Blueberry/Apricot Muffins

Blueberry Apricot Muffins
2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 large egg
3 tbsp butter, melted and cooled
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen
1 cup dried apricots, diced

Preheat oven to 350F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners. Spray each one with pam.

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar and cinnamon.

In a medium bowl, whisk together buttermilk, egg, melted butter and vanilla extract. Pour into dry ingredients and stir until mixture is almost fully combined, then add in the blueberries and apricots -divide batter using a 1/2 cup measurment cup evenly into muffin cups.

Sprinkle about a tsp of brown sugar on each muffin and try not to make a mess like I did ok?

Bake for 18-20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of each muffin comes out clean.

Turn muffins out of the pan onto wire rack to cool.

Makes 12

Nana Nut Muffins

So much faster than actually waiting for 2 loaves of bread to cook!
Great for breakfast. I actually got 24 out of this recipe.




BANANA NUT MUFFINS

1 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. shortening
2 eggs
2 c. flour
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 c. bananas, mashed
1/2 c. nuts

Cream together sugar and shortening. Put dry ingredients in bowl and whisk. (Martha Stewart says thats the best and fastest way to sift) Add the rest of ingredients and mix well. Spray muffin pan with Pam. Fill muffin tins 3/4 full. Bake 12-15 minutes at 350 degrees.

Sugar & Spice Minis!

Sugar and Spice Mini Muffins
1 3/4 c. flour
1 1/2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. nutmeg
1/3 c. vegetable oil
3/4 c. sugar
1 egg
3/4 c. milk
Topping
2/3 c. melted butter
3/4 c. sugar
1 t. cinnamon
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray muffin cups with cooking spray.
Whisk together the first five ingredients in a mixing bowl. With a whisk beat together the sugar, oil, egg, and milk in a seperate bowl. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients blending well.
Divide the mixture evenly between 36 mini muffin wells, or 12 standard size muffin wells.
Bake for 12 - 15 minutes.
While the muffins are baking melt the butter for the topping in one bowl and set aside. Mix together the cinnamon and sugar mixture and set aside. When the muffins are baked remove from the pans while they’re still hot and dip each one in the butter, and then roll in the sugar