Name: Peach Pancake Muffins
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 12 muffins
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups flour (I used half white whole wheat, half all-purpose); 1 tablespoon sugar; 2 3/4 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 1/4 cup buttermilk; 1 egg; 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted and divided (3 tablespoons and 1 tablespoon); 2 ripe peaches

If you’ve ever lamented having to stand over a hot stove cooking pancakes, or thrown a food tantrum when you burn your pancakes (not that anyone I know has ever done that, ahem), pancake muffins are for you! These peach pancake muffins include perfect summer peaches for a breakfast or brunch dish you’re going to love!

I’ve mentioned here a time or thirty that I used to have a real problem with throwing food tantrums. In fact, cooking is the only activity that has ever evoked real rage within me. It’s been the cause of much embarrassment, I must admit. And nearly every incident I’ve ever had in my entire life has involved pancakes. Yes, pancakes.

There was a time when Philip and I were dating when I decided that I was going to make pancakes for dinner. We were at my parents’ house and I was probably making said pancakes with Aunt Jemima mix. I flipped the pancake and it either fell apart or it burned…I don’t recall exactly what, but what I do recall was getting really, really mad. And throwing the spatula. I remember my dad and Philip both staring at me like I’d lost my mind, which clearly I had. Philip married me anyway, for some reason. It was my first pancake-induced fit of rage, but it certainly wasn’t my last.

I’ve made a whole lot more pancakes over the years and I’ve learned to contain my tantrums. I’ve never gotten to the point, though, where pancakes don’t awaken a little bit of craziness in my brain. It seems like no matter which pan I use, which burner I set it on, or what temperature I turn it to, I always manage to either burn or undercook a few and they never look like Martha’s pancakes (or Cracker Barrel’s, for that matter).

This, my friends, is where pancake muffins come in. Imagine my delight when I saw a recipe for something called pancake squares. Pancake batter, poured in a cake pan and baked. Yesssssss. Problem is, this time of the year I do everything that I can to avoid turning on my oven. My 9×13 inch pan doesn’t quite fit in my toaster oven, but my muffin pan does. I slathered it up with butter and scooped in the the pancake batter, and guess what? I had just enough batter for 12 pancake muffins. I added some cinnamon and sliced some gorgeous ripe peaches that I bought and laid them on top for beautiful peach pancake muffins. Peach pancake muffins are perfection-no burning, no undercooking, and no craziness! Now that’s worth something!