Saturday, July 30, 2011
Today I decided to make muffins for the family this morning. I found a recipe called "Doughnut Muffins" that I found on a blog called "How To: Simplify."They are cinnamon muffins with a cinnamon sugar coating.
The recipe was super simple. I mixed the dry ingredients first: flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon and in a separate bowl I mixed the wet ingredients: oil, an egg, milk and sugar. I combined the wet and dry ingredients and the batter was ready.
The muffins baked at 350 for about 20 minutes and as they baked I prepared the cinnamon and sugar topping. I melted a bit of butter in a bowl and mixed the cinnamon and sugar in a separate bowl. When the muffins came out of the oven, I immediately removed them from the muffin tins and dipped the top in the melted butter and then rolled them in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
Now I have to admit, when I saw that the muffins are dipped in melted butter, I was a little bit skeptical because frankly it sounds disgusting. But I was pleasantly surprised when I saw that the muffins didn't get butter soaked but it just helped the cinnamon and sugar create a nice crust (thats where the doughnut part comes in).
The muffins were crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. They were delicious! I know everyone will love these today. My only regret would be not doubling the batter because it really only makes 12 muffins.
The next thing I made came as a surprise.. my mom Maria's sheet cookies. She is making them for my cousins wedding because he and his soon to be wife love them. My mom has been making these for as long as I can remember and I figured I would help out this time and lean the specifics of how they are made.
We started by preparing the bottom of the cookie which is made of saltine crackers. I put one layer of the saltines on two large cookie sheets while my mom melted butter with sugar on the stove. Once the butter and sugar are melted together they are then poured over the saltines and placed in a 375 degree oven until the sugar and butter start to bubble and brown.
When the crackers come out of the oven we topped them with semi-sweet chocolate chips. We place the cookie sheets back into the oven just so the chocolate melts a bit and is spreadable. We finish the cookies by making sure the chocolate is spread evenly over the crackers and then top it with chopped walnuts. The cookies are refrigerated until they are ready to be cut and served. They are the perfect salty and sweet treat that everyone loves.
