Apricot Filled Muffins Food

APRICOT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine apricot pieces and lemon juice. Cream shortening and sugar, beat in egg and stir in apricots.
• Sift flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg; add to first mixture alternately with milk.
• Add chopped nuts with last portion of flour.
• Fill greased muffin tins two thirds full.
• Sprinkle a little granulated sugar on top of each muffin.
• Bake about 20 minutes at 350 degrees F.
• Makes 12 muffins.

FANTASTIC APRICOT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Soak apricots in boiling water for 5 minutes.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream sugar and butter until fluffy.
• Add sour cream; mix well.
• Combine dry ingredients; stir into creamed mixture just until moistened.
• Drain apricots, discarding liquid.
• Fold apricots, orange peel and nuts into batter.
• Fill greased or paper-lined muffin tins 3/4 full.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 18-20 minutes or until muffins test done.
• Cool 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.

APRICOT BREAKFAST MUFFINS

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 350 degrees F. Coat 6 muffin cups with no-stick spray.
• COMBINE flour, SPLENDA® Granulated Sweetener, baking powder and salt in medium mixing bowl.
• BEAT together egg, oil and milk. Blend in preserves and almond extract. Add to flour mixture and stir just until moistened. Fill muffin cups evenly with batter.
• BAKE 20 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool. Spread tops with a thin layer of preserves before serving.
• SPLENDA® is a registered trademark of McNeil Nutritionals, LLC.

APRICOT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 12 cup muffin pan, or line with paper muffin cups. Place apricots into a small bowl, and pour the boiling water over them. Let stand for 5 minutes.
• In a medium bowl stir together the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together the melted butter, oil, buttermilk and egg. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, and stir until just blended. It is okay for the batter to have some lumps. Drain water from apricots, and mix them into the batter. Spoon into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the top springs back when lightly pressed. Cool in the pan over a wire rack.

APRICOT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups, or grease bottoms only of muffin cups.
• In medium bowl, stir Muffin Mix, milk, oil, eggs, apricots, raisins and 1 teaspoon of the orange peel just until blended. Divide batter among muffin cups (each about two-thirds full). In small bowl, stir together Streusel and remaining 1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel; sprinkle over batter.
• Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until muffins are golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan.

JAM MUFFINS, APRICOT ETC

Steps:

• Preheat the oven at 200°C (400°F).
• Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together into a baking bowl. Make a hollow in the dry ingredients. Beat the eggs and milk together and add with melted butter into the middle of the dry ingredients mixing just enough to moisten the mixture.
• Spoon a largish tablespoon of the mixture into the bottom of the muffin form,making certain that it covers the bottom of the muffin form. Make a small hollow in the middle if the muffin mixture and set a teaspoon of apricot jam into the hollow, try not to let the jam run out to the sides very much.
• Cover the apricot jam with another spoonful of the muffin mix and run a clean finger around it so that the jam is as enclosed by the muffin mixture as possible.
• Bake at 200°C (400°F) for 15 minutes or until cooked.
• Ease the muffins out of the form while warm and put onto a wire rack to cool.
• Once cool, dust the tops with powdered sugar.

FRUIT FILLED MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F
• Grease bottoms only of 12 regular-size muffin cups with shortening or cooking spray, or line with paper baking cups.
• Stir milk, oil and egg until blended.
• Stir in Bisquick mix and sugar.
• Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. Drop 1 level teaspoon fruit preserves onto center of batter in each cup.
• Bake 13 to 18 minutes or until golden brown.
• Mix powdered sugar and water until smooth. Allow muffins to cool slightly before drizzling icing over warm muffins.

APRICOT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Soak apricots in water for 5 minutes. In a large bowl, cream sugar and butter until fluffy. Add sour cream; mix well. Combine dry ingredients; stir into creamed mixture just until moistened. Drain apricots, discarding liquid. Fold apricots, orange zest and nuts into batter. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 400° for 18-20 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.