Recipe #2: Apple-and-Date Muffins

Apple-Date Muffins

These muffins were quite good, though they did not look anything like the pale muffins shown in the recipe book. Whatever those muffins were made with, it wasn't the whole wheat flour and All-Bran called for in the recipe, that's for sure.

The recipe instructions were easy to follow, although I recommend preparing the chopped fruits ahead of time.

The muffins were moist, not too sweet, with a nice texture, especially for a bran muffin.

The recipe said it made 10 muffins. Since I have only a 6-muffin small pan and a 6-muffin large pan, I made 6 small muffins and 3 large ones. Both came out delicious in about the same amount of time.

I give this recipe and its product full marks: 5 out of 5.

Recipe #1: All-Season Muffins

All-Season Muffins

I'm not sure why this recipe is called All-Season Muffins, but it may have to do with the fact that they're not tied to any particular holiday or time of year.

This recipe was interesting, especially the inclusion of plain yogurt. It made for a light, fluffy batter which turned into a light muffin with a high crown. I made six large muffins instead of the twelve small muffins that were recommended in the recipe, and baked them about five minutes longer, which seemed just about right.

They came out a pretty gold color and they were nice tasting as well, moist, not too sweet, and with a smooth texture. They were plain, but that was okay and their plainness may be the reason they are called "all-season"--they would go with just about any kind of food. But they're also good all by themselves!

This recipe gets a rating of 5 out of 5. It was easy to follow and the product was very good!

Next up: Apple-and-Date Muffins.