Recipe and Review - Magnolia's Raspberry Cream Cheese Breakfast Buns

Hi Tria;

  Thanks so much for your input on this recipe...I've copied it and have kept looking at it thinking "someday"...always nice to hear when someone else has tried a recipe and what they've done.  One question....did you have yours warm?  The recipe sounds SO good.....want to try it soon.

  Thanks again!

  Carol

thanks tria for the recipes and reeview - sounds goood and also thanks for the tips..twinkle

I couldn't wait 30 minutes to taste the first one - waited about 10 minutes.  It was good but I think I liked them just as well "cold" - or room temperature - which is good when you want to serve them.   However, I also froze most of them (didn't want to be tempted - also curious to see how they would freeze) and I reheated one in the microwave yesterday morning for about 50 seconds.   It was excellent - did spread a bit of whipped cream cheese on it but it didn't need anything.   I plan to make them again using the raspberry preserves but I really liked the blueberry ones, too.   I do actually prefer the larger muffins - you get more of a taste of the really good muffin/cake.   If you ever want to do a muffin basket for someone - this would be a perfect recipe to use.    My "larger" muffin tins have sort of a "bundt" bottom and worked really well.   I got about 10 - plus 3 mini muffins from the recipe.  They were nice and full.   I do like the glaze on them - did flavor it a bit with a little vanilla.   I think you could add other flavors that would coordinate with the fruit or preserves.   These are definitely more like the bakery muffins that you buy and would definitely impress your guests - or family.    I individually wrapped each muffin (after flash freezing them in a baking pan) and put them in a freezer bag for easy thawing and serving.   They would be a great treat in a lunch box, I'm sure.   I also like the fact that they froze well - taste good at room temperature - which would enable me to make ahead and serve.

Thanks for all the info Tria......I've been using my "Texas-Size" muffin pans for all my muffins lately-I like the way they look better-they look-at least to me-more like ones you'd by at the bakery.  So when I make these, that's the pan I'll use....great to know they freeze well.

I do a lot of baking for bake sales, so this sounds like a recipe that would be perfect!

I appreciate your taking the time to add all your tips!  I'll make the notes on the recipe.

Carol

Carol - these (in the larger muffin pins) will be perfect for bake sales.   I think you could also "play around" with the topping - if you don't want to put the glaze on them - maybe a streusel topping would really make them look festive - and more bakery "like".

Sounds yummy, Tria, thank you for the R&R!

Oh Tria....what a wonderful idea with the streusel topping!  I have a sale to bake for the 3rd Saturday in June.....let the experimenting BEGIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I can't wait to try these now!!!!  SO many good ideas!!!!

Hi again Tria.....so in your opinion, would you call these more a crumb cake/cake texture rather than a muffin?  Inevitably someone will ask if I put "Breakfast Bun" on the ticket that says what it is...a muffin or a cupcake? You know how that goes................

I'm thinking of all the yummy preserves out there....peach...strawberry....apricot......oh geesh, I'm getting myself in a WHOLE lotta trouble thinking about this!!!!!!!!!!!  I may try a crumb topping on them to see how they do......will let y'all know what happens when I get the time to get in the kitchen and get cracking!

Thanks!

Carol

They are more of a "crumb cake" type and if you put the streusel topping - that would be perfect.   I wondered about the "bun" bit - but it's nice to see something different.   If you use the streusel/crumb topping - I'd call them raspberry streusel crumb "buns" (of muffins if you want to stay "traditional").

Well.....no matter what they're labeled....I do believe they'd be called GOOD...unless I totally mess them up.  Hope to have all the stuff I need on the grocery list for the weekend so I can give them a whirl soon....thanks so much Tria!  Have a  great weekend!

Carol