You're Gettin' Muffin For Christmas

I thought that this idea was really cute. This came from Budget101.com

What you will need:
1 Dish Towel
1 Package Muffin Mix & Gift Tag
1 Wooden Spoon

Fold dish towel and place wooden spoon on folded towel. Place muffin mix package on utensil and tie all together with ribbons and attach a tag.

A store bought muffin mix would be cute, but here is a recipe for muffin in a jar...

Breakfast muffins in jar
1 1/2 C. all-purpose flour
2 t. baking powder
1/4 t. baking soda
1/4 t. salt
1 C. rolled oats
1/2 C. brown sugar
3 T. finely minced candied lemon peel (I would omit this, or add dried lemon peel instead.)
1/2 C. finely minced dried cherries, apples or apricots
1/3 C. chopped almonds or walnuts
Combine all ingredients in Jar (in Layers) Or vacuum seal bag.
Add Tag:
1/4 c vegetable oil
1 c. milk or vanilla yogurt
1 egg
1 Jar Mix
Combine the above, mix well, Batter will be slightly lumpy. Spoon into 12 greased or lined muffin cups. Bake at 400° F. for 20-25 minutes.

Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Muffin Mix(12 servings)
1 one-quart wide-mouth jar
2 and 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chip
In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder and salt. Pour half of this mixture into the jar and pack it down.In a small bowl, mix together the sugars and cinnamon. Add this mixture to the jar. Follow this layer with the rest of the flour mixture. Pack down the layers and add the chocolate chips.Seal the jar.Note From Mr Breakfast:When I created my jar, I layered the the chocolate chips between the flour and sugar layers. Next time, I'll put the chip at the top. The smaller ingredients tend to sprinkle down and obscure the chips layer. Good luck with your jar!
To Prepare:(Attach these instructions to your gift of breakfast.)

Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Muffins(12 servings)
1 jar muffin mix
2 eggs - beaten
3/4 cup milk
1/3 cup vegetable or canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Prepare 12 muffin cups with cooking spray or muffin papers.Pour the muffin mix into a large bowl and stir to combine. In a seperate bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Add the wet ingredients to the mix and stir until just moistened.Distribute the batter evenly into muffin cups. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until a toothpick inserted into a muffin comes out clean.


Mini Pumpkin Muffin Mix in a Bag
3 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup raisins, sweetened dried cranberries, or chopped nuts (optional)
1 (15 ounce) can pure pumpkin
Combine all ingredients, except pumpkin, in large bowl. Pour into 1-quart resealable plastic bag; seal. Set bag of muffin mix and can of pumpkin in a paper sandwich-type bag. Tie top of bag with raffia or ribbon.
Attach the following recipe:
Mini Pumpkin Muffins
Pour muffin mix into large bowl. Cut in 1/2 cup vegetable shortening with pastry blender until mixture is fine. Add 1 cup pumpkin, 1 cup milk and 2 large eggs; mix until just moistened. Spoon into greased or paper-lined mini-muffin pans, filling 2/3 full. Bake in preheated 400 degree F oven for 15 minutes; remove to wire racks. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired.Makes about 60 mini muffins.