{"id":248,"date":"2013-10-22T15:38:09","date_gmt":"2013-10-22T19:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/?p=248"},"modified":"2015-03-25T10:40:16","modified_gmt":"2015-03-25T14:40:16","slug":"basic-whole-wheat-muffins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/?p=248","title":{"rendered":"Basic Whole Wheat Muffins"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp_twitter_button\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?counturl=https%3A%2F%2Ftidbitsofjoy.com%2F%3Fp%3D248\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"https:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/?p=248\" data-count=\"none\" data-via=\"excitingkitchen\" data-lang=\"\" data-text=\"Basic Whole Wheat Muffins &raquo; Tidbits of  Joy #Apples #Glycemic Friendly #Honey #Milled W [...]\">Tweet<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_275\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Title-Picture.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-275\" data-attachment-id=\"275\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/?attachment_id=275\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Title-Picture.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2444,1574\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1381160600&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Title Picture\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Basic Whole Wheat Muffins&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Title-Picture-1024x659.jpg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-275\" src=\"http:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Title-Picture-1024x659.jpg\" alt=\"Basic Whole Wheat Muffins\" width=\"660\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Title-Picture-1024x659.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Title-Picture-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Title-Picture-619x398.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Basic Whole Wheat Muffins<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There is nothing like a good whole wheat muffin. &nbsp;They are so filling and so healthy. &nbsp;This recipe allows for adding what you like to make all varieties of muffins. &nbsp;I usually triple the recipe so I can freeze some for a quick breakfast or snack. &nbsp;I prefer to mill wheat to make my flour but you can certainly use store-bought whole wheat flour. &nbsp;By using whole wheat it slows down the absorption rate into your blood stream making these muffins glycemic friendly. &nbsp;The whole millet added to the batter gives them a crunchy texture with a nutty flavor and oh so good for you. &nbsp;Hot out of the oven with some butter &#8211; nothing better. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_283\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Honey-Measure.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-283\" data-attachment-id=\"283\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/?attachment_id=283\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Honey-Measure.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2448,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1381158563&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Honey Measure\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A Tidbit Tip&lt;br \/&gt;\nBest way to measure honey, mayo and other foods that are hard to remove from the measuring cup.  You just push them &amp;#8211; I like to say plop them out.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Honey-Measure-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-283\" src=\"http:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Honey-Measure-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"A Tidbit Tip Best way to measure honey, mayo and other foods that are hard to remove from the measuring cup.  You just push them - I like to say plop them out.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Honey-Measure-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Honey-Measure-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Honey-Measure-619x825.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-283\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Tidbit Tip<br \/>Best way to measure honey, mayo and other foods that are hard to remove from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/aws\/cart\/add.html\/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til\">measuring cup.<\/a> You just push them &#8211; I like to say plop them out.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_279\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Millet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-279\" data-attachment-id=\"279\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/?attachment_id=279\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Millet.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2427,1188\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1381158329&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Millet\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A Tidbit Tip&lt;br \/&gt;\nAdd whole millet for a nutty, crunchy  flavor and texture.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Millet-1024x501.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-279\" src=\"http:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Millet-300x146.jpg\" alt=\"A Tidbit Tip Add whole millet for a nutty, crunchy  flavor and texture. \" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Millet-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Millet-1024x501.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Millet-619x302.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Tidbit Tip<br \/>Add whole millet for a nutty, crunchy flavor and texture.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n    <div class=\"blog-yumprint-recipe blog-yumprint-medium-image   blog-yumprint-numbered-methods \" yumprintrecipe=\"cx6P\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Recipe\">    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"blog-yumprint-google-image\" src=\"http:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TOJ-muffin1-1024x888.jpg\" style=\"display:block;position:absolute;left:-10000px;top:-10000px;\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"blog-yumprint-photo-top\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TOJ-muffin1-1024x888.jpg)\"><\/div>\t<div class=\"blog-yumprint-recipe-title\" itemprop=\"name\">Basic Whole Wheat Muffins<\/div>\t<div class=\"blog-yumprint-recipe-published\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">2013-10-15 12:24:18<\/div>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"blog-yumprint-photo-top-large\" src=\"http:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TOJ-muffin1-1024x888.jpg\" \/>    <div class=\"blog-yumprint-serves\">Yields <span itemprop=\"recipeYield\">12<\/span><\/div>    <div class=\"blog-yumprint-recipe-summary\" itemprop=\"description\">A delicious  Basic Whole Wheat Muffin recipe that you can add different ingredients like blueberries, peaches, apples bananas etc. to make lots of varieties of muffins.\n<\/div>\t<div class=\"blog-yumprint-header\">\t\t<div class='blog-yumprint-stars-reviews' itemprop=\"aggregateRating\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AggregateRating\" color=\"#945D31\" highlightcolor=\"#ae6d39\" emptycolor=\"#BEBEBE\" rating=\"0\" count=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class='blog-yumprint-star-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='blog-yumprint-star-container'><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"ratingValue\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"bestRating\" content=\"4\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-yumprint-review-count\" itemprop=\"reviewCount\" content=\"0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class='blog-yumprint-write-review'>Write a review<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"blog-yumprint-save blog-yumprint-action\"><a href=\"http:\/\/yumprint.com\/app\/object\/cx6P\">Save Recipe<\/a><\/div>\t\t<div class=\"blog-yumprint-print blog-yumprint-action\">Print<\/div>\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"blog-yumprint-spacer\"><\/div>\t<div class=\"blog-yumprint-recipe-contents\">\t\t<div class=\"blog-yumprint-photo-middle\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TOJ-muffin1-1024x888.jpg)\"><\/div>\t\t<div class=\"blog-yumprint-ingredient-section\" yumprintsection=\"0\">                <div class=\"blog-yumprint-subheader\">Ingredients<\/div>\t\t\t<ol class='blog-yumprint-ingredients'>\t\t\t\t<li class=\"blog-yumprint-ingredient-item\" yumprintitem=\"0\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">2 1\/4 cups whole wheat flour (King Arthur ) I used freshly milled flour (hard red)<\/li>\t\t\t\t<li class=\"blog-yumprint-ingredient-item\" yumprintitem=\"1\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1 tsp salt<\/li>\t\t\t\t<li class=\"blog-yumprint-ingredient-item\" yumprintitem=\"2\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1 tsp soda<\/li>\t\t\t\t<li class=\"blog-yumprint-ingredient-item\" yumprintitem=\"3\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1 tsp baking powder<\/li>\t\t\t\t<li class=\"blog-yumprint-ingredient-item\" yumprintitem=\"4\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1 tsp cinnamon<\/li>\t\t\t\t<li class=\"blog-yumprint-ingredient-item\" yumprintitem=\"5\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1 tsp nutmeg<\/li>\t\t\t\t<li class=\"blog-yumprint-ingredient-item\" yumprintitem=\"6\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1 tsp vanilla<\/li>\t\t\t\t<li class=\"blog-yumprint-ingredient-item\" yumprintitem=\"7\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1 cup buttermilk<\/li>\t\t\t\t<li class=\"blog-yumprint-ingredient-item\" yumprintitem=\"8\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">( you can make buttermilk with 1 cup milk, add 1 tablespoon vinegar let sit 15 minutes)<\/li>\t\t\t\t<li class=\"blog-yumprint-ingredient-item\" yumprintitem=\"9\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1 egg slightly beaten<\/li>\t\t\t\t<li class=\"blog-yumprint-ingredient-item\" yumprintitem=\"10\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1\/2 cup oil   ( I used olive oil)<\/li>\t\t\t\t<li class=\"blog-yumprint-ingredient-item\" yumprintitem=\"11\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1\/2 cup honey<\/li>\t\t\t\t<li class=\"blog-yumprint-ingredient-item\" yumprintitem=\"12\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1\/4 cup whole millet (do not grind - will add crunch and texture to muffins)<\/li>\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"blog-yumprint-method-section\" yumprintsection=\"1\">\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-yumprint-subheader\">Instructions<\/div>\t\t\t<ol class=\"blog-yumprint-methods\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\t\t\t\t<li class=\"blog-yumprint-method-item\" yumprintitem=\"0\">Preheat oven to 375 degrees<\/li>\t\t\t\t<li class=\"blog-yumprint-method-item\" yumprintitem=\"1\">Measure dry ingredients into mixing bowl. Add liquids and mix just until well blended.<\/li>\t\t\t\t<li class=\"blog-yumprint-method-item\" yumprintitem=\"2\">Add millet mix well. (If adding fruit add now and mix well)<\/li>\t\t\t\t<li class=\"blog-yumprint-method-item\" yumprintitem=\"3\">Drop by spoonfuls into greased 12 cup muffin or 24 mini muffin pan.<\/li>\t\t\t\t<li class=\"blog-yumprint-method-item\" yumprintitem=\"4\">Bake for large - 16 minutes  for small - 8 minutes.<\/li>\t\t\t\t<li class=\"blog-yumprint-method-item\" yumprintitem=\"5\">Check to see if done with toothpick inserted in middle of muffin comes out clean<\/li>\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"blog-yumprint-note-section\" yumprintsection=\"2\">\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-yumprint-subheader\">Different varieties of muffins<\/div>\t\t\t<ol class='blog-yumprint-notes'>\t\t\t\t<li class=\"blog-yumprint-note-item\" yumprintitem=\"0\">1 cup fresh or frozen fruit like blueberries or chopped peaches<\/li>\t\t\t\t<li class=\"blog-yumprint-note-item\" yumprintitem=\"1\">2-3 mashed bananas<\/li>\t\t\t\t<li class=\"blog-yumprint-note-item\" yumprintitem=\"2\">2 med. apples diced or grated<\/li>\t\t\t\t<li class=\"blog-yumprint-note-item\" yumprintitem=\"3\">When adding fruit may need extra time for cooking.<\/li>\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t<\/div>    <div class=\"blog-yumprint-adapted\">\n    Adapted from    <a class=\"blog-yumprint-adapted-link\" href=\"www.breadbeckers.com\">    Bread Beckers    <\/a>    <\/div>        <div class=\"blog-yumprint-adapted-print\">\n        Adapted from Bread Beckers\n        <\/div>    <div class=\"blog-yumprint-recipe-source\">Tidbits of  Joy https:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tweet &nbsp; There is nothing like a good whole wheat muffin. &nbsp;They are so filling and so healthy. &nbsp;This recipe allows for adding what you like to make all varieties of muffins. &nbsp;I usually triple the recipe so I can freeze some for a quick breakfast or snack. &nbsp;I prefer to mill wheat to make&nbsp;&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8,15],"tags":[19,18,24,23,21],"class_list":["post-248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recipes","category-tips-and-gadgets","tag-apples","tag-glycemic-friendly","tag-honey","tag-milled-wheat","tag-whole-wheat"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p42obF-40","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=248"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8972,"href":"https:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248\/revisions\/8972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}