A damn good streusel topped cherry muffins.
Good morning everyone! How are y’all today? It is good to be back. I missed posting. I actually had not stepped foot in my wordpress admin page since last week. It was really good to be back in there creating. Today I have a short story for you and when the day looks like this…gray skies, cold, and rain, especially in July… Then, it’s a great morning to make Cherry Muffins!
Let me ask you this :”how many times while prep muffins you thought about difference between a muffin and a cupcake ?”. I’ve always wondered what the difference between muffins and cupcakes was. It seems to me that a muffin is just an acceptable way to eat cake for breakfast, while cupcakes are a big no no. Also muffins are dry and crumbly, while cupcakes have a lighter, and more consistent texture. Cupcakes are miniature cakes while muffins are miniature quick breads. After hours of research (yes really, I love researching important issues like this ) and got many websites, I kept seeing, “cupcakes have frosting and muffins don’t.” No way, any 5 year old can tell you that. I didn’t spend half a day researching to go with frosting being the only differentiating factor.
For me, a muffin is still something that’s relatively healthy. It’s not too sweet, is perhaps made with whole wheat flour, and is more likely to be loaded with fruit than candy. A muffin can also be savory instead of sweet. The texture is usually dryer and slightly denser than their cupcake cousins. On the other side Cupcakes are, well, miniature cakes. They’re sweet by definition, coming in flavors like vanilla, chocolate, and red velvet. A cupcake is tender and rich with eggs and butter. They’re a dessert item, not an everyday breakfast food. And cupcakes always have frosting. Okay, so now we know the difference and today I want to share with you some damn good streusel topped cherry muffins. Not cherry cupcakes. No frosting allowed here. The crumb easily holds up the cherries. Dense, but moist. And the best thing is since it’s a muffin, we are allowed to eat it for breakfast. This little old muffin will never make you wait in a line. With little more than a few simple pantryingredients and a whisk, hot fresh muffins can be had anytime your heart desires. That being said, I’m not anti-cupcake, just strongly pro-muffin. I’ll enjoy the occasional cupcake but I’ll take the muffin any day. What do you prefer? Muffins or cupcakes? Comment below!
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