Sometimes you just get it right. The mix, the baking time, the morning light, the tea, the day off. And you savour it, long and good. You eat your breakfast slower than usual, you close your eyes while you sip, and conversation is all about this present moment.
When they say, enjoy the small things in life – there’s really something to it, isn’t there? If I stop and think of these delights not being in my life – I immediately think, oh goodness I’m so grateful that they in fact are.
The simple act of baking a batch of muffins for my family, sitting down and enjoying them together – that may be a small thing, but it’s something I treasure.
What have you baked lately, that was just right?
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Gluten-Free Oatmeal Honey Muffins (Dairy-Free)
Makes 12
1 cup of white rice flour
1 cup of gluten-free oat flour (or ground gluten-free oats)
1 cup of gluten-free oats
1 tsp of baking powder
1 tsp of cinnamon
1/4 cup of raw organic sugar (or coconut sugar)
1/2 cup of healthy oil (omega blend, light-olive oil, coconut oil)
2 eggs
1 tsp of pure vanilla
3/4 of unsweetened almond milk
2 Tablespoons of local honey
- Preheat oven to 350F and line/grease muffin pan for 12 muffins.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix all dry ingredients together. Stir well.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk eggs, add in oil, vanilla, and almond milk. Whisk thoroughly.
- Pour wet ingredients into dry mixing bowl and stir well.
- Add in honey.
- Pour the mixture into the muffin pan in equal parts.
- Bake for 23-25 minutes or until centers come out clean when cut with a butter knife.
- Enjoy!
Emily Smith is the Editor of The Best of This Life who has been writing in the lifestyle niche and creating delicious recipes for over 10 years. Her work has been featured on BRIT + CO, Today's Parent, Chatelaine, Huffington Post, The Pioneer Woman, and Food Bloggers of Canada. She writes about family, food, entertaining, home decor, wellness, travel and a litany of other topics. She loves sharing her three core values - love life, live well, share the beauty - and encourages her readers to enjoy the best of their lives every day. She lives in Ottawa with her loving husband, two darling children, and dreams of one day owning a puppy.
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These look and sound so yummy! Can’t wait to try the recipe!
My mouth just started watering…these look ahhhmazing!
Annie
The Other Side of Gray
Good gracious – those photos are gorgeous!!!! And the recipe is making my mouth water!! xx
I fairly regularly bake a Challah bread for my family for Friday night Shabbat dinner (we’re Jewish, if you didn’t know what Shabbat was). It has turned into a wonderful, meditative ritual for me to knead the bread. It is so satisfying to see the rising dough and to smell to delicious scent of fresh bread in the oven. And then, the appreciation of my 7 year old and my husband puts a smile on my face every time. I can’t even say I get it perfect each time, because each time it’s a little bit different, but they fuss over it all the same.
This is one of my small pleasures.
@JulieBK
Thank you so much for sharing Julie, I love that you can relate! I can only guess how thankful your little one and hubby are when your fresh Challah bread comes out of the oven! Thank you for your sweet note.
great photos and the recipe looks delicious!
Can I order them and have them delivered in 5 minutes?? 😉
These looks scrumptious!!
You make baking sound so lovely. I wish it was as effortless for me! LOL. But I am feasting with my eyes. Your photography is gorgeous.