Publisher's Notes

Thanksgiving is one day away and I have pies to finish!!       But, Vic has been working for months now, perfecting a Cinnamon-Apple Muffin recipe and I wanted to share it with you (because they are SOOOO good.)  You will find the recipe at the end of this blog entry.      



I have been working so hard to change THE PAINTING RAG's format over to web-based AND on my new launch which will take place in January 2010.  I am so excited (and nervous) about the new launch, I hope I can hold out until January!       Please urge your friends to join my Email Club, I am certain that they won't want to miss out, and the new addition will be FOR CLUB MEMBERS ONLY.    Sorry, maybe that's a little overkill but I really want everyone to understand that this will not be available to the general public, but members only.    There, I said it again. 

I just finished a new set of winter ornaments called Winter Fun that are available as an e-packet for only $3.00.  I chose the $3.00 rate because when you place your order the website is going to charge you for shipping so I took that into consideration in the pricing.  I thought I would give this a try.  It saves me printing and mailing fees and you get the packet as soon as I'm notified of your order.  Instant Gratification!! 

I'm keeping this short and sweet....I've got to get to those pies!    Below is the muffin recipe.  Enjoy!  Tracy

Giant Cinnamon-Apple Muffin

Muffin Ingredients

3 cups all purpose flour

1 ½ cups white sugar

1 tsp salt

4 tsp baking powder

2/3 cup canola oil

2 eggs

2/3 cup milk

3 tsp ground cinnamon

2 cups diced apple or a little more (about 2 large apples)

Cinnamon Topping Ingredients



1/2 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup all purpose flour

1/4 cup butter

1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Either grease or line Texas size muffin tins.  If you want big muffins that spill over the top be sure to grease the top of the tin as well.  (Vic likes his muffins big, so he really fills the tins up and he gets about 8-9 muffins out of this recipe instead of 12.)  Mix cinnamon topping ingredients together in bowl until crumbly and set aside.

Combine dry ingredients for muffins (excluding cinnamon) in large bowl.  Make a well in the center.  Combine oil eggs and milk in a separate bowl.  Pour into dry ingredients and mix until blended.  Fold in diced apple and cinnamon.  Fill muffin tins with batter and top with topping. 

Bake 20 – 25 minutes - until done.   You’re gonna luv em!