Author: Caryn

Corn muffin comparison

On By CarynIn Recipe

I needed two batches of corn muffins, so decided to do a taste test. I made one batch with measure for measure gluten free flour, and the other batch with heritage wheat all-purpose flour.

Gluten-free muffins on left heritage wheat on right

The heritage wheat corn muffins took 5 minutes less to brown, rose higher, and had a smoother dome. The texture of the heritage wheat was lighter and had a better taste than the gluten-free.

Corn muffins broken open, gluten-free on left, heritage wheat on the right

This is in interesting result, because we actually prefer making our baking powder biscuits with the gluten-free flour rather than the heritage wheat (or really tasted no significant difference.) Hm. Below is the recipe I used.

  • 1 cup corn meal
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 15g powdered egg plus 2 Tbsp water
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 3 Tbsp olive oil

Mix dry ingredients. Mix wet ingredients in a separate bowl, then combine with dry ingredients. Spoon into 12 parchment cups placed in a muffin tin. Bake at 425 degrees F until golden brown at edges (15-20 minutes).

Happy Thanksgiving

On By CarynIn Garden

I hope you all have a lovely day with family and friends and enjoy some wonderful food. There are plenty of photos of holiday crafts and recipes out there, so instead, today I present to you a new bud on my Thansgiving cactus. I have done none of the things I’m supposed to do to get blooms. I’m am thankful that it is happy where it is and is thriving on my watering schedule.

Thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata) bud

UFO

On By CarynIn Craft

I was looking through my yarn stash for a bit of something and came across a UFO (or UnFinished Project as crafters like to call them). I was truly shocked, as I don’t have many UFOs (although I have many that I call done that never get used, so there you go). Turns out I blogged about them. Two years ago. Hm. I left them with only the ends to be woven in, a process that took about a half-hour to complete. I think I know why I abandoned the project, the heels are very strange and twisted. Laying there, the socks look uncomfortable.

Unfinished socks, just needing the ends woven in

I wove in the ends anyway and tried them on. The wonky heels didn’t make any difference in the fit. Huh. Well cool, now I have a pair of wool socks.

Missy helping me photo my newly finished socks

Hm. These socks are really comfy. I may have to attempt another pair. In a different pattern.

Spinning and spinning

On By CarynIn Craft

My podiatrist said that bicycling or using an elliptical would be acceptable for exercise while my tendon is healing. We have an old mini bike that I set up in front of a stool and I can pedal while leaving my hands free to spin yarn! Not as nice as walking outside, but a good podcast makes it a little better. I do switch sides where my drop spindle hangs to balance out, since I can’t hang it straight down. If left to my own devices I will craft and not exercise, so this gets me to actually get some workout in.

My mini bike set up with a stool on which I sit and spin