muffins

[Guest guest]

I just made the " basic muffin " recipe with blueberries from NT this morning,

having soaked my wheat for 23 or 24 hours, and had the following problems:

1) she says cook it for an hour, but, at least on the outside, they looked

done after 30 minutes. I took one pan out and tried them and left the others

in. They seem fine, but I'm not sure what they're supposed to be. I'm

watching the others now to make sure they don't burn, and they aren't, but

are getting a little crispy.

2) For some reason, one pan seemed to rise, and the other did not. I have

them on the same rack. I don't understand this.

3) She says put the blueberries on top so they don't sink to the bottom, and

I did, but mine stayed on top rather than dispersing.

If anyone has experiences with muffins to share or advice, I'd appreciate it.

Thanks,

Chris

____

" What can one say of a soul, of a heart, filled with compassion? It is a

heart which burns with love for every creature: for human beings, birds, and

animals, for serpents and for demons. The thought of them and the sight of

them make the tears of the saint flow. And this immense and intense

compassion, which flows from the heart of the saints, makes them unable to

bear the sight of the smallest, most insignificant wound in any creature.

Thus they pray ceaselessly, with tears, even for animals, for enemies of the

truth, and for those who do them wrong. "

--Saint Isaac the Syrian

[Guest guest]

I never bake these for an hour!

I usually put the blueberries in the middle If I do not mix them with the

batter. I really do not feel having all the blueberries on the bottom is a big

deal, but when they are on top they tend to burna nd make the pan a real mess to

clean up!

As to why one pan rose and they other didn't, would know what to say here. I do

not really follow her recipees much I just convert recipees we like into NT ways

of preparation.

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a Augustine

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----- Original Message -----

From: ChrisMasterjohn@...

Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 6:40 AM

Subject: muffins

I just made the " basic muffin " recipe with blueberries from NT this morning,

having soaked my wheat for 23 or 24 hours, and had the following problems:

1) she says cook it for an hour, but, at least on the outside, they looked

done after 30 minutes. I took one pan out and tried them and left the others

in. They seem fine, but I'm not sure what they're supposed to be. I'm

watching the others now to make sure they don't burn, and they aren't, but

are getting a little crispy.

2) For some reason, one pan seemed to rise, and the other did not. I have

them on the same rack. I don't understand this.

3) She says put the blueberries on top so they don't sink to the bottom, and

I did, but mine stayed on top rather than dispersing.

If anyone has experiences with muffins to share or advice, I'd appreciate it.

Thanks,

Chris

____

" What can one say of a soul, of a heart, filled with compassion? It is a

heart which burns with love for every creature: for human beings, birds, and

animals, for serpents and for demons. The thought of them and the sight of

them make the tears of the saint flow. And this immense and intense

compassion, which flows from the heart of the saints, makes them unable to

bear the sight of the smallest, most insignificant wound in any creature.

Thus they pray ceaselessly, with tears, even for animals, for enemies of the

truth, and for those who do them wrong. "

--Saint Isaac the Syrian

[Guest guest]

The recipe says to bake 40 minutes so an hour is probably too much. I used

to make them all the time and I always mixed the blueberries into the

batter. They never sunk to the bottom. They turned out just fine that way.

I also used 1cup white flour and 2 cups whole wheat and added an extra

egg. I don't know why one batch rose and the other didn't. Mine always rose.

Irene

At 04:40 AM 8/1/02, you wrote:

>I just made the " basic muffin " recipe with blueberries from NT this morning,

>having soaked my wheat for 23 or 24 hours, and had the following problems:

>

>1) she says cook it for an hour, but, at least on the outside, they looked

>done after 30 minutes. I took one pan out and tried them and left the others

>in. They seem fine, but I'm not sure what they're supposed to be. I'm

>watching the others now to make sure they don't burn, and they aren't, but

>are getting a little crispy.

>

>2) For some reason, one pan seemed to rise, and the other did not. I have

>them on the same rack. I don't understand this.

>

>3) She says put the blueberries on top so they don't sink to the bottom, and

>I did, but mine stayed on top rather than dispersing.

>

>If anyone has experiences with muffins to share or advice, I'd appreciate it.

>

>Thanks,

>Chris

>

>

>____

>

> " What can one say of a soul, of a heart, filled with compassion? It is a

>heart which burns with love for every creature: for human beings, birds, and

>animals, for serpents and for demons. The thought of them and the sight of

>them make the tears of the saint flow. And this immense and intense

>compassion, which flows from the heart of the saints, makes them unable to

>bear the sight of the smallest, most insignificant wound in any creature.

>Thus they pray ceaselessly, with tears, even for animals, for enemies of the

>truth, and for those who do them wrong. "

>

>--Saint Isaac the Syrian

>

>