I've had an unexpected absence from this blog. This was my last week of work, and it was especially crazy. I also managed to catch a summer bug from someone at work, so my posts were neglected. I haven't posted the winner of the cupcake week giveaway yet, but you can look for it here tomorrow.
In the meantime . . . fresh peach muffins. I grew up with a peach tree in my yard, and every year it produced peaches upon peaches upon peaches. It was in the front yard, and people would frequently stop to pick peaches off of the tree. This always made me happy, as these peaches were very hard and sugary sweet. They lacked the peachy flavor that I was looking for, and I hated that all of the dessert options were composed of some sort of peach. My dad did make peach muffins that were very good, and that was my favorite way to eat those peaches.
In my new, mid-Atlantic surroundings, I've been able to get lovely peaches from Pennsylvania and Virginia. I was so excited to try these muffins. I love a muffin for breakfast anyway -- I think that they're a wonderful convenience food in the mornings. These peachy muffins are super simple to mix up. The batter was very, very stiff, but other than that I didn't have any issues with them. I sprinkled a good amount of cinnamon sugar on the tops for flavor, of course.
The verdict? I liked these, but they weren't quite as peachy as I'd hoped they would be. I used very ripe and flavorful peaches, so I wonder if mashing some of them up would add more flavor to the muffins? Also, my muffins were very, very dense. I would've liked it if they'd been a teensy bit fluffier. All in all, they're a nice breakfast treat that I've been enjoying in the mornings! Thanks to JoVonn of the Givens Chronicles for a fun pick this week.
11 comments:
More fluff and mor epeach flavor would have set these muffins over the top! I liked them but Im thinking your description of what they SHOULD be like is better!
Im glad your feeling better. Your muffins look good!
Oh, peach muffins!! that does sound good...even if these weren't over the top.
Your muffins look great. Too bad they werent what you were looking for. I added a ton of cinnamon sugar on top too and it made a nice crust on top.
I agree with the lack of peachy flavor. Thank you for baking with me.
The muffins look great and I love the polka-dot background, too cute! I think mashing an extra half peach would improve the peachiness (and probably the texture) of this muffin.
Love the background! Your muffins look great!
your muffins put mine to shame :)
i was disappointed in the peach flavor of mine and i added an extra half a cup of them. i guess my peaches just weren't very flavorful.
Your muffins look great. I love how you can see all the peach chunks in it.
I'm not s huge peach lover so I skipped this weel's SMS recipe. But your muffins look super cute!
Yes, tasty, but not peachy enough. I agree completely. They look great though! And lucky you for being able to find great peaches. I'm in NC, where there should be an abundance due to our proximity to SC and GA, but there have been slim pickings this summer. Too much rain... I'm glad you're feeling better!
Sounds like we had almost the exact same experience with these muffins - mine turned out dense with very mild peach flavor. From what I've read, some people added extra liquid to the batter and had better results. Even if they weren't the tastiest, your muffins are gorgeous!
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