Last Saturday I had a great afternoon spending some time baking in my kitchen. Baking is one of my very favorite ways to spend Saturday afternoons this time of year, and even more so now that I am a working gal during the week. I knew I wanted to make something pumpkin, but something different than my usual pumpkin-chip muffins or pumpkin bread. I decided to try this recipe for Pumpkin Donut Mini-Muffins that I had saved to my Pinterest board, and oh my! They are SO good! Very light and moist on the inside with a sugared exterior, they taste exactly like a pumpkin donut. Make sure that you finish them by dipping them in the melted butter and then the cinnamon/sugar mixture (I know, I know!) because that is what makes them good! I should add that they freeze really well. I froze them in a zip-lock freezer bag (after I got finished eating 2 or 3 or...) and if you take out a couple when you want them, they take less than 30 seconds in the microwave and they are warm and fresh!
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup pumpkin puree (not pie filling)
1 cup flour (note to my GF friends - I made another batch using all purpose GF flour and they turned out great!)
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. allspice (note: I didn't have any so omitted it. I added a little extra cinnamon.)
Topping - 1/4 cup butter, melted
1/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
With mixer, blend softened butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla and beat until creamy. Blend in pumpkin puree. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and allspice.
Fill a sprayed mini-muffin pan. You will get 20-24 mini-muffins, depending on how full you fill them. I used a small scoop, filling them about 2/3 full. Bake at 375 for 10 minutes. Remove to wire rack to cool. Meanwhile, mix cinnamon and sugar in a small bowl and melt butter in a separate bowl. Dip each muffin in melted butter, then into the cinnamon sugar mix. Repeat until all muffins are dipped. Makes 20-24 mini muffins.
I do hope you will try them. I promise you they will quickly become a favorite. My husband loves them too!
This week was a somewhat difficult week of transition for me, as I began my new job as an administrative assistant. The job itself is easy enough, my co-workers are nice, and the hours are great. But now every day is a fresh reminder of how different my life is from when I used to spend my days teaching Bible study classes, writing SS lesson material for my teen girls, planning events and fellowships, and helping my husband in the ministry. But although I miss ministry, I am reminded that my daily life can still make a difference by glorifying God, no matter how I am spending my days. You don't have to be a ministry wife to be used of God! Even amidst the seemingly mundane tasks of life, I need to have the attitude of remembering that God put me here, and because of that every task is a service to the Lord. I have this in my journal that I have referred to often:
I am here by God's appointment
In His care
Under His training
For His purpose.
Also this week someone who was very special to us went home to heaven. Dr. David Yearick was our pastor the years my husband was in school in Greenville, as well as his mentor. My husband served his pastoral internship under Pastor Yearick and was ordained by him and the ordination council there. Pastor Yearick was a true pastor - a shepherd-leader with a passion for people. He attended little kids' birthday parties, music recitals, and ball games. He spent hours with families going through surgeries and praying with people through trials. I am proud that my husband was also that kind of pastor, having a true pastor's heart, something that is very rare these days. Pastor and Mrs. Yearick will always hold a special place in our hearts for all we learned under their ministry and their influence on us and our family. Jeremiah 3:15 - "And I will give you pastors according to my heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding."
Til next week,
Kathi
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