Delicious Blueberry Muffins

I have been baking quite a bit lately and am continuing to learn it is something I really enjoy. It is my happy place if you will! I have quite a few delicious recipes to share with you and today I am going to start with the classic blueberry muffin. I made these on Easter and Robert and I thoroughly enjoyed them for our Easter brunch. 

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups flour

3/4 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/3 cup vegetable or coconut oil

1 egg

1/3 cup of milk

1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries

Topping

2 tablespoons sugar

2 tablespoons brown sugar

3 tablespoons flour

3 tablespoons softened butter

1 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and line muffin tin with muffin cups. Mix all dry ingredients together. In a separate bowl combine wet ingredients. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix well. Gently fold blueberries into mix and spoon into muffin cups. Makes about 10-12 regular sized muffins. Mix topping ingredients together until crumbly and sprinkle over top of batter. Bake about 25 minutes (my oven gets very hot so for the last 5 minutes I placed foil on top to keep tops from getting too golden). 

Serve with a glass of milk, maybe a little butter and enjoy!!

This recipes was adapted from Diana at Eating Richly.

Linking up with Kate, Mary, Susan and Kristen.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

This weekend I finally was able to make a pumpkin dessert and one of my favorites...Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins! A family I babysat for made these when I was over one time and that is when I decided Pumpkin desserts are just the best in the world.

These muffins are soft, moist and provide the perfect balance of chocolate and pumpkin. Basically? They are so good.{also read more for some life updates at the end!}

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

1/2 cup vegetable oil

4 eggs 

1 can Pumpkin Puree

2 cups sugar

3 cups flour

2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp baking soda

2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp salt

12 oz chocolate chips

Mix oil, eggs and puree. In separate ball mix together sugar, flour, baking powder, soda, cinnamon and salt. Add to wet ingredients and mix. Fold in chocolate chips. Fill greased muffin tin about 2/3 full.  Bake at 400 for 10-15 minutes. Makes 3 dozen.

Enjoy!

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Now some life updates!

Today I am leaving Texas, well America, and headed to see my hunky husband! Tomorrow I will arrive in Poland and get to hug my loves neck and I cannot wait. Although, I am so sad to leave my family and friends here. I truly will miss them so much. It makes me want to cry right now typing that out. But then I think of my hubby and this journey God had placed before us and...so much JOY comes over me! Bittersweet for sure. But such comfort in knowing I will be in my hubby's arms soon {ahhh!!!}and grateful for this opportunity. 

So Poland and Roberto....here I come! 

Prayers for safe travels and not so sad goodbyes would be so greatly appreciated!!

Also, make sure to link up with these lovely ladies for this holiday fun!

Bran Muffins

Bran Muffins, oh how delicious you are. Yes, I said bran, yes like the nasty cereal. But these muffins are no where near nasty {or healthy for that matter}. They are just totally TASTY.

Ingredients: 

2 cups All Bran

1 cup 100% Bran

1 cup boiling water

2 eggs

1/2 cup shortening

1 1/4 cup sugar

2 cup buttermilk

2 1/2 cup flour

2 1/2 tsp. soda

1/2 tsp. salt

Mix bran and boiling water in a mixer together. 

After mixed, add eggs, shortening, sugar and buttermilk to the bran mixture. Mix well.

In separate dish combine flour, soda and salt. Then add to mixture. Mix well.

Grease muffin pan. 

Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes. 

*huge perk: this mix can be stored in container in fridge for 7, yes seven, weeks! So handy for busy mornings. Grab the mix out of the fridge, bake a few muffins and enjoy!

Before inhaling, top with butter {a must}. Now enjoy!

Linking up for What you Wish Wednesday and Whatever Goes Wednesday. 

Mini Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

This is what I made with my homemade pumpkin puree and these were good! I took them to a friend's house a couple weeks ago and they were a hit! But be careful since they are mini...it's very easy to lose track of how many you eat (whoops). I used this recipe as a guide!

Mini Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

Ingredients: 

1 2/3 cups flour

1 cup sugar

1 tbsp. pumpkin pie spice (I did not have this so I did 2 tbsp. of brown sugar)

1 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

2 eggs

1 cup pumpkin puree

1 stick unsalted butter, melted

1 cup chocolate chips

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 

1. Whisk together flour, sugar, pumpkin pie spice (or brown sugar), baking soda, baking powder, and salt. 

2. In separate bowl combine eggs, pumpkin and butter (either use mixer with paddle or attachment or mix by hand). 

3. Slowly add in dry ingredients and mix until well combined. 

4. Fold in chocolate chips. 

5. Bake for 15-20 min. 

6. Let cool for about 5 min. in pan, then move to wire wrack. 

-Makes about 48 mini muffins- 

(my pan was very mini so it made 72 muffins and were in the oven for 12 min)

Enjoy!