Entries tagged with 'muffins'
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[Photographs: Lucy Baker] As I've learned over the past month, you can make a pumpkin version of just about anything, including beer, whoopie pies, and chili. But what really compares to a perfect pumpkin muffin? Especially one that is warm and spicy and slathered with cream cheese? There are plenty of pumpkin muffin mixes on the market, as well as a host of mixes for pumpkin quick breads that can easily be baked in a muffin pan. But most of them leave me disappointed. Too often, they are one-dimensional in flavor—all pumpkin puree with no substance to back it up. I wanted a more satisfying muffin, one vaguely reminiscent of bran versions, with the nutty taste of whole-wheat and...
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"They're even worse than normal muffin bottoms." [Photographs: Robyn Lee] Nothing about Eggo Mini Muffin Tops are right. Though adorable at first—because the only thing cuter than muffin tops are mini muffin tops—they fail at life. Flat and poof-less, they're not even trying hard to be authentic muffin humps. Stick with the left side. The four stuck-together "tops" come in both blueberry and chocolate-chip varieties. Waiting for them, you smell that familiar Eggo aroma and think, how bad can toasted, not especially healthy breakfast treats be? "Best Part of the Muffin," advertises the box. So true, you think, recalling the famous Seinfeld episode when "Top of the Muffin To You" dumps all the rejected stumps in front of the homeless...
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Two 17-year-old girls were stopped at a Tesco in Exeter, England, after squeezing muffin tops (searching for the squishiest?) and apparently contaminating the poofs. According to the Mirror, they were hauled to the supermarket's basement to be questioned. Tesco decided not to press charges. [via Fork in the Road]...
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[Photograph: And Then I Do The Dishes] At Serious Eats, we're of the opinion that it's always a good time for oatmeal. (Chalk it up to a disproportionate number of obsessives in the office.) But we're now moving into oatmeal season proper, and these oatmeal buttermilk muffins, from And Then I Do The Dishes, look like a perfect fall breakfast. "They were so tender and comforting that now," the author writes, "I buy buttermilk just to make these muffins."...
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"More like a fudgy cupcake than anything wholesome." I admit it. I was late to the Vitalicious game. Three years ago, a friend of mine who was completely obsessed with Banana Nut VitaTops asked me to go in on a bulk order with her. (A case of six assorted VitaMixes for muffins and brownies is $33.30.) I declined. I had only ever seen Vitalicious products at "supplement" stores like GNC. I didn't believe they would actually taste good anymore than I believed the berry-flavored SlimQuick powdered drink mix would actually help me drop five pounds. But last week, as I contemplated yet another yawn-worthy yogurt and granola bar breakfast, I decided to give the Vitalicious brand a second look....
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I'm going to make a confession: when it comes to muffins, I'm one of those really strange people who almost prefers the bottoms. Almost. That may explain my reaction when I received a pan that specializes in making just the crusty, puffy tops: "Mini quiches! Dainty gratins! Individual fruit tarts!" The possibilities offered by the large bake-able wells seemed infinitely more diverse than just muffin tops, and I eagerly started compiling recipes that would fit the mold. In an attempt to eat dinner before dessert, I started with individual quiches loaded with baby spinach, Swiss cheese, and turkey bacon. By the time I'd layered my ingredients and was ready to pour in the egg mixture, a pang of skepticism...
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Sara of I'm a Food Blog has been on a muffin kick lately. They're great to make ahead, freeze, and have on hand. Adapted from a recipe by Dorie Greenspan, these lemon poppy seed muffins are a bright start to your day. Take the time to enjoy them with a cup of tea at home or at work. Related Baking with Dorie: Ricotta-Berry Muffins Pumpkin Muffins with Pecan Streusel Topping Morning-After Cranberry Sauce Muffins...
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Well, it's about time. A pan dedicated to the only part of the muffin that matters: the top. Available for $19.95 on spoonsisters.com. Related Photo of the Day: Cupcake vs. Muffin Muffin Films Muffins for Easter: Cadbury Creme Egg Muffins...
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"I realized that they really weren't kidding about the fiber." Growing up, I was one of those lucky kids who got to have any breakfast cereal they wanted: Fruit Loops, Cocoa Krispies, Apple Jacks. Nothing was off-limits. So you'd think that, after years of consuming massive amounts of sugar first thing in the morning, I'd still have a serious AM sweet tooth. But in fact, just the opposite happened—these days I crave plain Cheerios, Weetabix, and, more than anything, Fiber One. Recently, Betty Crocker, which is owned by parent company General Mills, debuted a new line of Fiber One products including toaster pastries, granola bars, shredded wheat, and baking mixes for pancakes and muffins. It’s all part of their ingenious...
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Have you ever had a good fat-free muffin? I'm not talking about one that was simply passable when toasted and slathered with jam. I mean a really excellent fat-free muffin: tender and moist with a crunchy, golden top, and brimming with juicy berries. I certainly haven't. To paraphrase the writer Phoebe Damrosch, author of Service Included, muffins are nothing more than an excuse to eat cake for breakfast. And just as I've never encountered a delicious slice of fat-free German chocolate, red velvet, or lemon layer, I've never come across a diet muffin that didn't taste cloyingly sweet and a bit too much like sand. But that's not for lack of trying. Whether shrink-wrapped next to the cash register at...
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