Little Bit Crumbs Muffins

I eat light for breakfast and sometimes just I eat a muffin...and my fave is  chocolate muffin.

Though this recipe is not a chocolate muffin,  it has mini chocolate chips as one of its ingredients.
 
So good with a glass of milk for the kiddos or a cup of tea or coffee for the adults or just
as a snack.

Enjoy!!!

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. 

Line muffin pans with paper cups, set aside. 

Topping

1/2  cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/2 cup chopped nuts
6 oz mini chocolate chips morsels

In a bowl, combine brown sugar, butter and flour, mix well. Stir in nuts and the 
mini chocolate chips. Set aside.

Muffin 

1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
2/3 cup sour cream
6 ounces mini chocolate chips


In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.


In a bigger bowl, beat butter, sugar and vanilla until fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, 
beating well after each addition. Add flour mixture alternately with the sour cream 
(begin and end with the flour mixture). Fold in mini chocolate chips. Spoon the batter 
onto the paper-lined muffin pans,  filling half full (not more otherwise it will overflow 
once it is baked).

Spoon topping on top of each muffin and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
Cool a bit and transfer to wire racks to cool.

Canonigo

A super light as a feather Spanish desert. One of my dad's fave.

Best served with Custard Sauce or a Fruit Coulis like mango. You can also add sliced fruits
around the Canonigo as embelishment.

Caramelized Sugar

1 cup sugar
1/4 cup water

(please view my leche flan cake for illustrations on how to make this...tx)

Melt sugar and water slowly over low heat in a teflon pan until it becomes light golden brown in color and develops a characteristic flavor. DO NOT STIR. Just swirl sugar in the pan. Pour into 8 inch pan  around 3 inches high. Set aside.

Pre heat oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

8 egg whites

1/2 cup sugar

1 teaspoon cream of tartar

Line a round 8 inch pan with the caramelized sugar. Rub butter on the side of the pan. Set aside.

Beat egg whites and cream of tartar until wave effect forms,

add the sugar gradually and beat until stiff and shiny.

Pour meringue into the pan. Press the meringue evenly inside the pan  making sure that there are no air packets. Place the pan in a bigger pan filled with 1/4 inch hot water (baine marie method). 
Bake for 30 minutes or until top is brown. Let cool. It  loosen itself from the sides of the pan.  Unmold in a platter. Prepare sauce.

Custard Sauce

1/2 cup sugar

8 egg yolks

1 cup evaporated milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/4 cup rhum (optional)

Blend sugar, egg yolks and milk with a wire whisk on top of a heavy saucepan or double boiler.  Cook over low fire until it thickens. Stirring continuously. Remove from fire. Add vanilla and rhum. Set aside.

Mango Coullis

3 tablespoons water

3 tablespoons sugar

1 cup fresh mangoes, chopped

1 tablespoon cornstarch

In a saucepan, bring to a boil water and sugar. Add mangoes. Simmer for 3 minutes.

Dilute cornstarch into little water. Pour into saucepan. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.

Run mixture through a blender, then sieve.  Serve cold.