Lightly sweet, brightly creamy, these tangerine ricotta muffins are a lovely winter muffin
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When I saw these muffins I knew I wanted to try making them using one of the citrus fruits from the Band Fruit Fundraiser stash. I also had ricotta that I wanted to use up so I could try and make my own like Annemarie does. However, I made one of the classic blunders (no, not the "never get involved in a land war in Asia one" nor the "never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line" one): I didn't read the entire recipe first.
So at 6:20 am, when I stumbled into the kitchen with the intent of making Tangerine Ricotta Muffins for my kids' breakfast, I was caught unawares with "1 stick of butter, softened" as an ingredient.
Oops! I hadn't set out any butter to soften and I didn't really want to nuke one because good grief an entire stick of butter in a pan of muffins? My kids eat 2 or 3 muffins a piece! I didn't want them to consume 1/4 stick of butter just with breakfast--and that was before I read "1 cup of sugar".
If you've seen my other muffin recipes (muffin recipe index to your right), you know that I serve them to my kids as part of breakfast or after school snacks--not dessert--so my muffins are usually whole grain and contain less sugar and fat than what I see in many bakery muffins.I set that recipe aside for a future dessert, because it looks so delicious and I think my family will love it for a special treat. Instead, I took my ricotta cheese, my tangerines, and my muffin-making skills and made these muffins. The kids loved them hot with a bit of buttery spread. I liked mine later, room temperature, with my tea. The next day my son grabbed some to take on the road to his sled hockey tournament and my daughter spread hers with strawberry jam. Next time, I'm thinking white whole wheat flour, honey, and tangelos . . .
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