Really, all you need is a good basic muffin recipe that is adaptable to different flavor profiles. After that it’s just a matter of deciding what you want to fill it with. This recipe is …
Apple Butter Muffins
Apple butter is always in great supply in our house. It’s a fabulous spread on an English muffin in the morning for breakfast, but it can also be a great addition to your muffins. This …
Old-Fashioned Cake Doughnuts
Doughnuts are easy to make and a fun project for the whole family. Who doesn’t like to decorate their own doughnut? I regret that the donuts were so good with sprinkles that our kids devoured …
Apple Kolaches
My mother was a third generation American but a full blooded Czech. Growing up with subtle reminders of your own ethnic subset is common and even endearing as you get older. As a child, it …
Classic Banana Bread
Bananas are most likely to be eaten in our house within the first couple days after bringing them home from the market. If a few of them get ignored long enough, they get turned into …
Cinnamon Pull-Aparts
Some people call this monkey bread, but to me it has always been known as cinnamon pull-aparts. It is basically a cinnamon roll chunked up for easy grabbing by little sticky fingers for breakfast or …