Tailgate Treats and Eats: P-A-C Muffins

Okay, this may be pushing tailgate boundaries a bit, but I've been told that for noon time games there a tendency to lean toward the brunch side of foods, grilling out bacon, flapjacks, sausage stuff...so in that vein (and because I had some peaches leftover and they are in still season), I though muffins would be a tailgate amenable food.  Easy to make, transport, and eat, and who says beer and muffins can't be friends?

Ooooh, side note, wouldn't Jennifer's Spicy Sausage-Cheese Muffins be great for tailgating too!?!  Beer + sausage + cheese + bread.  Just saying.  (http://theculinarycreative.blogspot.com/2011/08/spicy-sausage-cheese-muffins.html)  

But in the meantime, try these on for size.

Peach Almond Cinnamon Muffins

2 cups flour
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter (1/2 stick)
1 cup milk
1 cup fresh peaches, chopped
1/4 almonds, chopped

In a bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.  Set aside.

Using a mixer, cream sugar and butter together until well blended.

Add in 1/3 of the dry mixture, and blend together with sugar and butter.

Using a wooden spoon (or spatula), alternately mix in milk and the rest of the dry ingredients (milk-dry-milk-dry).

Once all the flour is moistened, fold in peaches and almonds.

Line a muffin pan with cupcake holders and fill 2/3 full with batter.

Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

Remove from pan and set on rack to cool.

NOTES

You can substitute 1 cup of another fruit for the chopped peaches (blueberries, strawberries, pineapple, apple).

You can substitute 1/4 cup of another nut for the chopped almonds (pecans, walnuts, pistachios).

If you want to add a little extra sweet to the muffins, brush with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar when you take them out of the oven.  Just one thing to note, if you brush the muffin tops, they will be a little squiggy on top the next day, don't taste any different, just a little squiggy.

You can find the flower petal cupcake holders pretty much any where they sell baking supplies (Michael's, AC Moore, WalMart).  I love them because they made taking the muffins out of the hot muffin tin VERY easy, just lift and move.  Plus they are super cute.