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recipe by grok. Here's a simple recipe for Oatmeal Ginger Muffins:
### Ingredients:
- **1 cup** rolled oats
- **1 cup** all-purpose flour
- **1/2 cup** brown sugar
- **2 teaspoons** baking powder
- **1/2 teaspoon** baking soda
- **1/2 teaspoon** salt
- **2 teaspoons** ground ginger
- **1/2 teaspoon** ground cinnamon
- **1 cup** milk (or non-dairy alternative)
- **1/4 cup** molasses or honey
- **1/4 cup** vegetable oil or melted butter
- **1** large egg
- **1 teaspoon** vanilla extract
- **1/2 cup** crystallized ginger, chopped (optional for extra zest)
### Instructions:
1. **Preheat Oven**: Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C). Grease or line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
2. **Mix Dry Ingredients**: In a large bowl, combine the oats, flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ground ginger, and cinnamon.
3. **Combine Wet Ingredients**: In another bowl, whisk together the milk, molasses (or honey), oil (or butter), egg, and vanilla extract until well blended.
4. **Combine Wet and Dry**: Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir just until combined. If using, fold in the crystallized ginger.
5. **Fill Muffin Cups**: Divide the batter evenly among the muffin cups.
6. **Bake**: Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until the tops are golden and a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
7. **Cool**: Allow the muffins to cool in the pan for about 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
### Tips:
- For a vegan version, use a flax egg (1 tbsp ground flaxseed mixed with 3 tbsp water, let sit for 5 minutes) instead of the egg and choose plant-based milk and oil.
- If you prefer less sweetness, reduce the brown sugar to 1/3 cup.
- These muffins are great for a quick breakfast or snack, and they store well in an airtight container for up to 3 days at room temperature or can be frozen for longer storage.
Enjoy your oatmeal ginger muffins!
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The SS Allenwood was built and launched in December 1920 by Ernest Wright of John Wright & Co Shipyards, Tuncurry, NSW. The vessel was a coastal trader owned by Allen Taylor's North Coast Shipping Co. with her prime role that of carrying timber and supplies to the residents of towns along the coast of NSW.
The 398-ton, 147-foot twin-screw wooden steamer was easily recognizable by her twin funnels.
During WW2 the Allenwood was requisitioned by the Department of Navy and became the HMAS Allenwood, after the war reverting to its former role..
Vessels like the SS Allenwood regularly faced hazardous sea conditions as well as perilous bar crossings up and down the NSW coast. Many such vessels were lost in their performance of these roles and many mariners died.
Somehow the twin screw powered SS Allenwood managed to survive the elements until one foggy night on the 14th September 1951 in a powerful storm the vessel skippered by Captain Boutrup finally succumbed to nature's fury. Unable to avoid being washed onto Birdie Beach, near Norah Head on the NSW Central Coast the life of the Allenwood ended.
Soon after she was declared a wreck and put out to tender for salvage. Marine engineer JP Scott of Warners Bay was the successful bidder. He paid £601 for the salvage rights. He used the timber to build a house at Warners Bay.
After big storms when sand is removed from the wreck site the superstructure of the boat can still be seen today.
Click on the image below to read more about the SS Allenwood.
Birdie Beach, is in Munmorah State Conservation Area being bordered by the rugged cliffs of Wybung Head to the north and Budgewoi Peninsula to its south. Rarely busy, Birdie Beach is a great spot for surfing and snorkelling though its best known as a clothing-optional beach.
All the Grok Ai animated images of the SS Allenwood that follow have been created from the image of Kevin Rasmussen's model boat shown in the first comment below.
I asked that Grok Ai create a realistic portrayal of the model in a stormy sea. In some renditions I asked it to add voices to the rendered image but had to specifically ask that it use an Australian accent.