Most days if you were to ask me if I like my job I would without hesitation tell you, of course, I love my job. I have the best job in the world—I get to eat food for a living. Then there are those days where I’m working on a recipe and things just aren’t going my way. I’m very picky about the new recipes I post (my husband would probably say, annoyingly picky). If I don’t approve of a recipe I don’t post it. I don’t want my name slapped across a bad product after all :).
Experimenting with Gingerbread Muffin Recipes
I’m happy to say, finally, with the third batch and minor tweaks between each one, this gingerbread muffin recipe came out to be exactly what I was looking for. With plenty of gingery goodness, a soft and moist texture, and just the right amount of deep molasses flavor to go along with the sugar ratio. I played around with different quantities of molasses, different levels of the leavening agents (more/less baking soda or baking powder), different types and amounts of fats, different levels of liquid (and types), and even the amounts of spices were adjusted each time. Making delicious muffin recipes is so fun but can also be challenging when it comes to baking (if you are ever interested in learning more about baking and the sciences behind it, I’d highly recommend the book Bakewise by Shirley O. Corriher. I love that book).
Gingerbread Doughnut Muffins
These are perfect for the upcoming season. I couldn’t decide if gingerbread was more of a Christmas season kind of thing (my best gingerbread cookie recipe here) or if it would land in the Fall category too. I’m going to say it could fit into Fall. If not who cares :), I like gingerbread all year long (besides, the holidays are just around the corner). And these taste just like those cute little gingerbread cookies in glazed doughnut muffin form—perfect for a Christmas morning breakfast! They are sticky and sweet, so I recommend using bakery paper liners in the muffin pan to help with the mess. If the glaze is too much, simply sprinkle with cinnamon and coarse sugar instead. Enjoy!
Gingerbread Muffin Ingredients
Dry ingredients
Flour Baking Powder Baking Soda Salt Ginger Cinnamon Nutmeg or cloves Brown sugar Powdered sugar
Wet Ingredients
Butter Vegetable oil or coconut oil Applesauce Eggs Vanilla extract Blackstrap Molasses Milk Orange zest
