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Gingerbread Muffins
Gingerbread muffins are a treat on Christmas morning! This recipe is full of molasses and warm spices, and topped with streusel, crunchy sugar, and icing.
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 40m⏳ Prep: 20 min👤 Hannah Klinger📖 thepioneerwoman
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
- ●oven
📝 Preparation Steps
1
For the streusel: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and salt. Add the vanilla and melted butter to the flour mixture, stirring until the mixture resembles wet sand. Cover and chill the streusel for at least ⏱️ 30 minutes and up to 1 day ahead.
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For the muffins: Preheat the oven to 425°F. In a medium bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, molasses, melted butter, oil, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla.
large egg, at room temperature1
3
Whisk together the flour, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
4
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, and stir just until combined. Spoon the batter evenly into a standard 12-cup muffin tin lined with paper liners.
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To bake immediately: Top the muffin batter evenly with the streusel, then sprinkle evenly with the turbinado sugar. Bake the muffins for ⏱️ 5 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350°F, and continue baking until a wooden pick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean with a few moist crumbs attached, 14 to ⏱️ 16 minutes. Remove the muffins to a wire rack to cool completely, about ⏱️ 30 minutes.
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To make ahead: Cover and refrigerate the muffin tin for up to ⏱️ 12 hours. Preheat the oven to 425°F. Let the muffins sit at room temperature for ⏱️ 30 minutes. Top the muffin batter evenly with the streusel, then sprinkle evenly with the turbinado sugar. Bake the muffins for ⏱️ 5 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350°F, and continue baking until a wooden pick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean with a few moist crumbs attached, 16 to ⏱️ 20 minutes. Remove the muffins to a wire rack to cool completely, about ⏱️ 30 minutes.
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For the glaze: In a medium bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, salt, vanilla, and half-and-half until smooth. Drizzle the glaze evenly over the cooled muffins.
Nutrition Facts
calories
382 Calories
fat Content
17 g
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
33 g
sodium Content
241 mg
protein Content
4 g
trans Fat Content
0 g
cholesterol Content
47 mg
carbohydrate Content
53 g
saturated Fat Content
8 g
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