Bakery-Style Muffin Secrets to Mammoth Tops

If you love those enormous bakery muffins with tall, golden tops, this Raspberry Blueberry Muffin recipe is about to become a favorite.

These muffins are soft and tender inside, lightly crisp around the edges, generously packed with juicy berries, and finished with a sparkling layer of coarse sugar that gives every bite a little crunch.

This recipe started as an altered copycat of a classic raspberry sour cream muffin, but adding blueberries took it to another level.

The combination of sweet-tart raspberries and juicy blueberries makes these muffins incredibly flavorful, while sour cream (or Greek yogurt) gives the crumb that wonderfully moist, tender texture that keeps them from tasting dry.

And there is a little trick that makes these muffins rise into those mammoth, bakery-style tops.

It isn't a special pan, an unusual ingredient, or a mountain of batter.

The secret is in the way the oven temperature is handled—and I'm saving that little trick until the very end of this post.

Whether you're making them for a weekend breakfast, a brunch, a bake sale, or simply because you want a homemade muffin that looks like it came from a bakery, these are the muffins to make.

1970s Chocolate Chip Cookies

If you love old-fashioned cookies with crisp edges, chewy centers, and plenty of chocolate chips, this 1970s Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe is one you’ll want to save.

It’s an old family-style recipe that proves you don’t always need butter to make an incredible chocolate chip cookie.

What makes these cookies so special is their texture.

Depending on how long you bake them, you can pull them from the oven while they're still soft and chewy or let them go a little longer for a wonderfully crisp, crunchy cookie.

This is the kind of vintage recipe that deserves to be brought back. It’s simple, nostalgic, economical, and absolutely delicious.

Chocolate chips are famous, and there are hundreds of recipes on the internet, but if you want softer, bakery-style cookies, you may want to try Bakery Style Chocolate Chips soft and gooey, or our Chocolate Chip Soft Pudding Cookie recipe.

I've been making this recipe since I was 11 years old, and it was originally in a Baker's General Foods free pamphlet, my favorite recipe ever since the 1970s.

If you are a cookie jar cookie lover, do try my family's Everything Cookies, Chocolate Chip Shortbread recipe, Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe, and Oatmeal Cookies!

Scroll down to this easy recipe and give them a try!

Glazed Salmon with Apricot, Pineapple and Orange

If you’re looking for an easy salmon dinner that feels a little special without a lot of work, this Glazed Salmon with Apricot, Pineapple and Orange is a perfect choice.

Tender salmon fillets are coated with a bright, fruity glaze made with apricot-pineapple preserves, fresh orange zest, soy sauce, garlic, and a splash of vinegar.

The result is a delicious balance of sweet, tangy, savory, and just a touch spicy.

The glaze caramelizes beautifully as the salmon cooks, creating a glossy finish and plenty of flavor in every bite.

It’s simple enough for a weeknight dinner but pretty enough to serve when company comes over.

If you love seafood, you may also like to try our Seafood Medley and Seafood and Crab Lemon Scampi recipes.

Scroll down and print off the recipe.