Mimis Sweet Petals Recipes

MIMI'S SWEET PETALS

Steps:

• DOUGH:.
• Combine 2 cups of the flour, sugar, salt, and yeast in an electric mixing bowl and mix well.
• In a saucepan, heat to 118 degrees the milk, water, and butter.
• Add to the flour mixture and beat at low speed till moistened; then at medium speed for about 3 minutes.
• By hand, stir in the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time.
• Knead till smooth and elastic--about 5 minutes.
• Place in a greased bowl and cover with wrap.
• Rise about 45-60 minutes till doubled.
• Grease a round 12" pan.
• FILLING:.
• In a small bowl mix the sugar, brown sugar, and cinnamon together.
• In another dish put the melted butter.
• ARRANGEMENT ON PAN:.
• Punch dough down. Pinch off about 1 1/2" to 2" piece of dough and form into a strip.
• Dip each piece in the butter and then in the sugar mixture.
• Place the first piece in the center of pan, curling it a little bit like the center of a flower.
• Repeat with remaining strips all around the center piece.
• Rise till double.
• Bake in 350 degree oven for about 20-25 minutes; cool to lukewarm.
• Being careful not to break the flower, transfer to large platter.
• Drizzle frosting over all.
• When you serve it, you just pick the petals off and eat them.

MIMI'S CAFE BUTTERMILK SPICE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• In a mixing bowl, cream the sugar and butter together with an electric mixer.
• When they are thoroughly mixed, add the eggs and beat for 1 more minute.
• Sift the flour into a separate bowl, together with the baking soda, nutmeg and cinnamon.
• Add the flour and buttermilk to the first mixture, and mix at low speed until smooth.
• To avoid lumps in the batter, add the wet and dry ingredients alternately, in small amounts.
• Make the nut topping by combining all the Nut Topping ingredients together in a small bowl.
• Grease muffin tins with additional butter or margarine, or use paper or foil baking cups.
• Fill each cup ¾ full of batter.
• Add a full rounded tablespoon of the nut topping on top of the batter in each cup.
• Bake immediately, or the topping will sink to the bottom of the muffins, and then you will be mad at yourself - and we don't want that to happen, do we?.
• Bake at 375°F for 20 to 25 minutes until the muffins are golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle of a muffin comes out dry.
• (Home ovens' heat differently from Mimi's commercial ovens, and so you may need to adjust the temperature and/or the baking time accordingly).
• This recipe yields 12 standard-size muffins, or 6 Jumbo-size muffins.
• If you are using jumbo muffin tins, reduce the oven temperature by 25° and increase the baking time by 5 to 10 minutes.