Blueberry Muffins…

Topping

• 2 T. flour
• 1/3 c. sugar
• 2 T. butter, cut into pieces
• zest of one lemon or orange

Combine with a pastry blender or 2 knives, set aside.

Muffins

• 1 c. sugar
• 3 1/4 c. white whole wheat flour
• 1 rounded T. baking powder
• 1 1/2 t. salt
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 c. coconut oil
• 2 1/4 c. buttermilk
• 1 T. vanilla
• 2 1/4 c. frozen blueberries

Preheat oven to 375*. Prepare muffin tins with nonstick cooking spray.

Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, salt together in large bowl. Add eggs, buttermilk, oil and vanilla. Using rubber spatula, fold in blueberries until just combined.

Using a cookie scoop, divide batter equally into prepared muffin tins. Sprinkle on topping and bake for about 20 minutes. Cool muffins in tin for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

Yield: 2 dozen muffins

Whole Wheat Bread…

• 2 1/2 c. very warm water
• 1 T. yeast
• 1/2 c. honey
• 3 T. oil
• 1 T. salt
• 1/3 c. powdered milk
• 3 T. gluten
• 1/3 c. wheat bran (optional)
• 1/3 c. wheat germ (optional)
•  6 - 7 c. whole wheat flour (I highly recommend using white wheat flour.)

Dissolve yeast in water. Let sit 5 minutes to activate. Mix all other ingredients, starting with 2-3 cups flour. Mix for about two minutes, then start gradually adding the rest of the flour until dough leaves the side of the bowl but is still slightly sticky. Knead for ten minutes. Let raise about an hour. Punch down, shape into loaves and let raise again until double in size. Bake at 325* for 30-35 minutes.

Thoughts…

"Life by the yard is hard; by the inch it's a cinch. Each of us can be true for just one day--and then one more and then one more after that--until we've lived a lifetime guided by the Spirit, a lifetime close to the Lord, a lifetime of good deeds and righteousness."

Thomas S. Monson, "Believe, Obey, and Endure", Liahona and Ensign, May 2012

"When you take the path that climbs, that harder path of the Savior, there are rewards along the way. When you do something right, when you resist temptation, when you meet a goal, you will feel very good about it. It is a very different kind of feeling than you have when you violate commandments--an altogether different feeling. It brings a measure of peace and comfort and provides encouragement to press on."

Richard G. Scott, "Finding the Way Back", Liahona and Ensign, May 1990