Life can most certainly get in the way
of baking sometimes. Don't worry about the starter – I made
pancakes last Saturday. But preparations to get the
not-done-being-remodeled upstairs liveable for my aunt (who's in town
for the weekend) coupled with work made for a rough week. So to make
up for it (and keep my aunt happy), I had two culinary projects
yesterday. One will be posted next week for an online project, but
in case that didn't turn out, I had a Plan B: Krusteaz One StepBlueberry Muffins.
This particular mix had several reasons
for sitting in my pantry so long. Like I've said before, my dad
hates fruit, other than apples and bananas. Plus it's made with
“imitation blueberries.” Unbaked, they're these little nugget
things that taste like blueberries but look more like the carbon
pellets I put in the filter for my turtle tank.
Having said that, I had a multitude of
reasons for baking it today. One, my aunt loves my baked goods and I
wasn't sure how my other project would turn out. For two, I think
she's the one who gave it to us in the first place. Plus my dad is
out of town and it quickly makes just a half dozen – meaning I
could devote some time to Plan A and if it did work, not have a whole
lot of extra baked goods.
They're also both hard to modify
(there's only so much extra that will fit into the bottle) and hard
to mess up. I did consider baking it in a mini loaf tin, but I
wasn't sure how high it would end up baking up. So I made it
exactly. It doesn't happen often.
Like most mixes, it tastes okay. I
think the regular blueberry muffin mixes do taste better, though
still not as good as homemade. It's not bad either though – I've
certainly tasted worse things in my life.
Plus, that's one more thing out of the
pantry. Until next time...
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