Heritage Schoolhouse: Nov 17, 2008

Monday, November 17, 2008

Orange Cranberry Nut Muffins

Orange Cranberry Nut Muffins

12 servings

2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 egg, beaten
1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries, halved (I used crasins this morning)
1/2 cup chopped pecans
2 tablespoons grated orange peel

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Combine orange juice, milk, butter and egg; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in cranberries, pecans and orange peel. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 400° for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm with butter and enjoy!

Giving Thanks ~ Monday

Thanksgiving Scripture

“Give thanks to the Lord…”
I Chronicles 16:8

“Let us come before him with thanksgiving”
Psalms 95:2

“Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.”
Psalms 100:4

“But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
I Corinthians 15:57

“But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him.”
II Corinthians 2:14

“Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!”
II Corinthians 9:15

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”
Philippians 4:6

“Be joyful always; pray continually’ give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
I Thessalonians 5:16-18

“Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe…”
Hebrews 11:28

Please visit Kelli to participate in Giving Thanks week.