Breakfast treat
September 14th, 2007 by Mollie
So, today, I have been trying to decide between two recipes both of which I want to share with you. Each of them allow you to stroll through the farmer’s market looking for the perfect piece of fruit which you will then purchase and bake into this delicious breakfast item.
I think this is an enjoy the sunshine, a cup coffee, and muffin all while in your pj’s kind of weekend. Muffin it is.
When I made these muffins about a month ago cherries were all I could think about. So, in order to satisfy my cherry cravings they found their way into much of my baking. The recipe below (which is an adapted recipe from the fabulous SouleMama blog) uses cherries, but basically you can substitute whatever fruit is in season and suits your fancy.
1.5 cups unbleached flour
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 tsp salt
1.5 tsp baking soda1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup honey
1 stick melted butter
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp grated orange rind (optional, but oh-so-good)2 cups pitted cherries (if, like me, you don’t have a cherry-pitter this takes fooooreeeevverrr.)
Mix dry in a large bowl. Mix wet separately. Add wet to dry. Stir in fruit. Spoon into greased muffin pan. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Make a cup of coffee and dive in.
Ideas for fruit substitutions (depending on the season these may or may not be available to you): Apples, peaches, strawberries, rhubarb, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries or even a combination of them.
Sorry there are no pictures. We ate them up before I had a chance to take a picture for you. Yes. They were that good.
Have a great weekend!