden brown about 18 to 22 minutes.

If you’re looking for a less sweet muffin and love raisins then these are for you.

*  This is from the Make-A-Wish Foundation of North Texas.  This is an amazing organization that was established to grant wishes of children between the ages of 2 ½ and 18 who have life threatening or terminal illness.  My family benefited through this amazing organization and we will be forever grateful.  If you ever are in need of a charity to donate to please keep them in mind as they help kids dreams come true.

Sausage Quiche

I don’t think I’ve ever made a quiche not to say I don’t like them I just never have made one.  So, I saw this one in one of the cookbooks and with trying new recipes I marked it to try.  It seemed very easy and it was.  It took no time at all to prepare.  We served it with biscuits and jam for dinner and then ate it for lunch the next day with fruit.

The only thing I may do different next time is pre cook the crust a little because it didn’t get done on the bottom and I love crust on anything.  I probably will use half or three quarters of the sausage.  One pound was quite a lot not overwhelming it just could be less.

Recipe taken from – Heart of the Home (1982)

1 lb bulk pork sausage

½ c onion, chopped

1 ½ c sharp cheddar cheese, shredded

2 Tbsp flour

1 pie crust shell

2 eggs, beaten

1 small can evaporated milk

2 tsp parsley flakes

Preheat oven to 375.  Fully cook sausage.  Drain very well.  Combine sausage, onion, cheese and flour.  Mix well.  Spread in unbaked pie crust shell.  Beat together eggs, evaporated milk and parsley flakes.  Slowly pour over sausage mixture.  Bake on baking sheet 35-40 minutes or until filling is set.

Try this breakfast for dinner recipe to shake things up a bit!