Macadamia Nut Muffins

From the Four Seasons Hotel on Maui.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 10

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature (1 stick)
• 1  cup golden brown sugar, firmly packed
• 3  large eggs
• 3⁄4 teaspoon  almond extract
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1  cup bread flour
• 2  tablespoons bread flour
• 1 1⁄4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 cup  whipping cream
• 3⁄4 cup  macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped
• 1⁄3 cup  macadamia nuts, whole

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
2. Line 10 muffin cups with paper muffin liners.
3. Using electric mixer, beat 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup brown sugar in large bowl to blend. Add 3 eggs and mix well. Beat in almond and vanilla extracts. Sift flour, baking powder and salt into medium bowl. Add to butter mixture and beat until combined. Add whipping cream and beat just until smooth. Fold in chopped macadamia nuts. Divide batter equally among prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle each muffin with whole macadamia nuts.
4. Bake until tester inserted into center of muffins comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.