This banana date muffin is naturally sweet and tender. We like it a topped with a coconutty crunch. A Short History of Date Cultivation Humans have been eating dates for a VERY long time. Dates are originally native to the Middle East and were a favorite food of the ancient Egyptians. In the 20th century, … Read more
These delicious muffins get dipped in browned butter and then dusted with cinnamon sugar. There’s no better way to start your morning than this browned butter cinnamon muffin recipe! A Short History of Cinnamon We think of cinnamon as a ubiquitious North American spice. It is so central to American baking that you can’t make … Read more
A Very Short History of the Mochi Muffin Recipe Third Culture Bakery in the Bay Area asserts that it invented and trademarked the mochi muffin recipe back in 2014, making this perhaps our second favorite San Francisco treat, right after the legendary It’s It. The internet seems not terribly interested in this fact and recipes … Read more
This is our favorite strawberry muffins recipe. Summer’s best juicy strawberries really make this recipe sing. However, this recipe is so forgiving that you can also use the tart “strawberries” that show up in grocery stores during the winter. Frozen berries also work well. If a trip to Hawaii isn’t in the cards, these delicious … Read more
These banana oat muffins rely on oat flour for an airy texture and natural sweetness. A coconut oatmeal crumble topping keeps things from veering in an excessively healthy direction. Odes to Oats We’ve written previously about our love of oat flour, for all of its nutritional magic and natural sweetness. The humble oat allows us … Read more
Craving homemade donuts? Hate deep frying and don’t have a donut pan gathering dust in your basement? Yeah…neither do we. Good news! Here’s a baked donut recipe with no yeast that you can use without a donut pan. About This Baked Donut Recipe Our older son loves donuts. He told us recently that the best … Read more
Who knew that there was so much competition to be the best of the mini chocolate chip muffin recipes? Well, there is. And, here it is. About Small-Batch Mini Muffins We often make muffins on the weekends as a special treat for our kids. Our kids are young, so patience is a muscle that they … Read more
Here’s a quick and easy banana mini muffins recipe for those mornings when you just need a little pick me up. About this Recipe Sometimes you just need a little treat in the morning. Nothing excessive, just a little taste of something warm, sweet, and delicious, to get your day going. On those occasions, we … Read more
This classic cinnamon streusel coffee cake recipe gets a nice nutty flavor from the browned butter. A Family Favorite! We’ve been on vacation all together with our families, which is really just an excuse to do massive amounts of baking at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. For breakfast, there’s been a steady rotation of treats, ranging … Read more