{"id":23232,"date":"2018-12-08T13:55:51","date_gmt":"2018-12-08T11:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lilcookie.com\/?p=23232"},"modified":"2022-01-15T08:52:26","modified_gmt":"2022-01-15T06:52:26","slug":"maple-and-pecan-muffins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lilcookie.com\/maple-and-pecan-muffins\/","title":{"rendered":"Maple and Pecan Muffins"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"><div id=\"attachment_22572\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22572\" class=\"wp-image-22572\" title=\"Maple and Pecan Muffins\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oogio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2018\/11\/maple_pecan_muffins5-s.jpg\" alt=\"Maple and Pecan Muffins\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22572\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Natalie Levin<\/p><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">I like maple and pecan together \u2013 it\u2019s simply a match made in heaven. The sweetness of the maple syrup combines just perfectly with pecans, and the result is always so delightful and perfect for Autumn and Winter time. I tend to bake quite with these two favorite ingredients, and every time I make a cake or dessert that combines them both \u2013 there\u2019s not even one person who dislikes it.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">These maple and pecan muffins are just the perfect quick winter breakfast. They are so easy to make, fragrant, super soft and delicious. They would make a great addition to any brunch in Christmas or any other day in December. It\u2019s just delicious and even kids just love them.<\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lilcookie.com\/category\/cookies-and-individual-desserts\/muffins-and-cupcakes\/\">Looking for more muffins and cupcakes recipes? Click here &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_22568\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22568\" class=\"wp-image-22568\" title=\"Maple and Pecan Muffins\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oogio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2018\/11\/maple_pecan_muffins3-s.jpg\" alt=\"Maple and Pecan Muffins\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22568\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Natalie Levin<\/p><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6091382327871787\" data-ad-slot=\"7832461759\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--WPRM Recipe 23235--><\/p>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe\">\n<h2 class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-name\">Maple and Pecan Muffins<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-summary\">\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-equipment\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-ingredients\">\n<h4>For the muffins:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>100 grams soft butter (cut into cubes)<\/li>\n<li>70 grams (1\/3 cup) sugar<\/li>\n<li>60 grams (1\/4 cup) maple syrup<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp. vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>Pinch of salt<\/li>\n<li>2 large eggs (at room temperature)<\/li>\n<li>200 ml. (1 cup) sour cream<\/li>\n<li>140 grams (1 cup) all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp. ground cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>1 \u00bd tsp. baking powder<\/li>\n<li>50 grams (1\/2 cup) pecans, finely ground<\/li>\n<li>50-100 grams pecans (coarsely chopped)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>For serving:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>45 grams (3 tbsp.) maple syrup<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to 170 Celsius degrees.<\/li>\n<li>In a mixer bowl with a paddle attachment, whip butter, sugar, maple, vanilla extract and salt until you get a swollen, airy and creamy mixture.<\/li>\n<li>Scrape down the edges of the mixer bowl with a spatula and add in the eggs one after the other, while mixing well between additions. Whisk until smooth batter obtains.<\/li>\n<li>Add in sour cream and mix briefly until incorporated.<\/li>\n<li>Sift in flour, cinnamon and baking powder, add ground pecans, and mix only until uniform.<\/li>\n<li>Transfer the mixture to muffin pan fitted with paper crowns. Fill up to 2\/3 of each muffin dent.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle coarsely chopped pecans over each muffin.<\/li>\n<li>Bake the muffins for about 17-22 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the center of each muffin comes out with moist crumbs.<\/li>\n<li>Cool for 10 minutes at room temperature and brush with maple syrup.<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-notes\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Keep the muffins in a closed container for up to a week.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Instead of pecans, you can use any other kind of nuts you like.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">It is recommended to serve the muffins warm and not cold from the refrigerator.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Instead of sour cream you can use coconut cream in the same amount.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-meta\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--End WPRM Recipe--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22570\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22570\" class=\"wp-image-22570\" title=\"Maple and Pecan Muffins\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oogio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2018\/11\/maple_pecan_muffins4-s.jpg\" alt=\"Maple and Pecan Muffins\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Natalie Levin<\/p><\/div>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I like maple and pecan together \u2013 it\u2019s simply a match made in heaven. The sweetness of the maple syrup combines just perfectly with pecans, and the result is always so delightful and perfect for Autumn and Winter time. I tend to bake quite with these two favorite ingredients, and every time I make a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":37096,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1584,1583,1561,2946],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Maple and Pecan Muffins | Lil&#039; Cookie<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"These maple and pecan muffins are so easy to make, delicious, soft, fragrant and perfect for Christmas. 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