Magic Maple Muffins & My Kitchen Aid Mixer

This is a great muffin for any occasion. Make it for your next brunch, your next mommy date or a random Sunday!! It’s easy and Madison approved!! Which is saying a lot since she doesn’t give her approval on much these days! They are sweet and awesome nice and warm!! This is another recipe from my Kitchen Aid cook book, I have yet to be disappointed by this book and I’m FINALLY figuring out how to use this Kitchen Aid beast of a machine!

I have to admit that I’ve found it difficult to use since I’ve broken it in. I knew I had to be doing something wrong and sure enough………I think I’ve been using the wrong attachments. Over Easter weekend my mom and I were talking about mashing our potatoes in the beast, I call it the “beast”. She chose the whisk attachment and I said oh I’d use the thicker paddle, she said no because the bumps and lumps won’t come out with it…….then I had a Ah Ha moment!! It’s why every time I made a baked good (cupcake, muffin or cookie) I’ve had a hard time getting the lumps to break down!! I assumed the whisk was used for liquidy things but in reality the thicker attachment is used for doughy things like bread and pizza dough! How stupid of me, and I think I belong in the kitchen………UGH. Well sure enough the mashed potatoes whipped awesome in it, I’ll never do it any other way again and I think I’m slowly figuring out why nothing else was getting blended enough. Thanks Mom!

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