Baking

Dear Michela,

Last week we made vegan banana muffins and this morning we made vegan pumpkin muffins.  You love helping me in the kitchen and the only way I feel comfortable with you helping me bake is if I bake vegan style.  This is why:

Some of my favorite childhood memories is helping Nana or Grandma Doti bake.  The best part about helping them was I got to lick the spoon and bowl when we were finished with the batter or dough.  I don't really feel comfortable letting you lick batter off of a spoon if there is raw egg in it so we eliminate the egg!  I am also assuring that you're not getting very much sugar by cutting the required sugar amounts in half and adding apple sauce for a sweetener.  The apple sause also replaces the oil.   So far both muffins (and muffin batters) are a hit with you!  YAY!

Hopefully Santa (ahem - Daddy) will bring us a Little Partners Learning Tower or make one similar in his workshop so you don't have to stand on a chair to help.  I think Daddy's Santa's incentive is that you will be able to help out with the dishes earlier if you have a stool like the learning tower.  :)  Until then a chair and mommy's hawk like eyes will have to do.

Thanks for helping me make some yummy (and healthy) treats!

With all my love,

Mommy