How well I remember these muffins, and all the muffins at Commissary. As Pastry baker, the culture of Frog and Commissary and shaped the bedrock of my love for the culinary arts. This was a wonderful remembrance. Thank you.
The commissary was the best place in the city to grab something for take out. Such creative chefs. I still remember their big jars of cookies by the register and their pots of vegetarian chili and soup staying warm ready to go. I miss it to this day! You can’t go wrong with any recipe out of their cookbook. So nice to hear about your experience there 🥕
Hi Ricki- I know I'm dating myself by writing about the '70's, so thanks for making me feel better! And yes, I was always stealing a cookie from the cookie jar- I may make those next!
I would have to go way back and look for the recipe to compare it but it does indeed look like this. It was one we learned in Home Ec! Remember that? They no longer teach that in high school. So you know how long ago that was. Our lovely young teacher was fresh out of college and this was one we started with. And believe it or not I still have the mimeographed copy of it. Anyway whatever they are called or wherever they came from they are delicious. I like them made in the mini muffin tin. Then you can eat more! Thanks Susan for the reminder. Xo
I loved seeing this old recipe again. They are so good, so easy and always a big hit but I have not made them in years. I learned to make them in high school home ec in the year of the flood- haha. But I think ours came from Betty Crocker and were called French Breakfast Muffins. My 1969 issue of Betty Crocker has them with shortening. Years later when I was cooking/baking for a living in NY a woman named Janine Sarlin (sp?) had a food processor class and made mini muffins just like these. The minis are great but I can eat too many when they are that small. Marion Cunningham has a similar one called Breakfast puffs in her Breakfast book. I think the dredging in butter and cinnamon at the end really makes them great!
Thanks for writing about them. I am going to dig out my old Commissary cookbook too.
Hi Rocky- thanks for that info! A few people have mentioned Betty Crocker, so I think that's where it may have started, but perhaps its an early American recipe- and of course they wouldn't have used butter back then. all pantry staples. Too good to be forgotten!
How well I remember these muffins, and all the muffins at Commissary. As Pastry baker, the culture of Frog and Commissary and shaped the bedrock of my love for the culinary arts. This was a wonderful remembrance. Thank you.
Hi Joe- it most certainly formed me into the cook I am today! It was so special!
The commissary was the best place in the city to grab something for take out. Such creative chefs. I still remember their big jars of cookies by the register and their pots of vegetarian chili and soup staying warm ready to go. I miss it to this day! You can’t go wrong with any recipe out of their cookbook. So nice to hear about your experience there 🥕
Hi Ricki- I know I'm dating myself by writing about the '70's, so thanks for making me feel better! And yes, I was always stealing a cookie from the cookie jar- I may make those next!
I would have to go way back and look for the recipe to compare it but it does indeed look like this. It was one we learned in Home Ec! Remember that? They no longer teach that in high school. So you know how long ago that was. Our lovely young teacher was fresh out of college and this was one we started with. And believe it or not I still have the mimeographed copy of it. Anyway whatever they are called or wherever they came from they are delicious. I like them made in the mini muffin tin. Then you can eat more! Thanks Susan for the reminder. Xo
Thank you for including measurements in grams!
you're welcome!
I loved seeing this old recipe again. They are so good, so easy and always a big hit but I have not made them in years. I learned to make them in high school home ec in the year of the flood- haha. But I think ours came from Betty Crocker and were called French Breakfast Muffins. My 1969 issue of Betty Crocker has them with shortening. Years later when I was cooking/baking for a living in NY a woman named Janine Sarlin (sp?) had a food processor class and made mini muffins just like these. The minis are great but I can eat too many when they are that small. Marion Cunningham has a similar one called Breakfast puffs in her Breakfast book. I think the dredging in butter and cinnamon at the end really makes them great!
Thanks for writing about them. I am going to dig out my old Commissary cookbook too.
Hi Rocky- thanks for that info! A few people have mentioned Betty Crocker, so I think that's where it may have started, but perhaps its an early American recipe- and of course they wouldn't have used butter back then. all pantry staples. Too good to be forgotten!