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Gingerbread Muffins

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Description

Cozy gingerbread spiced muffins with a simple vanilla glaze that are perfect for a snowy morning or a Holiday breakfast when you’re short on time.

Ingredients

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Muffin batter

  • 2 cups flour (260 g)
  • 2 Tablespoons brown sugar (27 g)
  • 1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 and 1/2 teaspoons gingerbread spice
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 cup butter (67 g)
  • 6 tablespoons buttermilk (89 mL)
  • 1/4 cup molasses or honey (84 g)
  • 2 large eggs

Glaze

  • 1 cup powdered sugar (120 g)
  • 1 Tablespoon milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon gingerbread spice (optional)

Instructions

Make the batter

    1. Preheat the oven to 375 F (190 C).  Place muffin liners

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       in a 12 cavity muffin tin

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    2. Stir the flour with the brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, gingerbread spice, cinnamon and ginger in a mixing bowl. flour and spices
    3. Melt the butter in a small pan.  Whisk in the eggs, molasses, and buttermilk. whisking eggs and molasses into butter
    4. Pour the wet ingredients over the flour and mix just until the flour disappears. adding molasses to flour

gingerbread muffin batter

  1. Divide the batter among the muffin cups. gingerbread batter scooped into muffin tin
  2. Bake the muffins for 20 minutes until the tops spring back when you touch them in the middle and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.  Turn out the muffins onto a wire rack to cool. baked gingerbread muffins

Make the glaze

  1. Mix the glaze ingredients together in a small bowl.  mixing glaze for muffins
  2. Dip the warm muffins into the glaze in a thick layer.  Set the muffins aside to give time for the glaze to set.  dipping muffins in glaze
  3. Muffins are best eaten the same day they’re made.  If you want to work ahead, freeze the muffins without the glaze in a plastic bag.  Reheat the frozen muffins at 350 for about 10-15 minutes.  From there you can glaze the muffins. gingerbread muffins on rack

Equipment

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Notes

Boost the flavor: chop in about 1/4 cup of either candied orange peel for added bittersweet flavor or crystallized ginger for some added spice.

Boozy glaze: for a different flavor, use spiced rum or Irish whiskey (so good for St. Patrick’s Day) in place of the vanilla extract in the glaze.  Rum has a sweet complex flavor that suits warm spices perfectly.

  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Category: Morning breads
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: American

Find it online: https://bakingwithtradition.com/gingerbread-muffins/