I wanted a great basic muffin recipe that I could use as a base for adding many different flavors and with ingredients I usually have on hand!
Ingredients:
Cream together:
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter with 3/4 cup sugar
Mix in:
2 eggs
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup applesauce
Optional 6 drops Vitality Essential Oil (Lime, Orange, Lemon, etc..)
Cream together:
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter with 3/4 cup sugar
Mix in:
2 eggs
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup applesauce
Optional 6 drops Vitality Essential Oil (Lime, Orange, Lemon, etc..)
Mix in dry ingredients until just combined:
1 & 2/3 cup flour (white, wheat, einkorn, whatever)
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
Add in any other ingredients (dried fruit, nuts, etc..)
Bake at 350* until done (~25 minutes)
1 & 2/3 cup flour (white, wheat, einkorn, whatever)
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
Add in any other ingredients (dried fruit, nuts, etc..)
Bake at 350* until done (~25 minutes)
I love this recipe because it adapts to anything I want to make. Just a simple, basic muffin recipe that never fails. I've made peach muffins, key lime, lemon poppyseed, orange pecan cranberry, and I'm sure there will be more.
Tested and Approved! The 3 flavors below are YUMMY.
Key Lime
ADD IN:
- 6 drops Lime Vitality Essential Oil
- top with whipped cream and buttered graham cracker crumbs!
Lemon Poppyseed
ADD IN:
- 6 Drops Lemon Vitality Essential Oil
- 1/4 cup poppyseeds (These are my FAVE and we make them all the time.)
Orange Cranberry
ADD IN:
- 6 Drops Orange Vitality Essential Oil
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
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