ENGLISH MUFFINS ON THE BAKING STEEL

Before Tuesday, if you'd told me I could make English muffins that are puffy, inviting and full of flavor, I might have said, ah, nahhhhh. I've made them in the past using a couple of different recipes to ok results. But not results good enough to make them on the regular. With the English Muffins…

ByMichelleDecember 29, 20170Comments

Baking Recipes

Chipotle-Scented Sweet Potato Corn Muffins…in a Jiffy

I just can't seem to get on the pumpkin bandwagon this year. Everywhere you look, things have been pumpkin-ized. It's not new, Starbucks has done a pumpkin spice latte for years, I can remember 31 Flavors doing a pumpkin pie ice cream when I was a kid, but I must be spending too much time in the aisles at Trader Joe's, because I already have pumpkin fatigue. Pumpkin spice chai, pumpkin bread, pumpkin pancake and waffle mix, pumpkin macarons, pumpkin yogurt, pumpkin cream cheese. Pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin (Marsha, Marsha, Marsha)! And I know when you saw these muffins, you thought pumpkin, right? Nope. Sweet potato. Chipotle and cinnamon-scented sweet potato corn muffins.

ByMichelleOctober 29, 20120Comments

Baking Fruit Recipes

Airplanes and Apple Pecan Muffins

I'm in the airport security line. Passengers are taking off their shoes and jackets, putting their laptops and liquids into bins for the x-ray machine. TSA employees are calling out reminders to remove belts and money from pockets. It was a morning flight, so in the bin along with my purse and toiletries, was my breakfast. "Oh, I'm sorry, those muffins can't go through," says the TSA guy. I take a beat, trying to figure out what he's talking about. Then I smile, "Oh, because they look too good, right?"

ByMichelleFebruary 26, 20122Comments

Baking Recipes

The Three B’s — Banana, Bran, Blueberry

Whenever I find myself in front of the pastry case at Starbucks, I can’t fool myself into thinking that the blueberry muffin is going to be a good idea…even when it’s at the airport, I’m headed on vacation and letting myself eat what I want.

ByMichelleMay 22, 20117Comments