3 ½ cups of unbleached all purpose flour.
2 tsps of baking powder.
½ tsp of baking soda.
1 tsp of salt.
8 tbsps of softened butter.
1 cup of sugar.
3 large eggs.
2 tsps of vanilla extract.
1 cup of sour cream.

Optional:

1 cup of mini cinnamon chips, ½ cup of toasted slivered almonds and ½ tsp of cinnamon.
3 cups of fresh fruit or 2 cups of dried fruit soaked in ½ cup of orange juice.

How to:

Cream together the butter and sugar in a large bowl using a stand mixer.
Add in the eggs one at a time while beating. Stir in vanilla and sour cream and beat until well combined.
In a bowl, mix together the dry ingredients then add to the wet ingredients while beating on low speed. Beat until smooth and then fold in your add-ins!
Grease the muffin liners, then fill ⅔ full and bake in a preheated oven to 400° for 18 to 24 minutes.
Let cool a little bit before removing from the pan to a rack to cool completely.

Easy, peasy and sweet! This muffins are very easy to make, you can add whatever you like as an extra add-in and it will still taste very good! Give it a shot, you’ll thank me later.