I have been having a great time baking and cooking from Christina Lane's books and website, Dessert for Two. You might know that I favor small-batch baking; it meshes well for our family of 3 and lets me bake and cook (i.e., have fun) more often. It took me a while to discover Christina but it's certainly better late than never! I love her signature small-batch recipes and I've had a lot of delicious success with them.
I know I can't (or shouldn't) post every one of the recipes I've tried but I had to post this one for a small-batch of 4 coffee cake muffins. They were just glorious! Plus, I always feel the need to give muffins some love and attention every once in a while because they are just so darn lovable.
These coffee cake muffins have crumb topping not only on top of them but also a bit tucked in the center...because if you're going to eat coffee cake or crumb cake, you want plenty of those sweet crunchy crumbs!
I whipped the batter up one morning by hand (many of Christina's recipes use a handheld mixer and since I don't have one, I've found they can easily be done by hand with a whisk or a wooden spoon given a little patience) and had these 4 muffins fresh for breakfast. I was impressed by how nicely risen they turned out, with a sturdy firm cake lightly infused with cinnamon and nutmeg, anchoring all the delicious sweet crumbly goodness.
Some mornings call for a muffin, or two. Next time you feel like indulging in a sweet treat for breakfast, this is a great way to do that with a little restraint. After all, it's only 4 muffins...but I think they're 4 fabulous ones!
I whipped the batter up one morning by hand (many of Christina's recipes use a handheld mixer and since I don't have one, I've found they can easily be done by hand with a whisk or a wooden spoon given a little patience) and had these 4 muffins fresh for breakfast. I was impressed by how nicely risen they turned out, with a sturdy firm cake lightly infused with cinnamon and nutmeg, anchoring all the delicious sweet crumbly goodness.
