Carrot Muffins Food

CARROT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Beat egg lightly in large bowl.
• Add orange juice, margarine, and sugar, beat well.
• Sift together dry ingredients.
• Stir into egg mixture, mix only till moistened.
• Gently fold in shredded carrots (I shred the carrots in my food processor).
• Spoon into well greased muffin pans about 2/3 full.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes at 400 degrees.

CARROT MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. In a blender or food processor, combine remaining ingredients; cover and process until carrots are finely chopped. Pour carrot mixture over dry ingredients; stir just until combined. , Fill greased muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 425° for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.

BASIC CARROT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°C.
• Measure first 7 ingredients into a large bowl. Stir and make a well in the center.
• Combine next 4 ingredients in a medium bowl. Mix well. Add to well.
• Add grated carrot. Stir until just moistened.
• Divide evenly among 12 greased muffin cups.
• Top each muffin with some white sugar or some streusel topping. Here is where you can get really creative. Nuts might be nice for some people. Others might want some oatmeal sprinkled on top. You could do many different toppings in one pan.
• Bake for 20 - 22 minutes or until pick comes out clean.
• Let stand in pan for 5 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool.
• **There are a few variations listed in the book.
• Date Nut Carrot Muffins: Stir in 1/2 cup chopped dates and 1/2 cup chopped pecans into buttermilk mixture. The baking time may need to be longer (20-25 minutes total).
• Ginger Oat Carrot Muffins: Reduce Whole wheat flour to 1/2 cup. Add 1/2 cup quick cooking oats. Add 2 tsp finely chopped, peeled gingerroot. Sprinkle tops of muffins with 1/4 cup quick cooking oats before baking. Baking time may need to be longer (20-25 minutes total).

HEALTHY CARROT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line twelve 1/2-cup muffin cups with paper muffin liners.
• Whisk the flours with the brown sugar, wheat germ, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. In another medium bowl lightly whisk the egg, then whisk in the vegetable oil, and vanilla extract.
• Quickly and lightly fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients with a rubber spatula. Stir in the carrots and pineapple just until evenly moist; the batter will be very thick. Divide the batter evenly among the muffin cups. Bake until golden and a toothpick inserted in the centers comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Turn muffins out of the tins and cool on a rack. Serve warm.
• Per Serving: Calories: 179; Total Fat: 7 grams; Saturated Fat: 1 gram; Protein: 3 grams; Total carbohydrates: 26 grams; Sugar: 14 grams; Fiber: 2 grams; Cholesterol: 31 milligrams; Sodium: 110 milligrams

AWESOME CARROT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine raisins and water in a small bowl. Let soak for 15 minutes. Drain raisins, discard water and set raisins aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
• In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. In a separate bowl, combine eggs, oil and brown sugar; beat well. Combine egg mixture and flour mixture; mix just until moistened. Fold in carrots and drained raisins. Spoon into prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 30 minutes. Let cool for 30 minutes before frosting.

CARROT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200C/gas mark 6/fan 180C. Melt the margarine in the microwave.
• Top and tail, then peel and grate the carrots.
• Combine the carrots, sugar and margarine in a bowl.
• Sift in the flour, cinnamon and baking powder.
• Beat the eggs in a small bowl and then add to the mixture. Also mix in the nuts and sultanas.
• Line a muffin tray with 12 muffin cases and divide the mixture equally between them. Bake for 20 minutes.

CARROT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. and oil eighteen 1/2-cup muffin cups.
• Into a large bowl sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt and whisk in sugar. Coarsely shred enough carrots to measure 2 cups and chop pecans. Add shredded carrots and pecans to flour mixture with raisins and coconut and toss well.
• In a bowl whisk together eggs, oil, and vanilla. Peel and core apple and coarsely shred. Stir shredded apple into egg mixture and add to flour mixture, stirring until batter is just combined well. Divide batter among muffin cups, filling them three fourths full, and bake in middle of oven until puffed and a tester comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Cool muffins in cups on racks 5 minutes before turning out onto racks to cool completely. Muffins keep in an airtight container at room temperature 5 days.

ANYTIME YOGURT CARROT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a 6-cup muffin tin with a little bit of canola oil or use muffin liners.
• Mix together the flour, coconut sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
• Stir together the Greek yogurt, carrots, eggs and oil in a separate large bowl until incorporated. Add the raisins and stir to combine. Pour the yogurt mixture into the bowl with the dry ingredients and stir, using a wooden spoon, until just incorporated. (But not TOO too much.)
• Use an ice cream scoop to evenly pack the mixture among six muffin cups. Bake until the tops are puffed and golden brown, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Let rest for a few minutes, then pop them out and eat as you want! Serve with butter if desired.