Apple Pumpkin Muffins

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Posted on October 17, 2018 · Leave a Comment
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These Apple Pumpkin Muffins are a perfect combination of fall flavors. These muffins didn’t take the most perfect picture, but don’t let that fool you they are delicious.

I diced the apples a little too thick but they were still really good.

Apple Pumpkin Muffins
 
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Serves: 18
Ingredients
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups sugar (I used Splenda)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 cups finely chopped tart apples (I used Paula reds for this recipe because that is what I had on hand.)
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl mix together the first 7 ingredients until well combined.
  2. In a medium size bowl whisk together eggs, pumpkin, and oil. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until just moistened, and then fold in the apples.
  3. Using lightly sprayed muffin cups, or liners, fill them ⅔’s full with the batter.
  4. Bake at 350F for 30 – 35 minutes; cool for 10 minutes before removing from the pan.

 

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Buttermilk Pancakes for Two

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Posted on March 20, 2017 · Leave a Comment
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This recipe has just the right amount of batter to make about 8 small pancakes, just right for two people. This is a simple recipe that requires just a small amount of ingredients – chances are you will have everything on hand,

If you’re looking for a simple and quick breakfast recipe give this Buttermilk Pancakes for Two recipe a try. Enjoy

Buttermilk Pancakes for Two
 
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Serves: 8 depending on size
Ingredients
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 2 tablespoons sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted and cooled)
  • 1 large egg
  • Cooking spray or oil for frying
Instructions
  1. In a medium bowl mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
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  3. In another bowl whisk together the egg, buttermilk, sour cream, and melted butter.
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  5. Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until combined and just moist; batter will be lumpy with some dry streaks. Let rest for 30 minutes before using.
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  7. In a large skillet over medium high heat, using a light coating of oil or cooking spray cook pancakes ¼ cup batter at a time until golden brown on one side, bubbles form on top, and edges start to firm up. Flip and continue cooking until browned.
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  9. Serve hot.

Adapted from Cooking for Two Cookbook

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Coffee Cake Muffins for 2

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Posted on February 17, 2017 · Leave a Comment
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This Coffee Cake Muffins recipe is simple and just the right amount to feed 2 people. This recipe is kind of unique because it marbles the streusel into the inside of the muffins.

If your cooking for 2 people give this one a try; it’s really good.

Coffee Cake Muffins for 2
 
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • ⅓ cup granulated sugar
  • ⅓ cup plus 8 teaspoons all-purpose flour
  • 8 teaspoons brown sugar (packed)
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ⅛ teaspoon baking powder
  • ⅛ teaspoon baking soda
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (sliced into 4 pieces and chilled)
  • 1 large egg (at room temperature)
  • 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons sour cream
  • confectioners sugar for garnish
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350F. and spray 4 muffin tins with baking spray with flour. (I used cooking spray and lightly sprinkled the tins with flour)
  2. Place granulated sugar, 8 teaspoons of flour, and 4 teaspoons of brown sugar into the bowl of a food processor; process until well combined. Transfer 2 tablespoons of the mixture into a small bowl. To create the streusel whisk in the cinnamon, and 4 teaspoons of brown sugar into the small bowl mixture; set aside.
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  4. Add ⅓ cup flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt to the mixture in the food processor and mix until well combined. Place the butter pieces in the food processor and pulse until small pebbly pieces form. Add the egg and sour cream and mix until well combined.
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  6. Place 1 tablespoon of batter into each muffin cup, divide the streusel between the 4 cups and place on top of the batter, and then top each cup with the remaining batter.
  7. Bake for 20 t0 25 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted comes out clean.
  8. Let cool for 10 minutes, remove to wire rack, and let cool for another 10 minutes.
  9. Sprinkle with confectioners sugar before serving.

Adapted from Cooking for 2 Cookbook

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Buttermilk Cornmeal Drop Biscuits Recipe

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Posted on September 27, 2016 · Leave a Comment
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Drop biscuits are so easy to make – and if you have the right recipe they are delicious. These Buttermilk Cornmeal drop biscuits require very little prep time, and bake quickly, so you can have them to serve with your dinner in 15 minutes or less.

Give them a try; they’re really good.

 

Buttermilk Cornmeal Drop Biscuits Recipe
 
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Recipe type: Appetiser
Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup cornmeal
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk (chilled-i placed this in the freeze for a few minutes to get it good and cold)
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted and cooled)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 450F.
  2. In a large bowl whisk together the flour, cornmeal, sugar (I used Splenda in place of the sugar), baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  3. In another bowl mix together the buttermilk and butter until clumps form. Mix the buttermilk mixture into the dry ingredients until just moist.
  4. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and scoop dough ¼ cup at a time onto the paper about 1 ½ inches apart. Place on center rack of oven and bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until biscuits are golden brown.
  5. Place biscuits on a cooling rack for several minutes and serve warm.

Adapted from Cooks Country

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Banana Crumb Muffins Recipe

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Posted on May 11, 2016 · Leave a Comment
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It has been awhile since I have done any baking and this Banana Crumb Muffins Recipe sounded really good so I thought I would give it a try. The end result was moist on delicious muffins – especially good warm with melted butter over the top. This is a simple recipe that doesn’t require much prep time and you can save the left overs for a couple of days, or freeze them. I prepared the recipe as written, but if I make them again I will add 1 cup chopped nuts into the ingredients.

If you’re looking for a quick and delicious muffin recipe give this Banana Crumb Muffins Recipe a try; it’s really good.

This recipe makes 12 regular or 6 jumbos.

Banana Crumb Muffins Recipe
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 bananas (mashed)
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil
  • 1½ teaspoons vanilla
  • Ingredients for the Crumb Topping
  • ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon butter (cut into small pieces)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375F.
  2. For the muffin batter in a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
  3. in another large bowl mix together the bananas, sugars, egg, vanilla, and oil. Mix the banana mixture into the flour mixture until just moistened; spoon equally into muffin tins lightly sprayed with cooking spray, or use liners.
  4. For the topping in a small bowl combine all the ingredients together, using a fork press the butter into the ingredients until a crumbly mixture forms. Sprinkle the mixture equally over the top of the muffins.
  5. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes for regular muffins, or 25 to 30 minutes for jumbos, or until a tooth pick inserted comes out clean.
  6. Set on wire rack to cool

banana crumb muffins recipe

Adapted from My Baking Addiction

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Whole-Wheat Blueberry Muffins

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Posted on March 10, 2016 · Leave a Comment
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jumbo whole wheat muffins recipe

With whole-wheat being the main ingredient in this muffin recipe, they turned out a lot better than I thought they would be. You can use fresh or frozen blueberries in this recipe making it really nice if you have left over blueberries in the freezer from the summer. Serve them hot, with butter, and they are really good.

Whole-Wheat Blueberry Muffins
 
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Serves: 6 jumbo or 12 regular
Ingredients
  • Streusel
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar (packed)
  • 3 tablespoons whole-wheat flour
  • Pinch salt
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted)
  • Muffins
  • 3 cups whole-wheat flour
  • 2½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted)
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • 1¼ cups buttermilk
  • 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1½ cups blueberries
Instructions
  1. Directions for streusel
  2. In a medium size bowl using a fork mix all the ingredients together until mixture forms small bits and pea size chunks; set aside.
  3. Directions for muffins
  4. In a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  5. In a medium size bowl lightly beat the eggs, and then mix in the melted butter, oil, vanilla, sugar, and butter milk; mix until well combined.
  6. Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until just moistened and then fold in the blueberries.
  7. Preheat oven to 400F.
  8. Spray a 6 cup jumbo muffin tin with cooking spray including the top of the tin. Using a heaping ½ cup measuring cup fill the muffin tins with the batter. (Cups will be very full) sprinkle the Streusel over the top of the muffins.
  9. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until muffins are golden brown on top and a table knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
  10. Let muffins cool for about 5 minutes, remove them from the muffin tin, and cool on a wire rack for 5 more minutes – serve hot with butter.

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Adapted from Cooks Country

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S’more Muffins Recipe

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Posted on August 31, 2015 · Leave a Comment
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The idea of milk chocolate and marshmallow in a muffin recipe sounded so good I had to give it a try. These S’more Muffins turned out moist and delicious. This is a small recipe that makes only 6 muffins so you may have to double the recipe depending on the number you are feeding. These are so good it’s hard to eat just 1.

The next time you’re in the mood for a sweet treat give this S’more Muffins Recipe a try; they are really good.

S’more Muffins Recipe
 
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Recipe type: Brunch
Serves: Makes 6
Ingredients
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • ¼ cup brown sugar (packed)
  • 4 teaspoons sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ⅓ cup sour cream
  • ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup graham cracker crumbs
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • ⅛ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 3 tablespoons milk (2%)
  • ⅓ cup milk chocolate chips
  • 6 tablespoons marshmallow cream
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400F.
  2. In a medium size bowl using an electric mixer, mix together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and then mix in the sour cream.
  3. in a separate medium size bowl whisk together the flour, graham cracker crumbs, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon.
  4. Add dry mixture to the creamed mixture alternately with the milk until just moistened; and then fold in the chocolate chips.
  5. Lightly spray 6 muffin cups with cooking spray, and fill the other 6 half full of water. Fill muffin tins ¼ full of batter followed by 1 tablespoon of marshmallow cream. (I sprayed the measuring spoon with cooking to help keep the marshmallow cream from sticking.) Divide the remaining batter between the 6 cups over the top of the marshmallow cream.
  6. Bake for 14 – 16 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted comes out clean. Let the muffins cool for 5 minutes and then place them on a wire rack.
  7. Serve warm

 Adapted from Taste of Home Cookbook

 

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Brown Sugar Oat Muffins

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Posted on August 20, 2015 · Leave a Comment
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brown sugar oat muffins recipe

This is a simple and quick muffins recipe you can have on the breakfast table in less than a half an hour. The best part is chances are you will have all the ingredients on hand in your refrigerator, and pantry.

Brown Sugar Oat Muffins
 
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • 1 cup old fashion oats
  • ¾ cup whole wheat flour
  • ¾ cup all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup brown sugar (packed)
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • ¾ cup milk
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400F.
  2. In a large bowl mix together all the dry ingredients. In a medium size bowl whisk together the eggs, oil, milk, and vanilla; stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until just moistened.
  3. Spoon mixture into lightly greased muffin cups (or use liners) to about ¾’s full. Place muffins on lower middle rack of oven and bake for 15 – 17 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted comes out clean.
  4. Remove to wire rack to cool.
  5. (These are really good served warm with butter.

Adapted from Taste of Home Cookbook

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Graham Cracker Buttermilk Pancakes Recipe

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Posted on June 11, 2015 · 1 Comment
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Gramcracker pancakes recipe

This is a little different take on pancakes. This recipe combines graham crackers, buttermilk, sour cream, and cornmeal. This is a simple recipe, and the final results are really good.
The next time you have a craving for pancakes give this one a try – it’s a lot better than you would think. Enjoy

Graham Cracker Buttermilk Pancakes Recipe
 
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Serves: Serves 4 - 6
Ingredients
  • 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons cornmeal
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3 tablespoons butter (melted)
  • Oil for cooking
Instructions
  1. Whisk all dry ingredients together in a medium size bowl.
  2. Whisk all wet ingredients together in another starting with the eggs.
  3. Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until just moistened. Batter will be lumpy.
  4. Lightly oil a skillet or electric griddle on medium high heat. Spoon the batter onto the skillet, or griddle, for the size pancakes desired. Cook until pancakes are well browned and starting to bubble on top. Flip, and cook until done and browned on the other side. (If pancakes are getting too brown before bubbles start to form reduce heat. (For my electric griddle 300F. is perfect.)

Adapted from cooks country

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Simple Banana Pancakes Recipe

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Posted on February 10, 2015 · Leave a Comment
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banana pancake recipe

If you like banana bread these banana pancakes are a must try. this is a very simple recipe to put together, doesn’t require many ingredients, and is so quick you can have pancakes on the breakfast table in less than a half an hour.
I served this recipe as a breakfast but these pancakes would also make a great desert. Just top them with a blueberry or strawberry topping along with some whip cream and they would be a delicious after dinner snack.
Give this Simple Banana Pancakes Recipe a try; there’re delicious.

Simple Banana Pancakes Recipe
 
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Serves: Makes 6 depending on size
Ingredients
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 bananas (mashed)
Instructions
  1. Whisk all dry ingredients together in a medium size bowl.
  2. Place the egg in a large bowl and whisk the egg until slightly beaten. Add the milk and mashed bananas; mix with a large spoon until thoroughly combined. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the milk mixture, and mix until moistened. Batter will be kind of lumpy.
  3. Lightly oil a skillet or griddle over medium high heat, pour the pancakes to desired size, cook until bubbles form on the top and the pancake is golden brown on the down side. Flip and continue cooking until done. (I used an electric griddle. 300F. seemed to be about right. Adjust the heat if need so the pancakes don’t brown too quickly.)

Adapted from Allrecipes.com

 

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