Clearing out the pantry

Well I have been doing some big time shopping over the last month and a half and knew that I eventually would need to clear out some old pantry items. Since I stockpile we tend to have a lot and I mean A LOT of everything so this is just the beginning for me. All of our older kiddos love pancakes and we had many, many boxes of the instant mixes in the pantry so it was time to start cooking. With just about an hour or so of work we now have more than 100 pancakes in the freezer. These are perfect for breakfast before the kids head off to school plus they cost just pennies each compared to the ones you can buy in the freezer section of your local market.

Today has been a busy day of work in the kitchen. One of my biggest pet peeves is the crumbs in the bottom of the cereal boxes. I LOVE Raisin Bran but don't love the crumbs so when we get down to less than one bowls worth of the cereal I put it aside to save for a little baking later on. Well, today is later. This morning I baked up a bunch of super yummy Apple Raisin Bran muffins. My husband just loves muffins and I like to bake muffins so we are a match made in Heaven!! These are probably the best muffins I have had in a super long time. Making these didn't require a special trip to the market because we had everything on hand including the left over Raisin Bran cereal. A super yummy treat for next to nothing, just what I like!!

I made a few changes to the recipe to accomodate what we like, here is what I have come up with

Apple Raisin Bran Muffins

1 1/4 cups all purpose flour

1 3/4 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

2 c. Raisin Bran cereal

1 c. nonfat milk

1/2 c. applesauce

1 egg slightly beaten

1/3 c. brown sugar firmly packed

1/4 c. canola oil

1 medium size apple skinned, cored and cubed

preheat oven to 400F. Mix flour, baking powder, salt, cereal & milk in large bowl and let stand for 3 minutes. Stir in egg, applesauce, sugar & oil. Mix until moistened. Add cubes of apple and lightly mix. Bake for 20 minutes give or take or until golden brown. Test with a toothpick.