muffins & tags

yesterday was a good one, a lovely Sunday at home like I really enjoy !
it started hot & sunny, and as time went by, got overcast & chillier, which I didn't complain about !! (no rain, though)

this is what I/we did yesterday :
- washed a load of laundry
- ironed another one (yay!)
- ironed in the evening the one that was washed this morning (double yay!)
- took photos of the tags & listed them
- baked muffins with U
- while hubby cooked a quiche with P
NOTE TO SELF : must remember to cook/bake with lil ones more often
- washed dishes way too many times !
- had P write a card for a friend (I drew the card)
- finishad a (snail)mail for a friend
- cut my three guys' hair
(& washed mine, but that's too much detail for you !)
- tried to play catch up with friends' blogs / photos
but it's easier said then done !!
- worked out abdos (um, a bit)
- daydreamed
- dusted
- laughed
- danced
- planned
- had my mom on the phone
- blogged (yes, because this post was written yesterday !)

I will share the recipe for the muffins we baked yesterday. They were strawberry + chocolate chips + rolled oats muffins. They turned out moist & delicious. I totally made up the recipe.

STRAWBERRY - CHOCOLATE CHIPS - ROLLED OATS MUFFINS
makes (around) 17 muffins

ingredients :
175 g flour, sifted ~ I used organic wholewheat
1 egg
9 g baking powder ~ dose for 250g of flour
60 g brown sugar + to sprinkle on top ~ I used organic blonde sugar
150 ml milk ~I used semi-skimmed organic milk
75 g melted butter, unsalted
8 g vanilla sugar
250 g fresh strawberries, rinced & cut into small cubes
100 g dark chocolate chips
75 g rolled oats

preheat the oven at 200/220°C ~ 400/425°F.
either grease your muffin molds with melted butter or oil, or don't grease it, if you own a flexible mold like I do.

in a large bowl, sift the flour & add the sugars, the baking powder, the strawberries, chocolate chips & rolled oats & mix in.

whip the egg with the milk. Mix in with the dry ingredients with a metal spoon, but DO NOT knead too much. The dough must be irregular & full of lumps ! The success of making muffins resides in making the dough very irregular & not kneading it much !

fill your molds (3/4 of each - to let the muffins rise) with a teaspoon (easier).
Sprinkle a bit of sugar on each muffin. This way, once melted, the sugar will make a little crust that will prevent the muffin from getting brown.
Put in the oven for 23-25 mn (200/220°C ~ 400/425°F) but anyway these muffins should be moist because of the strawberries.

enjoy !!

so ... here are the watercolor gift tags that I listed in the shop yesterday afternoon :

inspired by almond tree blossoms


inspired by daffodils


inspired by lilac flowers

ok, another week has begun, and I wish you a very happy, creative & exciting one !
thanks for stopping by !!

xoxo

Sonia