Post from Dec 8th: Look, I LOVE Cinnamon

So, here's the deal, this whole pregnancy thing has got me wanting certain things and wanting them bad. Oh, hey! I'm pregnant! Wow, I know. You're thinking to yourself, she is so crafty, she even makes people! (I stole that joke from a card I saw once. Credit not taken.) It's incredible, I know. I think the same things. On to the point- cinnamon. When I get my head fixed on an idea of what I want, I can't shake it until I've consumed it. Cinnamon has been my biggest craving since the OJ incidents (a story for another day). Therefore, I hunted recipes with what sounded like copious amounts of cinnamon and I made them. I made easy things like what my mom used to make in a pinch when all we had was bread in the house. She'd butter one side of a slice of bread then sprinkle cinnamon and sugar and broil them until it was melted and almost crunchy on top- my fave. However, I didn't think that would really tickle your fancy so I decided to make these and show off this amazing recipe I found and adapted, and by adapted, I mean, I added more cinnamon and replaced one cup of white flour with whole wheat and then added more cinnamon. Hey, what baby wants...

But first, let me entice you with delicious words. These muffins are very dense, almost like a donut, but so much more justifiable then a donut. They have little sugar, little oil, and half whole wheat. The muffin itself really isn't very sweet but is essential to the selling point- the cinnamon-sugar top. This is one muffin top you wish you had, ladies. These are what this pregnant woman calls a cinnamon lover's grand-slam! Go ahead, make them. You'll see! I'm not crazy. I'm just crazy for cinnamon. Don't judge. It's awesome. If I could, I'd grow a tree with cinnamon bark that I'd make my husband harvest for me. Oh the things I'd make! Probably the same things I make now only they would sound so much fancier due to harvesting my own cinnamon. If you can control yourself and don't eat them while still warm, I recommend popping them in the microwave for 30 seconds and eat them with your favorite hot tea, coffee, or just plain ole milk. Oh ecstasy.

Recipe adapted from Laura Rebecca's Kitchen

I made the recipe an image so you should be able to save it to your computer. Ya dig?