Category: Muffins

Lemon Sour Cream Muffins

These lemon muffins are extra tender from the sour cream.

Lemon Sour Cream Muffins

Ingredients

  • 3 c. all-purpose flour
  • 1 c. granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1/2 c. salted butter, cubed and chilled
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 c. lemon juice
  • 1 tbs. lemon zest
  • 1 c. sour cream
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • turbinado sugar for topping
  • muffin wrappers

Yields Approximately 1 1/2 Dozen Muffins

Pregnant the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. In a bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Cream the butter with the dry ingredients until combined. Scrape the bowl, then add the eggs and mix together. Add the lemon juice, lemon zest, sour cream, and vanilla extract and mix until just combined.

Scoop two tablespoons of dough into each wrapper. Sprinkle with turbinado sugar. Bake in a muffin pan for 20-25 minutes.

Ham+Apple Quick Bread

These can be baked in loaf pans or in cupcake liners.

Ham+Apple Quick Bread Mini-Loaves

Ingredients

  • 1/2 c. canola oil
  • 1/4 c. light brown sugar, packed
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 3/4 c. sour cream
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp. dill
  • 1/4 tsp. crushed rosemary
  • 1/4 tsp. ground thyme
  • 1/4 tsp. dried parsley
  • 2 c. bread flour
  • 1 c. diced ham
  • 1 c. diced apple
  • 1/2 c. shredded Colby-Jack cheese
  • cupcake liners if making muffins
Ham+Apple Quick Bread Muffins

Yields Approximately 12 mini loaves or 1 1/2 dozen muffins

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Combine canola oil, eggs, and brown sugar. Add sour cream and mix until mixture lighter in color and fluffy. In a bowl, stir together the baking powder, salt, spices, and flour. Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined. Add the ham, apple, and cheese and mix to combine.

Place dough into greased mini-loaf pans or into cupcake-wrapper-lined muffin tin. Bake mini loaves for 23-25 minutes until lightly browned and an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Bake muffins for 20-22 minutes until lightly browned and an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Meyer Lemon Muffins with Almonds+Dried Cherries

These meyer lemon-flavored muffins are filled with slivered almonds and tart dried cherries.

Meyer Lemon Muffins with Almonds+Dried Cherries

Ingredients

  • 1/2 c. salted butter, softened
  • 3/4 c. granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1 tbs. meyer lemon zest
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1/2 c. sour cream, room temperature
  • 1/3 c. meyer lemon juice
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1/8 tsp. almond extract
  • 1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
  • 1 tbs. cornstarch
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 c. slivered almonds
  • 1/2 c. tart dried cherries
  • pearl sugar or course sanding sugar for topping
  • cupcake liners

Yields Approximately 1 Dozen Muffins

Meyer Lemon Muffins with Almonds+Dried Cherries

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Cream the butter, sugar, kosher salt, and meyer lemon zest until light and fluffy. Scrape the bowl, then add the eggs and beat until combined and lighter in color. Scrape the bowl. Add the sour cream and mix to combine. Scrape the bowl, then add the meyer lemon juice, vanilla extract, and almond extract.

In a bowl, sift together the all-purpose flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and baking soda. Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined. Scrape the bowl, then add the slivered almonds and tart dried cherries and mix until just combined.

In a cupcake-wrapper-lined muffin tin, scoop about two tablespoons of batter into each liner. Sprinkle each muffin with pearl sugar or course sanding sugar. Bake the muffins for 20-24 minutes, until the a toothpick inserted into a muffin comes out clean.