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Today’s breakfast was courtesy of Whit at Chicken on the Green, who posted a great picture of some high-rising, cinnamon-coated, donut-tastin’ mini muffins. I figured with Fuzz’s aversion to fruited muffins and her attitude as of late towards waffles, these would be perfect. They were! I had fun following the trail of muffin crumbs (not [...]
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Today’s late afternoon muffins are dedicated to Fuzz, who reminded me that she does not care for muffins with cooked fruit and politely suggested I make blueberry muffins without berries. I told her that was fine, but insisted on adding butterscotch morsels. That idea, she liked. This recipe makes a good muffin – mini or [...]
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Here’s another muffin to throw on the pile! I baked a couple of batches of these over the weekend and was really happy with the results. This muffin in the photo was made with blackberries, but I tested with blueberries and raspberries and liked those variations too (photo of that after the jump). There was [...]
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The Cherry Pie didn’t work out so well, but I still managed to bake up a treat this afternoon thanks to some over-ripe banana and a recipe with interesting proportions. Also, I apologize for today’s photos. My camera and the light aren’t getting along at the moment. This recipe is from a site called The [...]
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I think I’ve found my favorite bran muffin. The recipe was sent over by a friend who said it was bakeshop quality – just like you’d get at Little Miss Muffin. And she was right. The muffins were moist, the perfect sweetness, had just the right amount of oil to keep them from being too rich or too dry, and had an interesting blend of flavors from bran, wheat germ and trio of extracts.
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Claim Jumper is a California Gold Rush themed restaurant known for large portions and “signature desserts”. Or at least that’s what Wikipedia says. I’ve never been to a Claim Jumper, but the name kept coming up during my search for a dark, moist bran muffin recipe. This one’s called “Claim Jumper Dark Honey Bran Muffins”, which is a funny [...]
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