X-rated breakfast food

Last week my youngest sister started a job that had her being at work by 4am.  THAT is dedication.  Now both my sisters love their jobs, so the early mornings don't seem to bother them.  That being said she mentioned that she was struggling to find the time to make muffins for herself for breakfast.  So I thought, it can't be that hard...

I set out to make  her favorites; Almond Chia muffins and Chocolate Chip muffins.  My husband felt a little left out so I also made him Banana Oatmeal Raisin muffins to take on his Boys Only Golf Outing.

Chef Sister told me I should read a recipe at least 2 times through before starting it. Good Thing too!  One recipe called for 3/4 cup of almond extract.  We quickly found out that was a typo. Whew.

I'm actually pretty proud of how things turned out!

Chocolate Chip

Almond Chia

Banana Oatmeal Raisin

The Oatmeal Raisin look a little burnt but it's because there is this sugar strudel-type topping on them that browns a bit.  Supposedly that is a baking trick, to brown the top of muffins use a bit of sugar on top!

I tried the Chocolate Chip (my two year old was excited to have 'cake' for breakfast) and I felt they might be a bit dry, but nothing a glass of milk didn't help.  Maybe next time I'll try the sugar topping so I'm not overcooking them waiting for them to brown on top.

The Banana Oatmeal Raisin went off on the golf outing.  I asked my husband what he thought and he said they were really good; chewy and rubbery.  Now.... I don't know about you, but those aren't usually adjectives that I think of when I think of a good muffin, but he seemed to really like them.

So maybe it isn't baking I'm bad at, but decorating....all a muffin is, is a naked cupcake, right?