Tropical Muffins
Ingredients:
2 cups all purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
2 eggs
3/4 cup whole milk
1 cup diced peaches
1 cup pineapple tidbits
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1/2 cup pecan pieces
1/4 cup juice from fruit
1/4 cup melted butter (or marg.)
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt (optional)
Crumb Topping:
2/3 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/3 cup chopped pecans
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/3 cup chilled butter, cut into small pieces
Directions:
In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. In a medium size bowl beat eggs, milk, reserved fruit juice, melted butter and vanilla. Add to flour mixture and stir until batter is moist and blended – don’t over mix. Gently stir in shredded coconut, diced peaches, pineapple tidbits and nuts. Fill baking cups (I use paper liners) 2/3 full. Prepare crumb topping mixing brown sugar, flour, nuts and cinnamon. Cut in butter until coarse crumbs form. Sprinkle crumb topping on filled baking cups and bake at 375 degrees. Serves: 2 dozen
by Tamara
Apple Pie Muffins
Ingredients:
1 package spice cake mix
1 (20 ounce) can apple pie filling
1 1/2 cups wheat bran cereal
2/3 cup nuts. chopped (optional)
2 eggs
1/3 cup oil
3/4 cup buttermilk
Directions:
Combine al ingredients in bowl. Beat until well blended. Fill greased muffin tins or paper liners 2/3 full. Bake 20-25 minutes at 400°.
Watch closely.
For microwave:
Fill 1/2 full. Arrange in circle on high power. Rotate halfway through.
Cooking times:
1 muffin – 25-45 seconds
2 muffin – 3/4-1 1/2 minutes
4 muffin – 1 1/2-2 1/2 minutes
6 muffins – 2 1/2-4 minutes
by PunkinPie68
