Peanut Butter Muffins

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 22 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
• 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 1/2 cup chopped dry roasted peanuts

Recipe

• 1 prepare 12 muffin cups with nonstick cooking spray.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the peanut butter and brown sugar together until blended.
• 3 beat in the eggs, one at a time; beat well after each addition.
• 4 beat in the vanilla extract.
• 5 in another large mixing bowl, add the flour, baking soda, and salt; stir to combine.
• 6 add the dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk into the peanut butter mixture, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients; stir just until blended after each addition (do not over mix).
• 7 pour the batter evenly into the muffin cups.
• 8 sprinkle each muffin with 1 heaping teaspoon of chopped peanuts.
• 9 bake at 400 degrees for 20-22 minutes or until a pick comes out clean.
• 10 cool on a wire rack before removing from the pan.