Brown Sugar Macadamia Nut Muffins

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup toasted macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup toasted macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 400°f
• 2 grease a 12 cup muffin tin, or line with paper liners.
• 3 in a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt, making sure that there are no lumps of brown sugar. set aside.
• 4 in a medium-sized bowl, beat together the milk, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla.
• 5 stir the liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients until just combined, being careful not to overmix.
• 6 gently stir in 1 cup of the macadamia nuts.
• 7 spoon or scoop the batter into the muffin cups (they will be almost full). sprinkle with the reserved ½ cup of nuts.
• 8 bake for 15 to 18 minutes, until lightly golden, or until a cake tester inserted into the center of the muffin comes out with moist crumbs attached. serve warm.