Muffins


Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 02:04

Morning Muffins

I got this recipe from my 'Bravo! Best of Bridge Cookbook' called Marvelous Morning Muffins located in the breakfast section.  These muffins are hearty, healthy and actually taste good.  I loved the addition of the grated apple because it added great flavor and made the muffins more moist.  The original recipe called for plain yogurt but I didn't have any in the house so I used buttermilk instead but I'm sure using yogurt would be healthier.  I've posted the original recipe below becaue it's a great muffin recipe that I would make again as a quick go-to breakfast option.

Marvelous Morning Muffins

Tuesday, October 6, 2009 - 15:09

Quick and Easy Mini Chcocolate Chip Muffins

OMG these little muffins are beyond amazing!  I am in love with this recipe from Debbie and Amanda at Exclusively Food.  The original recipe calls for regular sized muffins but I decided to make them mini because they were for a birthday brunch partry and they turned out great.  They were like little mouthfulls of heaven with just a hint of chocolate.  The texture was so soft and cake-like with just the prefect amount of sweetness. 

Tuesday, September 1, 2009 - 12:35

Cheese MuffinsCheesy, moist, and delicious!  These muffins are a great savory snack that can be eaten alone or served with butter.  I got this recipe from my '100 Best Bake Sale Recipes' cookbook and modified it slightly to my liking.  The original reicpe called for 1/2 Cup crisp-cooked and crumbled bacon but I decided to leave that out and added an extra 1/2 Cup chedder cheese.  I also substituted 2 Tbsp milk for 2 Tbsp of sour cream to give the muffins a little extra moistness.  I used aged white chedder cheese but orange chedder cheese would work really well too and would give the muffins a great color.  These muffins turned out great and tasted just as good and cheesey whether served warm out of the oven or at room temperature.

Monday, May 4, 2009 - 11:04

Mocha Muffins with Coffee StreuselMy mom used to buy me these mocha muffins from a local bakery when I was younger that I would eat for breakfast, lunch, and even as a snack - they were that good.  They had big dome tops that were loaded with flavorfull streusel and chocolate topping.  The muffins themselves were prefectly moist with a great coffee flavor and a hint of chocolate goodness.  Unfortunately the bakery no longer exsist and I have yet to find a muffin that is compareable.  After googling a bunch of muffin recipes, I finally put together a recipe that I thought would be closest to the original mocha muffin that I loved.  To my surprise, the muffins turned out great with a very similar resemblance to the original muffins from the old bakery.  Although the muffins didn't have as big of domes

Tuesday, April 7, 2009 - 05:08

Mini Blueberry Lemon Muffins with Lemon IcingI was at the grocery store the other day and I spotted these bright yellow lemons, I didn't know what I was going to do with them yet but I just had to buy them.  After a few days I pondered on what to make when my roommate told me that he was in the mood for blueberry muffins.  So I decided to whip up a batch of mini blueberry lemon muffins because I think those two ingredients together have a great flavor combination.  The muffins worked out well, very moist and sweet with great tartness form the lemons.  The lemon flavoring isn't too overpowering and the icing gives the muffins a nice texture on top.  I would have liked it if the muffins browned more on top for nice color but it worked out ok because of the icing on top anyway

Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 22:09

Dark Chocolate and Raspberry Cornmeal MuffinsYes, I know what your thinking "another muffin recipe" but this time I have an excuse, it's for the bake sale at work tomorrow.  I was inspired to make these muffins because of the addition of cornmeal  to them and remembered how good the scones I made with cornmeal were.  The muffins turned out great, they have such a nice sweet flavor and the combination of dark chocolate and raspberries are perfect together.  The texture is nice and moist with a bit of crumbly texture from the cornmeal which creates a nice combination in your mouth.

 

Monday, February 9, 2009 - 10:46

Mocha MuffinsThis recipe was from one of my "runner-up" recipes from muffin week that I finally got around to baking.  I found this recipe on Joy of Baking and decided to make them because I was just craving chocolate this morning for breakfast.  The recipe turned out well, and definitely satisfied my morning chocolate fix in a "healthy muffin" sort of way lol.  The muffins texture was more cake like and not as moist as a regular muffin but still had great flavor.  I couldn't taste the coffee too much but I think I didn't brew a strong enough cup.

Monday, January 19, 2009 - 06:05

Blueberry Buttermilk MuffinsThis week was all about muffins, from the thousands of muffin recipes that I found and liked, I only ended up making two different muffin recipes.  It was hard to choose which muffins to make but I ended up decideing on Blueberry Buttermilk Muffins and Chocolate Chip Muffins.  Both recipes turned out well (not as great as I would have liked them), but everyone at work seemed to enjoy them.  Personally I liked the blueberry muffins better, mainly because of their great flavor, but I wish the textu

Wednesday, September 17, 2008 - 17:29

Blueberry Bran Muffins

I've made these muffins before from my Better Homes and Garden cookbook and they turned out great.  I decided to make them again but using jumbo size muffin tins and adding fresh blueberries for color and flavor.  I also reduced the amount of oat bran in them because I remember last time I made them they were slightly on the dry side.  I also used whole wheat flour instead of all-purpose and added a 1tsp of vanilla just for a little more flavor.  I couldn't find the recipe online so I've posted my altered version below (for jumbo size muffins and also regular size muffins) for you to enjoy.

 

 

Wednesday, September 17, 2008 - 13:13

Rise and Shine MuffinsI found this recipe online at one of my favorite sites but decided to tweak it a bit to add more flavor and texture to my liking because I love the combination of cinnamon and fruit.  I decided to call them rise and shine muffins because I think they are perfect snack for breakfast.  Although these muffins had great flavor, I found them to be a bit too moist and chewy but were definatly a good alternative for a healthy muffin recipe.