My favorite holiday, Thanksgiving, is this week. With all that's going on in the world it's easy for me to lose track of all that I have to be grateful for, and that, my friends, is not what Buttercupland is all about. The posts -- and there will be posts -- for this next week are things/people/events for which I am grateful.
In no particular order, our first post is about muffins. There will be more serious posts to come, but I'm starting with one of my all-time favorite treats, the muffin. A muffin is not a fancy treat. They're made from a denser flour vs. the cake flour of the cupcake and generally, but not always, are less sweet. They're closer to quick breads, while a cupcake is just that, a cake made in a cup.
I encountered these muffin beauties last week and in an overwhelming burst of restraint opted for a bagel and a cup of coffee. The bagel was delicious, but I am still dreaming of this pumpkin and cranberry muffin. They're all the way across town and it's unlikely that I will make it there this week, so they will remain in my dreams. We will be having home-baked pumpkin bread on Thanksgiving and that's close to a muffin, or as close as I will get for now.
My choice is the pumpkin cranberry, but I wouldn't turn down the banana chocolate chip or the blueberry crumb either. Even the plain corn muffin in the very back of the display would be a welcome treat, perhaps with a little strawberry jam.
Muffin fans, which one would be your choice? If you're not keen on muffins, what breakfast treat is your favorite?
My first post of gratitude. I am grateful that with flour, baking powder, salt, an egg or two, butter, any fruit that I happen to have on hand and a working oven, a muffin is the result. Of course, having been without a working oven for sixteen months, a working oven is no small thing. But that's a post for a different day.
As ever, thanks for visiting and take good care.
