Best Muffins Ever :)

We started our wonderful restful Saturday with some really good muffins.  These muffins are called Good Morning Glory Muffins.  Good?  Oh yes...they really are.  They just taste fabulous; you might need to try them for yourself in order to believe me.  Take a look at these muffins.

Let's get started in making them.
For the muffin batter you will need:

Let's see we have flour; sugar; baking powder; unsalted butter; shortening; orange marmalade; orange juice; vanilla extract; and 3 eggs (beaten in a separate bowl).
Sift together the flour, sugar, and baking powder.

Then using a handy dandy pastry cutter cut in the butter and shortening.

In a small bowl mix the marmalade, orange juice and vanilla together. Oh the aroma coming from that bowl sure does smell good.  Go ahead take a big ol sniff. :)

I saw you...you were trying to sniff the picture here on the screen.  It's ok; I won't tell anyone.

Pour the marmalade mixture into the flour mixture and then pour the eggs into the flour mixture bowl too.

Mix all the ingredients together gently; trying to use 10 large strokes.  That's what the recipe says....well let's just say to mix it together well it takes more than 10 large strokes.  If you can do it; awesome, way to go.

Now that can sit in the bowl for a few minutes while you get your topping mixture together. 
Here's what you will need for the topping:

Let's see; we have....sugar, brown sugar, melted butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and wheat germ.
Mix together in a small bowl the sugar, brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. 
That's was easy huh?

Fill your muffin pans with the batter.

I just love my color coated ice cream scoops...thanks to Taco Bell. Don't worry I didn't just take them.  When my husband worked there they went thru a remodel and they were given to him.  But that has nothing to do with these muffins.  Once you get the muffin pan all filled sprinkle about 1 heaping teaspoon of the topping on top of the muffin mix.
Sorry don't have a picture of that cause I accidentally deleted it.  But I'm sure you won't need a picture for that step.
Once you get all the muffins covered with the topping sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon of wheat germ over the topping.  You can put more if you want more of a crunch.

Bake at 375 degrees for 20 to 22 minutes.  Remove from the muffin pan when done and dig in.  They are so soft and moist.

If you would like to make these click here for the recipe.