Betty F'n Crocker

 Hey! Sorry about the title for this post! Haha  I couldn't resist! That's a sarcastic nickname my husband and his family call me. 

 I really don't mind cooking but I want it done fast and I usually don't have all the ingredients I need for the recipe I want to use. 

 I AM the queen of 30 minute meals! Get home at 5pm, grab a beer or glass of wine and chill for half an hour then watch out! 6pm and supper is on the table.  

I have had more time to spend in the kitchen over the past year because of the pandemic and I actually realized that I love cooking!  Trying new recipes,  got an instant pot (hated it at first), baking muffins for breakfast..... Even the recipes that are long and have multiple steps and not just dump recipes,  I enjoy more and more. 

This morning its coffee cake muffins.   Thankfully they came out tasting sooo good,  but here's the lowdown on the process. I got everything out, needed buttermilk and didn't have any.  Looked up a recipe for that. 

All good.  Next I didn't have enough flour,  got out the coconut flour

and made up the difference.  All good.   Next I didn't have enough baking powder,  ugh.... at this point I'm thinking these muffins are going to be crap!  I kept going and found subs for baking powder. 

 All good.   Ran out of sugar next which I needed for the crumb topping,  luckily I have erythritol from my keto days.   The batter is super thick. 

Ok so fast forward to the finished product.......drum roll please! 

The I wasn't sure how the crumb topping would be so I didn't put it on all the muffins in the first batch.  It did burn a little bit.  My husband tried the muffins without topping and I held my breath until he said "mmmmm, very good ".   Phew! They are soooo good!  The little pocket of cinnamon and sugar in the middle is a yummy little surprise 😋 

Alright, I'm out of here! Going out on the pond to check the ice and see if there's enough for ice fishing! Have a fabulous weekend!

Be kind and stay safe!

Carin