This week's Tuesdays with Dorie was selected by Rhiani of Chocoholic Anonymous: coffee-break muffins. Here's the thing...I don't drink coffee - ever. We don't even own a coffee pot at our house. Growing up I remember seeing my mom and my grandparents drink coffee all the time and I remember thinking that someday, when I was an adult, I too would drink coffee. It didn't happen when I went to college, and even though everyone told me I'd become a coffee drinker in law school, it didn't happen then either. At this point I think it's safe to say I'll never like coffee :)
That said, I do usually enjoy coffee-flavored treats (coffee ice cream is one of my favorites!) so I definitely wanted to try these muffins. Dorie uses coffee rather than milk to moisten the muffins and also includes espresso powder to impart even more coffee flavor. I always have espresso powder on hand but like I said, no coffee pot here, so my muffins didn't include the cup of coffee. I made half of the recipe and ended up with six muffins, which baked very quickly - about 12 minutes rather than the 20 the recipe suggests. For some reason I substituted water (rather than milk) for the coffee in my muffins and as a result, they were lacking in flavor a bit. Totally my fault and next time I'll probably use milk and also add chocolate chips to the recipe. The texture of the muffins was perfectly moist and tender, definitely a keeper.
Thanks to Rhiani for hosting this week! She'll have the recipe on her site today or you can find it on page 15 of Baking: From My Home to Yours.
19 comments:
gorgeous! love the muffin papers
The coffee-less muffins look yummy, even without wonderful, lovely coffee in them! I was only an occasional coffee drinker until I had kids. Now...one cup, every morning.
I bought some of the Starbucks Via instant packets for a houseguest, and it turns out they make pretty decent coffee for baking, if you want to use it in a recipe and not buy a coffeepot.
no wonder they're so pale - no coffee! lol. I feel the same way about bananas. I don't like eating them except in baked goods. I made mine into coffee cake with chopped chocolate bars on top! Tia @ Buttercreambarbie
No coffee flavor. I guess you could substitute apple juice and it would be good. If you are a dried fruit fan, add some dried apricots or dried blueberries.
Hey, I could do that with the coffee flavor. A great idea, if you ask me. :)
Love those wrappers - gorgeous! :) I'm sure the milk and chocolate chips will make a difference next time!
Also not a coffee drinker, but do like the taste in some things. Love the plate the muffin is sitting on.
Gorgeous photos, Tracey! And I LOVE your muffin liners. Sorry these didn't pan out that well for you!
I liked these. They had a flavor that reminded me of fall baking. I think the flavor would have been enhanced with the additional coffee but still tasty without.
Thanks for sharing!
Lovely photos! If you don't mind a little more coffee taste, you could make a cup of instant espresso to use for the coffee in the recipe.
Lovely photos, Tracey! The liners are great, perfect for coffee muffins.
I remember making my mom an entire pot of coffee for her Saturdays and loving the smell. But the taste... blegh! Not to mention she liked her's super strong! I can only stomach coffee if there's an ungodly amount of milk, sugar and flavoring in it (aka: Starbucks) but I do LOVE coffee flavored treats!
Your muffins look absolutely great!
What's up Tracey ..how ya been??! Your muffins look so yummy. I got in to the coffee drinking thang until it started upsetting my tummy..now I drink chai like an addict:)
I'm glad you liked these enough to give them another shot, even if you aren't a coffee drinker (I'm not either, but I love coffee flavor in a lot of sweets).
Well they look good. I went with hot cocoa AND added chocolate. They are a good muffin, but I don't do coffee anything. Sometimes I'd like to, because I like the smell, but that's about all.
I'm not a coffee person either but these definitely look like they are worth a try. Yours look so pretty.
I don't know if you drink tea, but that's what I used in mine, and it worked pretty well. Or maybe just use more espresso powder to up the flavor. In any case, they look great!
I absolutely love coffee, so I'm sure I would love these! Beautiful liners :)
Definitely a treat with chocolate inside of them. I couldn't stop myself from eating them!
Am not a coffee drinker either, but I did like these muffins. Yours look so pretty, love those wrappers.
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