The Bakery: Peach Muffins and Natural-ness

 https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/74658/peach-muffins/

Tigger brought over a bunch of fresh peaches from her peach trees that are finally producing, so I needed a recipe that would use a lot of peaches. And this recipe made a nice start with a dent 2 cups wide.  🍑 😋 

After Roo demanded an early bedtime (yes!), I chopped some peaches, got out the other muffin ingredients, started preheating the oven, switched Ruby’s laundry over to the dryer, carried Eeyore’s laundry to her room, folded it, set it on the chair for her aide to put away in the morning, and then found myself enmeshed in surprisingly-pleasant and seemingly-profitable conversation. 🧺 

By the time I got back to the kitchen, the oven was quite hot - so I turned it off and let it cool a bit while I mixed the other  ingredients together. Then I set the oven for less than the designated time and, well - pulled  the muffins out too soon. But hey, the toothpick had come out clean! And we do use whole-wheat flour, which is darker than all-purpose and can be confusing when I don’t think about it. 

But hey, I’m following advice from Tigger. After taking the time to decipher it, cause bouncy Tiggers can get mixed up with their words sometime. 😉

Tigger said, “Be natural.” 

But obviously life is not about just doing whatever comes naturally to us. And of course telling someone to change is telling them to do something currently contrary to their nature in some way.

But here’s the truth she meant (I think): “Let life happen naturally. Don’t force it, don’t analyze it, don’t let it overwhelm you. Trust God to work it all out like He says He will.”

So my sweet-smelling bread’s a little dark, and the muffin centers fell a bit from not being completely done before exiting the oven. Oh well! The baking was fun, and the kangaroo-family & I will enjoy the products tomorrow! 🦘 🍪