Enchanting Walnut and Apple Spiced Bran Muffins: A Health Spell

Welcome to a mystical culinary journey where the aroma of apples and spices dance in harmony, and the essence of health and vitality is woven into every bite.

In this recipe, we fuse the art of baking with the ancient craft of spellcasting, creating Apple Spiced Bran Muffins that not only tantalize the taste buds but also bestow upon you a spell of wellness and vitality.

Ingredients and Their Magickal Properties - Kitchen Magick

As I always mention in my recipe posts, the purpose of my work as a kitchen witch relies on knowledge and intention.

Yes, this recipe will still taste delicious without transforming it into a spell. However, knowing your ingredients is essential to utilizing this recipe to help change your mind, body, and spirit.

Below is a list of each added ingredient and its extraordinary power for this recipe. Please note that this is not every magical benefit of this plant or herb; these are just the areas I believe should be focused on for this specific recipe.

Flour

Wheat has been worshipped as a symbol of abundance for centuries. A good harvest foreshadowed a year of good fortune, so an abundant harvest equaled a plentiful year.

Our flour does just that; it adds the idea of an abundance of health, helping to amplify the spell.

Magickal Powers: Abundance

Apples

Apples are a powerhouse for witches and spellwork. We have seen their usefulness across the years. It holds the symbolism and power of the pentagram (via seeds), and there is a ton of folklore around its magickal uses.

Part of this usefulness is apples' health benefits. The saying "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" acknowledges apples' nutritive properties and their usage in folk medicine and mythology. In Norse mythology, the gods ate apples of immortality gifted by Idunn to preserve their youth. In the Middle Ages, a 'smelling apple' was carried around to prevent plague or exposure to other miasmas.

Apples' feminine energy and water element add the healing power we seek in the spell's intention. For herbalism and plant magick, you can view more details on apples here.

Magickal Uses: Health, Longevity.

Cinnamon

Cinnamon has a rich history, from its use in medicine in Egypt to offerings in Greece.

One of my favorite magickal uses of cinnamon is for its power of success, power and speed. For this spell, we're essentially utilizing that power to guarantee its success.

Magickal Powers: Success, Power, Speed

Spell Recipe

Do you need to know how to tap into your magick and turn this into a complete spell? Read my article here.

*When adding your ingredients, remember to focus on the intention of the ingredient while working with it. (I.E., when cutting up and adding your apples, focus on the intention of health).

Ingredients

• 1 cup wheat bran

• 1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour (can use all-purpose if needed)

• 1 tbsp baking powder

• 1/4 tsp baking soda

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon

• 1/4 tsp nutmeg

• 1/4 tsp ginger

• a pinch of clove

• a pinch of cardamom

• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar

• 1/4 cup molasses

• 1 tsp vanilla

• 1/3 cup applesauce

• 2 eggs

• 3/4 cup milk

• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar

• 1/3 cup butter, melted

• 1 apple, granny smith recommended

• 1/3 cup chopped walnuts, optional

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 F and prepare a muffin pan.

2. In a large bowl, combine all dry ingredients: wheat bran, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices. Set aside. (Spirit of cinnamon, may you bless this dish with success, power, and speed; Spirit of ginger, may you bless this dish with health and speed. Spirit of cloves, may you bless this dish with cleansing and purification; Spirit of wheat, may you bless this dish with abundance).

3. In a separate bowl, add brown sugar, molasses, and vanilla. Mix until well combined.

4. Add applesauce, eggs, milk, and apple cider vinegar. Mix.

5. Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Mix well.

6. Pour melted butter into the mixture and combine.

7. Chop up one apple into small pieces to ensure they cook through. (Spirit of apple, may you bless this dish with health and vitality).

8. Add chopped walnuts.

9. Pour the batter into muffin tins and bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes or until a knife comes clean when tested in the middle.

10. Eat with the intention of abundance health. With each bite, feel the spell weaving its way through your being, nourishing you from within and empowering you with vitality and wellness. Through this dish, I bring in the blessings of abundant health and wellness. May the universe bring in increased well-being and health for mind, body, and spirit while removing any harm. So as it's been, so as it is, so as it may be.