I love the rain. From a distance, that is. I used to like getting drenched once upon a time; but the more you age, the more you want to keep dry and warm and appreciate the downpour from a distance. Yep, it’s been a long time since a ‘voluntarily drenching’.
You’ll easily agree when I say one of the best ways to enjoy the rain is being in bed, wrapped in a blanket, sipping on a hot cup of tea with a warm muffin right out of the oven. Comfort food for a grey and gloomy rainy day. The crunch of the almonds and the aroma of cinnamon; with each bite you will reminisce about the absent sunshine.
These muffins are easy, light, moist and taste delicious. I especially like the texture of the sliced almonds added on top. You can also dust them with powdered sugar if you want them sweeter.
- 1 medium egg, beaten.
- 11/2 cups of flour
- ¾ cup of milk.
- ½ cup of almonds, chopped
- ½ cup of sugar
- ½ cup of oil
- 3 tsp of baking powder
- ½ tsp of almond extract
- ¼ tsp of cinnamon
- Tiny pinch of salt
- In a medium bowl mix together egg, milk, oil and almond extract.
- In another bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and chopped almonds.
- Make a small well in the centre of the bowl and add the egg mixture. Mix gently till the flour mixture is incorporated. Do not overmix
- Bake at 390F for about 15 minutes
Happy Baking!
Mmhm, love these. They look perfect for a rainy day in! Love the almonds on top!
Thanks Nelly. Would you like to join me in the kitchen next monday?
You know I DO! Awesome! Cannot wait to Muffin Monday with you!
YAY! I’d love that. Will email you details. :)
heehee monsoons! beautiful!! Nice clicks!
When I was a kid we h ad a camp on a lake in Maine and I would love sleeping upstairs listening to the rain on the roof. (no insulation at camp!) In Australia lots of us have tin roofs – rain lovers heaven.
Yummy muffins on any day of the week but Mondays you really need a good muffin.
I yoo have a long lasting romance with the rain. And yes who wouldn’t. Love the rain when you have thses almond muffins to comfort you?
These sound sooo good.
Almonds are one of my favorite ingredients!
These look so super delicious, and yes, perfect on a rainy day with a nice cuppa. Mmmm.
How I would love these in this cold, gray morning. :-)
These really make me feel hungry! with a big cafe latte for breakfast! yummy! your big fan!
Aw.. thanks. :)
Love the look of these muffins and that they have cinnamon in them! About raining days…you are right. One just wants to stay in bed and sleep. Funny it never seems to rain on days that you have the luxury to do just that. LOL
How did I miss this? I have to learn to bake these babies fast. You know I have not baked muffins EVER, but I sure enjoy them with either tea or coffee.
almond muffins. my favorite kind. thanks!! yours look gorgeous.
Hi, love this post. :)
Cuteeeeeeeeeee blog and cuter Muffin mondays!
Fantastic muffins :-)
Happy sunday!
These look fantastic, love to grab that off my computer screen. Lovely clicks.
Just put these in the oven!!!!!