Baked Sunday Mornings-Lemon Pistachio Cornmeal Muffins
22January 20, 2013 by cookingtofeel
There are three things I love: (1) citrus, (2) nuts, and (3) muffins. And this recipe from Baked Elements: Our 10 Favorite Ingredients by Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito captures these three things in a flavor-packed muffin.
This is one of the few recipes where I don’t have to dash to the grocery store to get one or two ingredients to bake it; I had everything at my disposal, a very rare phenomena. And even if I didn’t have everything, the ingredients are super simple and not expensive at all, something that makes baking even more rewarding.
These muffins aren’t fancy-schmancy. They don’t have exotic fruits or European chocolate. But they aren’t to be undermined, either. With just a few simple ingredients, your tastebuds will jump at the chance to eat these muffins. (I’ve already had three and only baked them yesterday afternoon!)
And what’s even better is the actual process of baking the muffins. No mixer required, only a food processor and some bowls. I never had any troubles, and the highest technique it required was folding, which isn’t even a hard one. Plus, the whole time I was mixing the wet ingredients together or with the dry ingredients, a delicate lemon scent wafted everywhere. There’s nothing better than that!
Overall, this recipe was so simple, but yielded tasty muffins that at first seem like they include a little too much, but end up being the perfect balance of texture, tang, and nuttiness.
You can find the recipe at Baked Sunday Mornings. Keep baking!
Welcome to Baked Sunday Mornings! I loved these muffins too and agree that they are one of the most satisfying things to bake. I love your last shot!
Thanks! 🙂
They look yummy!
They really are! I can’t wait to make them again!
Great post, I loved these muffins too!
Thanks! 🙂
Welcome to the group Maddie! I skipped this one because as you put it, there seemed to be too much going on… but I’m glad you liked them! I really enjoyed your post!
Thanks! I can’t wait to bake more recipes with the group!
Welcome! Weren’t these so unexpectedly good?
Thanks! And they were! I thought I wouldn’t love them, but eight muffins later, I discovered my love for the cornmeal, pistachio, and lemon combination 🙂
Welcome to the group! Your post was great. Fantastic pics! I loved this recipe too. And have made them twice now! (and plan to make them a lot)
Thanks! I can’t wait to bake more with the group! And I definitely want to make these again–I wish I had made a double batch because they quickly disappeared!
Nice photos! They sure look tasty! Good job!
Thank you!
These muffins are so pretty…the colors are great. Loved all your process photos. This recipe is a keeper for us and we can’t wait to bake them again too.
Thanks! And I will definitely be using these muffins as one of my go-to recipes!
Glad you liked these! I added raspberries and thought they were pretty awesome. 🙂
Thanks! Oooh! Raspberries sound like they would taste delicious in these muffins!
I loved how simple these were and that I didn’t have to run out and get ingredients either. Great job!
Thanks! And a recipe always appeals to me more if I don’t have to run out and search for ingredients!
Welcome to the group! The muffins look great! I was a big fan of these too.
Thanks!