One muffin, one dog. A match made in the kitchen.
I know I've mentioned it before but I love pumpkin. So I was very happy when Kelly of Sounding My Barbaric Gulp chose Pumpkin Muffins (pg 13). Like banana bread, I'm always on the look out for a good pumpkin bread/muffin recipe. And once again, Dorie did not disappoint.
I did leave some things out of the recipe, mainly because I didn't have them stocked in the pantry and also because Dorie tends to stick a lot of extra stuff in her recipes. While sometimes raisins, seeds, and nuts can be good, I felt that they would be out of place in this muffin, at least for my tastes.
Nothing like a big pat of butter to make any muffin taste infinitely better.
I went with a plain muffin with just a sprinkling of toasted pecans on top. They were very good! I took them to work and they were gone in minutes! I'm glad I left out the extras, they would have overwhelmed the pumpkin. Next time, I would add a little bit more pumpkin to up the pumpkin flavor. Some of the guys at work disagreed. They thought that it had just the right amount of pumpkin. Even though I left out the other extras, I think dried cranberries would be a welcome addition to the muffin.
I call this beauty, egg a la counter.
I did have an itty, bitty accident this week. While attempting to be cool and all professional, I tried to crack an egg with one hand. You know the way the chefs do on tv? Yeah...well...apparently I am not talented enough for that. Nope. Instead of cracking cleanly and sliding into the bowl...mine crumbled and slid right down the edge of the bowl then puddling on the countertop. Nice huh?
For more pumpkin muffin madness, visit the other Tuesdays with Dorie bakers here. You can find the recipe at Kelly's blog or buy a copy of the book!
Next week will be Chocolate-Chocolate Cupcakes just in time for Halloween! Clara of I♥food4thought is the host for next week and she has offered the great suggestion to decorate them for Halloween. hmmm....no promises that they'll be cute!
Its pictures like these, that make me understand Paula Deen's obsession with butter. Understand and approve.
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Mmm... butter... Although I can't condone the amount Paula Deen uses, judicious use of butter is 100% okay by me :) They look wonderful.
They look amazing!! I loved mine, both with raisins and chocolate, much more than I thought I would!
you are my doppelganger! i have a huge pat of butter in my muffin pics too, and though i didn't put the photo in the post, i had exactly the same egg accident this week. that's so weird!
Hysterical about the egg...we all do that stuff though! Great job on your muffins!
Loved the egg story...that would so be me also...baking is not my thing, which is why I AM DOING THIS TWD gig. Your muffins look great...and the butter shots are over the top...all that melty goodness.
i am so with you on the butter!! yours look yummy:) i also agree on adding more pumpkin flavor next time.
Shouldn't that be TWO dogs, one muffin? Maybe Charlie wants a friend?
Ha ha! And that pat of butter - maybe that's what mine needed to taste good!
Love the big pat of butter. My two year old would agree that everything is better with butter!
Your muffins look fabulous!
yummy, that butter melting looks so delicious!
Haha I love the Paula Deen comment. It's too funny. I think you're muffins look great and I think next time I'll try some without add-ins. Great job!
Keep practicing the egg trick; you will get the hang of it. It helps to crack a bunch of eggs over a nice open bowl when you are not in a hurry. Start a Saturday morning scrambled egg ritual for weekly practice. Your muffins look beautiful regardless of how the egg cracked!
Oh, the butter! The generous pat is definitely what the well-dressed muffin is wearing this season!
Love me some butta baby! My hubs agrees that there needed to be a stronger pumpkin flavor but I think less is more for my pumpkin hater palate so I dug the muffins. btw put me in the uncool one-handed egg cracker club. Tried and failed many times... HAHA
Clara @ iheartfood4thought
The muffins look delicious - especially with butter!
I tried cracking an egg with one hand once - shell and all went into the bowl.
Yumma, yumma with that pat of melting butter!
You know, it didn't even occur to me to put butter on these--I just ate them plain. What a yummy idea! I love the egg picture. =)
Oooh, melting butter... Your muffins look delicious! :)
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