On 3/2/2004 3:27 PM, The Cook wrote:
> jmk > wrote:
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>>On 3/2/2004 10:19 AM, PENMART01 wrote:
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>>>>jmk jmk446 drawled:
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>>>>PENMART01 wrote:
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>>>>>>jmk jmk446NOT
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>>>>>>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.
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>>>>>>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
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>>>>>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
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>>>>
>>>>>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.
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>
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> 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.
>

hehe! After a few weeks I'd have no freezer space left either!

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jmk in NC