Fruit Buttermilk Muffins Food

BASIC BUTTERMILK MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups, or line with paper muffin liners.
• Sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg. In a separate bowl, whisk together the melted butter, egg, buttermilk, and vanilla.
• Pour the buttermilk mixture into the dry ingredients and stir just until mixed (the batter will not be smooth). Gently stir in fruit, if desired (see Cook's Note).
• Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin tins; fill the cups almost to the top. Bake in the preheated oven until golden and the tops spring back when lightly pressed, about 18 minutes.

BUTTERMILK OATMEAL MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a bowl, soak oats in buttermilk for 15 minutes. Stir in egg, sugar and oil. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir into oat mixture just until moistened. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 400° until muffins test done, 16-18 minutes. Cool in pan 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack.

BUTTERMILK OATMEAL MUFFINS

Steps:

• Mix oats and buttermilk in a large bowl; allow to rest for 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 24 muffin cups or line with paper liners.
• Combine eggs, brown sugar, and butter in a small bowl; stir into oat mixture. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in another bowl; stir into oat mixture until just moistened. Fill prepared muffin cups about 3/4 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, 15 to 18 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

BUTTERMILK MUFFINS WITH VARIATIONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400*F.
• Prepare muffin cups by spraying with non cooking spray or lining with paper muffin cup liners.
• Mix together all streusel ingredients with a fork to make a crumbly mixture.
• Set aside.
• For the batter, whisk together the oil, brown sugar, zest and egg.
• Stir in the buttermilk and vanilla.
• Stir together 2 1/2 cups flour, salt, baking powder, soda and cinnamon in a bowl.
• Add to the wet ingredients and blend.
• Fold in your desired fruit.
• The use of frozen fruit may help firm up the batter.If the batter seems too loose, add 1/4 cup more flour to make the batter stiffer.
• Fill the muffin cups to the top.
• Sprinkle streusel topping over each muffin evenly.
• Bake for 15 minutes, lower the oven temperature to 350*F and bake for another 12 to 15 minutes or until the muffins spring back when pressed lightly.
• Let cool in pan for 5 minutes before unmolding onto wire racks.
• NOTE: Fruit variations: Here is a list of what you can use in this recipe: Rhubarb, fresh or frozen, diced, Cranberries, frozen, coarsely chopped, Blueberries, frozen or semifrozen, Apples, diced, peeled or not, Bananas, chopped (add a pinch nutmeg), Frozen raspberries, Frozen strawberries, chopped, dried sour cherries, cranberries or raisins, plumped and patted dry, Strawberry and Rhubarb combination, Apple and cranberry combination, Rhubarb and apple combination.

BUTTERMILK BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Mix first 5 ingredients together in a large bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients. If you wish, you can also add chopped apples, raisins or other dried fruit at this point.
• Fill greased muffin cups 2/3 full with batter. Bake at 350°F for 16-18 minutes or until they test done with a toothpick.
• Best served warm with or without butter.
• *Wheat bran looks like sawdust and is usually sold in the health food section or at a bulk food store.