Entertaining extends beyond setting a beautiful table and having friends and family over for dinner. Entertaining includes hosting the unexpected house guest, neighbors stopping by and even taking a sweet treat to a friend who is under the weather. Whatever the occasion, it is always nice to have a stash of recipes that are easy to prepare, use ingredients from your pantry, and yield terrific results. This recipe for caramel muffins is just one of those recipes. You can make these muffins in under 30 minutes from the first mix to the finished product. Your house will smell great and these muffins are just delicious. No butter, jam or honey accompaniment needed, these are just perfect just as they are. One important note, these need to be removed from your muffin pan immediately after removing from the oven.
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cup self-rising flour
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 3/4 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- Preheat oven to 425
- Grease 12 muffin cups
- Combine butter and 1/3 cup brown sugar until mixture is crumbly, divide among muffin cups.
- In a mixing bowl, combine flour, 1/4 cup brown sugar, and the cinnamon. In another bowl, combine egg, milk and oil; add to the dry ingredients just until moistened. Spoon batter into muffin cups. Bake 15 minutes. Immediately remove muffins from pan and invert onto serving tray.
- As a substitute for 1-1/2 cups self-rising flour, place 2-1/4 teaspoons baking powder and 3/4 teaspoon salt in a measuring cup. Add all-purpose flour to measure 1 cup. Combine with an additional 1/2 cup all-purpose flour.