Amaretto Muffins

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 6-8

Yield: 12.0 muffins

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄3; cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• ¼ cup butter
• 2 eggs
• ¼ cup milk
• ½ cup amaretto liqueur
• ½ cup sliced or chopped almonds

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Grease muffin tins.
3. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
4. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
5. In a second bowl, combine eggs, milk, Amaretto and almonds.
6. Add to dry ingredients, stir until mixture is just moistened; batter will look rough not smooth, do not overmix.
7. Spoon into muffins tins, about 3/4 full.
8. Bake 20-25 minutes of until golden brown.
9. Remove from tins and place on wire rack.

Reviews

[Mirj]

Truly a superb muffin! I was a little worried that 1/2 cup of Amaretto would make this too "liqueur"-ish tasting, but it was wonderful. I wanted to make this non-dairy, so I subbed marg for the butter, and as a nice touch, almond milk for the 1/4 cup milk called for in the recipe. I had this for breakfast this morning with a nice cup of vanilla tea, a perfect start to my day! Thanks Holiday!

[Maeve R]

Excellent! I doubled the recipe for the Post New Year's Mass breakfast and they came out perfectly. A nice subtle taste. This is a keeper.

[SaraFish]

These are really yummy! I made 2 batches of them. For the second batch, I doubled the sugar (2/3 cup) and added a 1/2 teaspoon of almond extract because I wanted a sweeter more almondy muffin. They rise nicely and have a great texture.