Role Reversal Muffins

I already love him for the Almond Milk Mocha each morning, but now I’m willing to follow him into battle. Muffins, friends. MUFFINS. 

Most of you are Evidently readers, so you know: IZ cooks. I bake. But lately, we’ve found ourselves playing Freaky Friday in the Kitchen. (that could totally be a comic book. You’re welcome)

I’ve been cooking more and more. Right now, work-life for IZ means 70-80 hour work weeks… he doesn’t feel like cooking and fast food got old in August. I’ve been pinning recipes and seriously folks, I actually made something last week that was NOT chicken based. Though, there was orzo, so I still haven’t kicked the pasta habit just yet. I’m not going to be trying out for any cooking shows—but I’m learning to follow a recipe without burning the house down, we’re calling that a WIN. 

And IZ, because I think he misses his kitchen, has taken to baking muffins.

I love him for that. 

I know that eventually life will settle down and IZ will find himself back in the kitchen. Though, he professes his love for my food —  this is also the man who tells me I’m beautiful in my fat jeans, so he’s not to be trusted — he is a true chef and no amount of my adapting really good recipes touches what he makes in the kitchen. I’m just hoping that when we come up for air and find our rightful places, there will still be muffins.

Lots of muffins. (recipe after the jump)

Raisin Bran Muffins. (mildly adapted from the fabulous Martha)

Role Reversal Muffins: Raisin Bran FTW Muffins

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup canola oil, plus more for tin
• 1 1/2 cups raisin bran cereal
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 cup all-purpose flour, 
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon sel de mer 
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1/4 cup packed dark-brown sugar

Instructions:

Preheat your oven to 400 and lightly grease a muffin tin. This makes 6 standard muffins. 

Mix the milk and cereal together to soften those flakes. Shouldn’t take too long; it’s raisin bran after-all–famous for getting soggy too fast, no?

Combine the remaining dry ingredients in a bowl. Then mix in the remaining wet ingredients  into the cereal milk. Once combined then mix into the dry ingredients. Give it a good turn or too, but don’e over-do it. 

Bake for 20-25 minutes. As you can see, we like to serve these with a bit of butter. The original recipe says you can store the muffins up to 5 days… but, we haven’t tested that yet. I wonder why? *smile*