simply delicious

I love muffins in the morning. You can just pick one up and eat it on the go and they’re so simple to make. These muffins remind me a bit of coffee cake because of the crunchy stuff on the top. You can use either walnuts or oats for the topping. I prefer oats.

Cinnamon-Apple Muffins

Yield: about 16 muffins

Ingredients:

Muffins

• 1 and 1/2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 salt
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp cloves
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 stick salted butter, melted
• 1 diced medium tart apple

Topping

• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2 cup uncooked oats
• 3 Tbsp sugar
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp nutmeg
• 2 Tbsp cold butter, cut

Directions:

1)  Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl, combine all dry ingredients for the muffins.  In a separate bowl, combine eggs, sour cream, and butter. Stir into dry ingredients until well mixed. Fold in apple.

2)  Pour batter into prepared muffin tins. Set aside. In a small bowl, combine all ingredients for topping and cut in cutter with two knives or a pastry cutter. The topping will be crumbly. Sprinkle over muffins and bake at 375 degrees for about 20-25 minutes, until an inserted knife comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before handling.

Well, I apologize for the lack of updates recently. It seems other things have been getting in the way. And on top of that, my camera has decided to be on the fritz. *Apparently* I got some sand in it when I took it to the shore, so now I have to have it cleaned. No idea when it’ll be ready. :\ But I didn’t want to just not post, so I will continue to update, but just without pictures for a little while.

These muffins are a classic. Use fresh squeezed lemon juice to make them even better.

Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

Yield: about a dozen

Ingredients:

• 2 cups flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 cup poppy seeds
• 1 pkg instant lemon pudding
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• zest from 1 lemon
• juice from 1 lemon

Directions:

1)  Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients, including poppy seeds. In a separate bowl, combine eggs, milk, and oil.

2)  Pour liquid ingredients into dry ingredients’ bowl. Mix until well combined. Stir in lemon juice and lemon zest.

3)  Pour batter into muffin tins and bake at 375 degrees for about 25 minutes, until cooked all the way through.