Spiced Peach Muffins

Carrie Ann's Note:

If you don't like spices, then leave them out but they really are a nice enhancement to the peaches.

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 16 muffins

• 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 4 peaches, diced
• granulated sugar

Directions:

1. Combine flour, salt, baking powder,brown sugar, allspice, nutmeg, and cinnamon in a large bowl.
2. Stir in eggs, vegetable oil and milk, then gentley stir in fruit.
3. Grease 16 muffin cups, and heap batter into cups; they'll be very full.
4. Sprinkle with granulated sugar.
5. Bake at 400 degrees for 25-30 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.

Reviews

[Roosie]

Yummy- I think, in fact, they could have used a little more spice. Maybe some vanilla? Beautiful cakey muffins, but man, that batter was hard to stir! Usually muffin batter is much more like cake batter than cookie dough. Had I known I might have made these in my KitchenAide rather than by hand, because my arms were darn tired after mixing all the flour in- and THEN I had to mix in the peaches. I didn't use quite-ripe peches, and I'm sure they would have been much better had I used fully ripe peaches and yellow peaches rather than white (there were no yellow at the grocery). Overall good, but needs a few touches and a warning about the thickness of the batter. Pretty muffins, though.

[PortlandChick]

These were so delicious. Crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside.

[Chef #455044]

Thanks Carrie Ann, Just what I needed to use up a few peaches. Didn't have enough so used a bit of rhubarb as well. Used ground cardamon instead of allspice, olive oil instead of vegetable oil, almond milk instead of the real thing, and added 1/2 cup cornmeal instead of all white flour. I too got 24 muffins.