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Sunday, November 8, 2009

SMS: Pear Muffins with Gingersnap Crumble



Typical Sunday morning... when it first started. I woke up far too early and was unable to go back to sleep, Daniel and the dog were still sound asleep and cuddling, so I came downstairs to start baking. After my dry ingredients were mixed together and set aside, and the pears were diced.... we got the phone call that we had to leave. Why? Because we went to the hospital to go welcome our new nephew into the world!!!!!! Baby boy is beautiful and healthy and mommy is doing well. It is a very exciting day here in this family!!!!!!!!!!!!

So muffins seem a little boring in comparison! But I'll post them anyway. :)
I made the muffins exactly as the recipe says, minus the cranberries (we just were not feeling it). I cheated and bought pre-made old-fashioned gingersnap cookies at the store. The only change I made to the crumble was to omit the extra ground ginger - my gingersnap cookies were gingery enough.



The muffins are excellent. And the crumble is extra excellent. In fact, I think it is now currently my favorite crumble recipe. It's going to be my go-to recipe for crumble for a while (maybe with a little bit of cinnamon mixed in).



Thanks to Jennifer of Maple N’ Cornbread for choosing this week's treat and posting the recipe on her blog!!! Make sure you visit the rest of the Sweet Melissa Bakers to see how their muffins came out.

19 comments:

Unknown said...

Congratulations on your new nephew :) The muffins look fantastic! I agree about the crumble - it is terrific.

Candy said...

Congrats on the nephew! I agree, muffins pale in comparison. However, your muffins look delicious. I enjoyed these too, especially the crisp.

Jennifer said...

Congrats on your new nephew!!!

Thanks for baking with me this week, Im so glad you loved these muffins as I do!!

Julie said...

Congratulations on the new nephew! I love your plate, so cute! Your crumble looks so much chunkier than mine, mine was pretty fine, wonder what I did differently?

Flourchild said...

Congrats on the new baby nephew, how exciting. Im glad everything went well and he is healthy!
Your muffins look great and Im glad yoiu liked them. I loved the crumble part the best too!

Mrs. G said...

Congratulations on your nephew! You are right that the muffins aren't as good as a new baby but the look good.

k.a.r.e.n said...

Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyy on the baby!!!! Congrats!

Your muffins look great -- i love your plate with the polka dots!

Sarah said...

Your muffins look wonderful, especially that crumble! Congratulations on your new nephew! I did two versions of this recipe - with and without cranberries - and preferred the cranberry-free version, so good call on that!

Susan said...

Your photos are beautiful! Your muffins look delicious! Congrats on your new nephew!

Lulu the Baker said...

Congrats on your nephew (and your muffins)!

Rosy said...

How exciting! Many congratulations on your new nephew. The muffins look yummy too!

Smitten Sugar said...

Congrats on your nephew! These muffins look delicious!

Ingrid_3Bs said...

Excellent photos! I'm totally digging that crumb topping!

Congrats on the birth of your nephew!
~ingrid

Beth Dunn said...

Yummy! xoxo

SC

margot said...

Congrats on your new family member! Your muffins look perfect. I loved the crumble too, I can't wait to make it again. I had to laugh at the typical morning 'cos my boyfriend and dog always sleep in on weekends while I'm baking.

Donna-FFW said...

Love the combination of ginger and pears.. this sounds wonderful.

Anonymous said...

YOur muffins look perfect! I'm glad they were a success.

Karin said...

Congrats to you and your family! That's wonderful... Glad you enjoyed the crumble so much. It really was delicious and I can't wait to try it with other recipes.

Ms Sarah said...

You are my culinary hero.

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