This muffin recipe is great with a cup or tea in the morning. This is a great basic muffin recipe. Feel free to substitute the cinnamon swirl for your favorite ingredients, such as berries and/or nuts!!
2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup milk (any kind will do)
½ cup butter
2 eggs
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
Cinnamon Swirl
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Icing (optional)
4 tablespoons unsalted melted butter
1 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon of cinnamon swirl mix
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 tablespoons of milk
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Blend together the butter, sugar, eggs until creamy smooth.
In a separate bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt
Whisk in the milk, adding half the milk at a time.
Add in the vanilla extract
In a separate bowl mix together cinnamon swirl ingredients. Reserve one teaspoon (If making the icing).
Lightly-grease 12 portion muffin tin (or use paper muffin cups).
Fill the muffin tins halfway with the batter.
Sprinkle about a teaspoon of the cinnamon mixture in each muffin.
Using a knife swirl the cinnamon mixture into the batter
Fill the muffins with the rest of the batter. The muffins should be filled completely to make sure that you will get those delicious muffin tops/skirts
Add more cinnamon mixture and swirl once again
Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.
While the muffins are baking is the time to make the optional icing.
Mix together the melted butter and powdered sugar
Allow to cool before removing from the muffin tin.
Spoon the icing over the muffins and Enjoy!!
Spoon the icing over the muffins and Enjoy!!
