Applesauce Muffins!

Wow! I had planned to make apple muffins for the class as a part of our apple unit when I found this recipe in Wednesday's Food Section of The Huntsville Times. I used the recipe to make muffins-particularly since this is "Mm" week. My family "taste-tested" the muffins (because that's just the kind of self-sacrificing people we are J) and wow, they are goooooooooooood! This recipe is amazing so I am sharing it with you all here.
This is the recipe that Martha Scott uses at Scott's Orchard.
1 ½ cups salad oil
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
¾ teaspoon each: ground cloves, nutmeg, allspice
3 cups chopped apples
I also added 1 ½ cups of applesauce
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix oil, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Add dry ingredients; fold in apples. Bake in greased and floured muffin pan for 8 minutes. Take out of oven and add streusel topping (1 tablespoon flour, 2 tablespoons brown sugar and cinnamon) to each muffin. Bake for 4 additional minutes.
Yummy!
Also, don't forget to check out a real-live apple orchard!
Scott's Orchard
2163 Scott Road
Hazel Green
256 828-4563
suncompsvc.com/scotts/


Steele Orchard
1695 County Road 1141
Cullman
256 734-5249
steeleorchard.com


Crow Mountain Orchard
6236 County Road 39
Fackler
256 437-9254
Crowmtn.com


I'll post photos this weekend!

Weekly Newsletter #6

September 13-17, 2010

From Mrs. Hicks' desk… This Weeks' Focus Language Arts We will continue our Scott Foresman unit with the story Julius this week. We will also begin our Letter of the Week with the letter Mm. We will continue our unit on apples and learn more about their life cycle, practice this week's apple poem and hopefully, taste test apple muffins this week! Amazing Words Granddaddy, scary, crate, Protect, sneaked, sharing Sight Words to a Don't forget to wear orange on Friday! Math We are counting money using pennies, nickels and dimes and will begin using the quarter this week. We have also begun learning about AB patterns and will practice making this pattern using apples this week.

Important Info! October 1st-Tate Farms Field Trip- Please make sure that you submit your child's permission slip along with the $10 cost of the trip. Thank you! October 25th- 50th Day of School (Fifties Day!) We'll dress like the Fifties, play games and read books from the 50's, have root beer floats and a Sock Hop! Dress up for the fun! Homework All written homework is due on Friday! J 1. Complete Four Day Homework Page. 2. Read Family Times with your child and practice reading the booklet Little Mouse. 2. Complete Money Recognition Page. 3. Please continue to practice tying shoes-my back hurts!!! If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at 428-7125 or jhicks@hsv.k12.al.us. You may also check my website http://hicks-thealphabetgarden.blogspot.com/