Warm Muffins on Sunday

Last night Ashlyn woke up several times with a terrible cough and a fever so we have to stay home from church this morning. I made one of our favorites for breakfast this morning before Phillip headed out of the house, muffins. I started making homemade muffins over a year ago when Ashlyn was starting to eat more table foods and was not able to eat boxed mixes. If you have ever searched for a good muffin recipe you probably know there are some pretty bad ones out there. I was thrilled when I came across this one and it was a hit. After you start eating these I promise you will not want to go back to boxed muffins no matter how easy they are. These muffins also freeze really well and make great snacks or a fast breakfast.


Best Ever Muffins

2 cups flour
3 t baking powder
1/2 t salt
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup milk
1/4 cup oil
1 cup fruit or addition of your choice

Mix dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. Combine wet ingredients together and gently mix into dry ingredients until moistened. Next fold in the fruit or addition of your choice. Pour batter evenly into muffin pan. Bake at 375' for 15-17 minutes until golden brown.

Our favorite additions are banana, blueberries or both banana and blueberries. If the bananas are very ripe and are going to be really sweet I put in a smidge less sugar. I also did pumpkin muffins this past fall and they turned out really well. I added canned pumpkin and some spices, they were really good on a cool fall morning.

Before Ashlyn outgrew her egg allergy I had to bake with an egg substitute that consisted of oil, water, and baking powder. After she was able to eat egg I used an egg with this recipe and we didn't like the consistency as well, it was still very good we had just gotten used to the lighter less dense texture. So, if you ever run out of eggs or want to try a cheap egg substitute here is what I use. This only works well for recipes calling for only one egg.

Egg Substitute

1 1/2 Tbl oil
1 1/2 Tbl oil
1 t baking powder

Beat ingredients together with a fork in small bowl until well combined. Pour into recipe and bake as usual.