jmk > wrote:

>On 3/2/2004 10:19 AM, PENMART01 wrote:
>>>jmk jmk446 drawled:
>>>
>>>PENMART01 wrote:
>>>
>>>>>jmk jmk446NOT
>>>>>
>>>>>I was wondering what, if any, alterations would need to be made to cut a
>>>>>muffin recipe in half (besides cutting all the ingredients in half!).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>None.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>There are just two of us and I'd rather not freeze half the muffins.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>How many muffins is your recipe and what size? Typical muffin recipes
>>>
>>>produce
>>>
>>>>12 regular size muffins or 6 jumbos... not very many... muffins require a
>>>>fairly hot oven (400F) but only 15-20 minutes baking time so it's kind of
>>>
>>>silly
>>>
>>>>to crank up an oven for half a muffin recipe... like baking six cookies.
>>>
>>>Why? Portion control. Variety.
>>>jmk in NC
>>
>>
>> Huh... I don't speak hillybilly... don't they teach yoose southerners how to
>> write comprehensibly.
>
>I was asked WHY would I want to crank up the oven to make six muffins.
>I replied "Why? Portion control. Variety." I am sorry if these four
>words were unclear. I do not need to eat a 400 calorie jumbo muffin
>nore do I need to eat six 200 calorie regular sized muffins. Also, in
>my original post, I mentioned that this was for two people and I did not
>want to freeze the remainder. Why don't I want to freeze the remainder?
> Well, that brings me to the second part of the answer that you did
>not like -- variety. Rather that eat the same kind/flavor of muffin
>over and over, I would prefer variety. I hope that this is answer is
>more clear to you PENMART01.


Why don't you each time you want muffins, make a full recipe of a
different kind. Eat 2, put the rest in the freezer. After a few
weeks you will have a variety of muffins to choose from. When one
kind runs out, make more.

--
Susan N.

There are 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary and those who do not.