Southern Peaches ‘n Cream Praline Muffins

Southern Peaches ‘n Cream Praline Muffins

1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
1/3 cup old fashioned oats
1/4 cup + 2 cups all purpose flour, divided use
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 cups coarsely chopped peaches

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 12-cup Texas-sized muffin pan with paper liners.

In a medium bowl, stir together pecans, oats, 1/4 cup flour and brown sugar until well combined; knead in butter using your fingertips or a fork, until well incorporated and mixture starts to clump together.

In a medium mixing bowl, sift together remaining 2 cups flour, baking powder and salt. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, granulated sugar, buttermilk, oil, vanilla and cinnamon until well combined. Gently stir flour mixture into egg mixture until just combined; stir in peaches.

Divide muffin batter into cups; evenly sprinkle pecan-oat mixture on top. Bake 20 minutes or until well risen, golden brown, and a toothpick inserted into muffin comes out with moist crumbs attached. Cool 5 minutes before transferring muffins to a wire rack to cool.

Makes 12 big muffins