Well, today I'm officially starting my holiday baking. Every year, 2 days before Christmas, I can be found in my kitchen covered in flour and surrounded by my KitchenAid mixer, bread pans, measuring utensils and a sink full of dishes. Because of all the baking I do, I am usually washing all the dishes while the goods are in the oven, preparing for the next batch of goodies to mix. I'm usually so stressed because time is running short and there are always a million things yet to do. It's messy, hectic and not very enjoyable.
This year, I am starting my baking early. Today in fact! I had some bananas that were just ripe for baking and I decided to make a couple of batches of banana nut muffins. The house is cold and what better way to warm it up than by turning on my oven. I'm gonna wrap the muffins and seal them in bags with my Seal-a-Meal and put them in the freezer until Christmas.
My cousin gave me a bunch of persimmons and I just happened to have found a recipe book full of persimmon recipes and will try those out as well. My son loves to be in the kitchen helping and learning and it serves as a great math lesson as well.
I don't know if I'm getting smarter with age or if it's just the fact that I missed a whole season last year of baking. My oven quit the week before Thanksgiving and I went the whole season without baking:( After almost a year without an oven, maybe I'm just excited to be able to bake. Whatever the reason, I plan to enjoy this Christmas to the fullest. The time I would have spent in the kitchen baking, I can spend with my kids having fun!
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