Pumpkin Spiced Spelt Muffins

Pumpkin Spiced Spelt Muffins

1 c whole grain spelt flour

3/4 cup light spelt flour

1/4 cup crushed flax seeds

1/4 cup chia seeds

1 tsp baking soda

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 tbsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp ground nutmeg

1/2 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 c pureed pumpkin

1 egg beaten

1/4 c canola oil

1/4 c molasses

1/2 c maple syrup

1 tsp honey

3/4 cup walnuts (optional)* my picky eaters insist I don't add these!

1/2 cup raisins (optional)*or these!

-sift together dry ingredients

-in  another bowl mix wet ingredients

-fold wet into dry and stir until just combined

-bake at 375 o for 18 minutes :)

- A personal note that made the making of these muffins extra special for me. I went on a tour of a natural spice plantation near Penang, Malaysia last year and purchased fresh nutmeg in the shell.  It was fun cracking open the nut to extract the little meat inside and grating it for these muffins. I was pleasantly reminded of my South Asian adventures.

Busy day today. Must get going. Here is my very dull list of my day plan this Sunday. Can I do it all? Wish me much luck:

-go for run up the mountain with my dog Fernando right now!

-bath dog with special soap to help his hair loss problem.

-finish formatting my thesis and send it to my supervisor for the very last time! :D

-plant all ten shrubs that need to go into my back yard sloped garden (this requires the digging of sizable holes through cement like clay :P)

-plan and reserve all flights/hotel for Portland USA on Dec. 8-10 *Dance training with Gina Grant!

-take Pip on promised date out for "coffee" She gets hot cocoa :)

-grocery shop.

-do 2 loads of laundry.

-bath dog second time with special shampoo.

-if still awake after supper, go to movie with hubby: Johnny English.

-Oh yes, email UBC to let them know the key to the ball room still doesn't work and they must get a work order to have the chairs and tables put away each Thursday night before I teach Zumba. (I pulled a muscle in my shoulder/neck and pinched a neck nerve stacking and moving chairs last week) 

***Thank-you all of my dear readers and friends for your generous support :D

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