One Bowl - fast and delicious!!
We were craving something baked up fresh today, but didn’t want to O.D. on sugar, so we opted to bake muffins. Muffins are fun because they can be a breakfast or a snack, they can be eaten alone or with something yummy spread on top. Usually we make muffins using applesauce or bananas to provide moisture without needing a lot of oil or butter, but today we looked online to find something new. We adapted this recipe for Peanut butter muffins brushed with melted jelly and dipped in chopped peanuts.

Ingredients:

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
2. Sift together the flour, sugar and baking powder in a large bowl
3. Microwave the butter until melted, about 22 seconds
4. Cut peanut butter and butter into dry mixture until it resembles coarse meal
5. Chop peanuts - the easy way to chop a small amount like this is to place them on a plate and smash them with the back of a soup spoon or meat mallet. Add to batter in large bowl.
6. Crack the eggs and beat them in a separate small bowl
7. Add beaten eggs and milk; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened
8. Fill jumbo muffin rack about 2/3 full with the batter
9. Bake at 400° for 20 minutes, or until done. You can test the centers by poking them with a toothpick. If the toothpick has sticky batter on it when you remove it, let them bake a few more minutes. We like them just barely done, still mushy.

Makes 6 jumbo muffins or 18 regular sized muffins.