Back in college, I loved eating at a fantastic shop in Glen Ellyn, IL, called Spice 'N Easy. I would go with girlfriends for breakfast and would always look forward to fabulous coffee and delicious muffins, particularly the Raspberry Buttermilk Muffin. The love affair with sweet breakfast foods has not abated, whether it be french toast, pancakes, cheese blintzes, chocolate babka, sour cream coffee cake... you get the drift. I, however, have never tried an Orange Blueberry Muffin, so this week's Sweet Melissa Sunday's pick is one that I looked forward to making.
So, I added 4 tablespoons butter and 1/2 cup orange juice. I also added an additional 2/3 cup of blueberries- I didn't think 1 cup was enough.
The muffins came out perfectly moist, and the topping, oh the topping... that was the icing on the cake. You've GOT to put on the crumble. The buttery, crunchy, crumbly texture is fantastic- worth the extra few minutes to make and most definitely worth the extra few calories to burn.
Thanks to Chaya for choosing this recipe, which can be found at her blog, My Sweet and Savory.
Your muffins are such a beautiful color! Mine didn't brown as much as I would have liked.
ReplyDeleteI think I may go make myself some scones... you've (once again) put me in the mood to bake. Spice n' Easy was the greatest. My love of good coffee and cheese stems from weekends working there. I always liked when the muffin tops came off and we couldn't sell them, so we got to eat them!
ReplyDeleteWow, your muffins turned out great! I agree completely, these were delicious and worth the calories.
ReplyDeleteYour muffins are beautiful and look delicious. The crumble really does make these extraordinary!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos! Your muffins look great.
ReplyDeleteYour muffins look delish! I agree with you on the crumble, it was so good!
ReplyDeleteSo glad your first experience with this muffin base with a success! I bet your muffins were wonderful with the changes :) I served mine as part of my Mother's Day brunch and though I didn't have one, the others enjoyed them!
ReplyDeleteAdding orange juice sounds like a great idea! I also agree with you on the crumble - I'm a sucker for most crumble toppings, but this one was good!
ReplyDeleteAs for subbing in applesauce, it works pretty well up to about a 50% substitution for most things. I find it easier to sub when the recipe calls for oil - say it calls for 1/2 c. oil, I'll do 1/4 c. unsweetened applesauce and 1/4 c. oil. I've used it in everything from brownies to banana bread and haven't really noticed a flavor difference. Sometimes the loaves are a little more dense, but they are definitely more moist as well. You do have to be careful not to overbeat the batter though, as I ended up with a couple of tough loaves of banana bread at first :-) Hope it works out for you if you try it!
Yours look wonderful!!! I love the crumble topping, wish I had made it now!!
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