Apricot Vanilla Bean Muffins Recipes

APRICOT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 12 cup muffin pan, or line with paper muffin cups. Place apricots into a small bowl, and pour the boiling water over them. Let stand for 5 minutes.
• In a medium bowl stir together the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together the melted butter, oil, buttermilk and egg. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, and stir until just blended. It is okay for the batter to have some lumps. Drain water from apricots, and mix them into the batter. Spoon into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the top springs back when lightly pressed. Cool in the pan over a wire rack.

APRICOT-PECAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Cream together butter and sugar.
• Add vanilla.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time.
• Combine dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture alternately with milk.
• Stir in nuts & apricots.
• Spoon into paper lined or greased muffin pans.
• Bake at 375 for 25 minutes. I have used this recipe for mini-muffins, regular muffins and jumbo muffins.

FANTASTIC APRICOT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Soak apricots in boiling water for 5 minutes.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream sugar and butter until fluffy.
• Add sour cream; mix well.
• Combine dry ingredients; stir into creamed mixture just until moistened.
• Drain apricots, discarding liquid.
• Fold apricots, orange peel and nuts into batter.
• Fill greased or paper-lined muffin tins 3/4 full.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 18-20 minutes or until muffins test done.
• Cool 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.