Sunday, August 18, 2019

Recipe #109: Pumpkin Muffins

Pumpkin-Cranberry Muffins
For these muffins, I looked for a recipe that combines pumpkin with dried cranberries, since I have those on hand and I think they go well with pumpkin (shades of Thanksgiving!). It turns out there were a lot to choose from on the internet! The one I chose, Pumpkin-Cranberry Muffins, came from the website, My Recipes, which is a part of the website, AllRecipes.

The recipe was pretty good all by itself, so I made very few changes. I exchanged 1/2 cup all-purpose flour for 1/2 cup graham flour, and I increased the amount of brown sugar relative to the white sugar by 1/4 cup (3/4 c white, 1/2 c brown vs 1 c white, 1/4 c brown). And as always, I added 1/2 cup chopped walnuts.

The muffins were wonderful! They were moist, sweet, hearty and delicious! I would definitely make these again. My tasters were very pleased.

Rating: 5+ out of 5

Next: Poppyseed Muffins


Friday, August 16, 2019

Recipe #108: Plum Muffins

Plum Chocolate Chip Muffins
For the next "P" muffins, Plum, I chose a recipe from the website, Cafe Baker, a New Zealand site, called Plum and White Chocolate Muffins. This was an interesting recipe. I had not considered combining those two ingredients  nor had I even thought of making plum muffins before now!

I made some changes to the recipe, of course. Since I didn't have any white chocolate (and don't really like it since it doesn't have any real chocolate in it), I decided to use dark chocolate chips. Other substitutions I made were similar to ones I'd made in other recipes: I used buttermilk in place of milk, and 1/2 cup whole wheat flour in place of all-purpose. The recipe called for a specific type of canned plums (available in NZ, perhaps), but since I didn't have those, I used plain old Libby plums with the lightly sweetened juice that came with them. I also added walnuts (as I do with most of my muffins).

These came out really well. They were tasty--the plums were a bit tart and the chocolate chips were a nice surprise. The texture was hearty as should be with muffins. My tasters enjoyed them. I would definitely make these again.

Rating: 5 out of 5

Next: Pumpkin Muffins