At our most recent Waldorf cooking class, HMB wore her new fall outfit
and we made some apple muffins and a very simple fall mobile out of twigs, roving and embroidery floss. It may be that I’ve just drunk the Waldorf kool-aid, but I find the mobile really charming– such simple materials, sort of thrown together (HMB doesn’t always have a lot of patience with me crafting, even in a room full of toys and other toddlers), and without any conscious intention on my part, it turned out reminding me of fall fairies or elementals
I realise, however, that with the kool-aid factor, I could be imagining that and it just looks like bits of fluff tied to a stick. What I know for sure is that the muffins were delicious, and since not everyone has a Waldorf cooking class at their disposal, I’ll share the recipe they taught us. They are also quite healthy, as muffins go, and if you like you can put the batter in a baking dish and make it more like a nice moist bread.
SF Waldorf School Apple Muffins
Wet ingredients (mix in bowl together)
4 eggs
1 cup melted butter
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
2 tsp vanilla
Dry ingredients (mix in bowl together)
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 cups oats
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Fruit- fold in at end
4 cups peeled, chopped apples(you could also use pears or whatever you like)
Pre-heat oven to 400. Add wet ingredients to dry, mixing gently until they are just combined. Fold in apples. Spoon batter into greased mini muffin cups (or pour into a greased baking pan) and bake for 25 minutes. They will still be moist when fully baked, but the tops should be a nice golden brown and firm.
I don’t know if I’ll ever get it done properly, but I’m working on a tutorial for the Playground Purse– it will not be for the faint-hearted seamstress, as it involves 2 different zipper setting techniques and a little bit of manipulation to get the strap sewed on, but hopefully I’ll be able to make it make sense with lots of pictures. Anyhow, in the meantime, hopefully you’ll enjoy some nice fall muffins!