Pin A Rose

My maternal grandmother was Ruby and passed away young, while my mother was still in high school.  Although we have not had the pleasure of meeting her, her photo adorns our home, her recipes are a favorite of ours and one of our Mini Meringues middle name is hers.  My mom had once told me during a very rare "Aren't-you-a-all-that-and a-bag-of-chips" type moment I had once had...LOL I can't even type this without giggling.....truth is I had plenty of those moments....  Anyways she had said to me instead "Well, pin a rose on your nose" .  I do recall whipping my head around, blown away by this new phrase.  Where did you get that from I had asked and sure enough....Miss Ruby.  I still use this phrase from time to time in our house and it makes me think of her every time.  I wonder if she was one of those real old sass type of gals, in my mind she is.  My sister just told me this same expression when I told her I was making the Mini Meringues an after school snack.  I had come across this recipe a few months ago online and knew it would be a hit in our home.  It is super simple to make and completely delicious to eat!  Yes big sis and Miss Ruby, I will pin a rose on my nose!  ")

Snickerdoodle Muffins



1 cup Butter, Softened

1 cup Sugar

2 whole Eggs

2 teaspoons Vanilla

2-¼ cups Flour

¾ teaspoons Baking Powder

¾ teaspoons Baking Soda

¾ teaspoons Cream Of Tartar

½ teaspoons Salt

1 cup Sour Cream

¼ cups Buttermilk

For the tops & bottoms  sprinkle with sugar & cinnamon

Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Prepare a muffin tin with liners. In a mixer, combine the butter and sugar and cream until fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla and combine. In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Add half of the dry ingredients to the mixing bowl and stir to combine. Add the sour cream and buttermilk and mix to combine. Add the rest of the dry ingredients and mix until you have a smooth batter. In a small bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon for the topping. Use scooper and plop a scoop of batter into the bowl with the sugar and cinnamon. Gently roll the batter in the sugar and cinnamon. Place the ball into the muffin liner. When you have completed all of the muffins, sprinkle the leftover cinnamon sugar onto the tops of all of the muffins. Bake the muffins at 350ºF for about 18 minutes or until they are golden on top and baked through.

I got the napkin at a grocery store back home and the cake plate.....was once Ruby's!