Ever Ready Muffins Food

BEST EVER MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
• Stir together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a large bowl. Make a well in the center. In a small bowl or 2 cup measuring cup, beat egg with a fork. Stir in milk and oil. Pour all at once into the well in the flour mixture. Mix quickly and lightly with a fork until moistened, but do not beat. The batter will be lumpy. Pour the batter into paper lined muffin pan cups.
• Variations: Blueberry Muffins: Add 1 cup fresh blueberries. Raisin Muffins: Add 1 cup finely chopped raisins. Date Muffins: Add 1 cup finely chopped dates. Cheese Muffins: Fold in 1 cup grated sharp yellow cheese. Bacon Muffins: Fold 1/4 cup crisp cooked bacon, broken into bits.
• Bake for 25 minutes, or until golden.

BEST EVER (AND MOST VERSATILE) MUFFINS!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F (205°C).
• Stir together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a large bowl.
• Make a well in the center.
• In a small bowl or 2-cup measuring cup, beat egg with a fork.
• Stir in milk and oil.
• Pour all at once into the well in the flour mixture.
• Mix quickly and lightly with a fork until moistened, but do not beat.
• The batter will be lumpy. DO NOT OVERMIX. This will create tough/heavy muffins.
• Pour the batter into paper lined muffin pan cups.
• Variations: Blueberry Muffins: Add 1 cup fresh blueberries.
• Raisin Muffins: Add 1 cup finely chopped raisins.
• Date Muffins: Add 1 cup finely chopped dates.
• Cheese Muffins: Fold in 1 cup grated sharp yellow cheese.
• Bacon Muffins: Fold 1/4 cup crisp cooked bacon, broken into bits.
• Bake for 25 minutes, or until golden.

EVER-READY OAT/BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Pour boiling water over bran and let stand.
• Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a very large bowl. Stir well to blend.
• In a separate bowl, cream shortening and sugar together. Then add eggs and buttermilk. Mix well.
• Add liquid ingredients to flour mixure and mix well.
• Add oats, raisins and bran (the bowl will be very full). Stir well to blend.
• Fill greased muffin cups 3/4 full and bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes.
• Store unused muffin batter in refrigerator until ready to use. Mixture can be kept up to 6 weeks.

EVER READY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients.
• Combine other ingredients and add to dry ingredients.
• Mix with spoon just to moisten.
• Fold mixture.
• Put in refrigerator overnight.
• Spoon into greased muffin pans, being careful to take batter from sides and not mix batter anymore.
• Bake on bottom rack at 400 degrees for 5 minutes; then bake on top rack 15 minutes.

EVER-READY BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine the cereal, flour, sugar, soda and salt in a very large bowl. Make a well in the center of the mixture and add the eggs, buttermilk and oil. Stir until the dry ingredients are just moistened and no flour streaks remain. Cover and store in the refrigerator until ready to bake. Batter can be stored for up to 6 weeks. When ready to bake, spoon the batter into prepared muffin tins, filling each cup 2/3rds full. Bake at 400℉ (200℃) for 12 to 15 minutes or until done.

EVER READY BLEND

Steps:

• 1. Mix flour ,baking powder and salt together...
• 2. Sift all together into a large mixing bowl..
• 3. Cut shortening into the dry ingredients with a pastry blender or with 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal...
• 4. Store in covered glass jars or crockery bowl for several weeks.. I store mine in the Fridge ..
• 5. Makes 5 3/4 quarts