Brown Sugar Macadamia Nut Muffins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup whole milk
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup toasted macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup toasted macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 400\u00b0F
Grease a 12 cup muffin tin, or line with paper liners.
In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt, making sure that there are no lumps of brown sugar. Set aside.
In a medium-sized bowl, beat together the milk, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla.
Stir the liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients until just combined, being careful not to overmix.
Gently stir in 1 cup of the macadamia nuts.
Spoon or scoop the batter into the muffin cups (they will be almost full). Sprinkle with the reserved 1/2 cup of nuts.
Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, until lightly golden, or until a cake tester inserted into the center of the muffin comes out with moist crumbs attached. Serve warm.