Homemade Muffins Food

BASIC MUFFINS: SIMPLE AND EASY

Steps:

• Thoroughly grease and flour a 12-cup muffin pan (or use paper muffin liners).
• Ensure that the melted butter is warm, but not hot. Pour a tiny bit of the butter into the egg-vanilla-milk mixture and stir it in. Repeat a few more times, adding a slightly larger amount of the liquid butter each time until it's all incorporated.
• Let the batter rest for 10 to 15 minutes, to allow the glutens in the flour to relax, and some of those pockets of dry flour to dissolve.
• Serve and enjoy.

BASIC MUFFIN RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Line 2 muffin trays with paper muffin cases. In a large bowl beat 2 medium eggs lightly with a handheld electric mixer for 1 min.
• Add 125ml vegetable oil and 250ml semi-skimmed milk and beat until just combined then add 250g golden caster sugar and whisk until you have a smooth batter.
• Sift in 400g self-raising flour and 1 tsp salt (or 400g plain flour and 3 tsp baking powder if using) then mix until just smooth. Be careful not to over-mix the batter as this will make the muffins tough.
• Stir in 100g chocolate chips or dried fruit if using.
• Fill muffin cases two-thirds full and bake for 20-25 mins, until risen, firm to the touch and a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. If the trays will not fit on 1 shelf, swap the shelves around after 15 mins of cooking.
• Leave the muffins in the tin to cool for a few mins and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

CINNAMON MUFFINS

Steps:

• Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and allspice.
• Add egg, milk and butter.
• Stir into dry ingredients until moistened.
• Spoon into greased or paper-lined muffin cups.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until done.
• For topping combine sugar and cinnamon.
• Brush top of warm muffin in butter and dip top of muffin into sugar/cinnamon mixture.

BASIC MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F. Butter muffin pans. Mix the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar in a large bowl. Add the egg, milk, and butter, stirring only enough to dampen the flour; the batter should not be smooth. Spoon into the muffin pans, filling each cup about two-thirds full. Bake for about 20 to 25 minutes each.
• Blueberry Muffins.
• Use 1/2 cup sugar. Reserve 1/4 cup of the flour, sprinkle it over 1 cup blueberries, and stir them into the batter last.
• Pecan Muffins.
• Use 1/4 cup sugar. Add 1/2 cup chopped pecans to the batter. After filling the cups, sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon, and more chopped nuts.
• Whole-Wheat Muffins.
• Use 3/4 cup whole-wheat flour and 1 cup white flour.
• Date or Raisin Muffins.
• Add 1/2 cup chopped pitted dates or 1/3 cup raisins to the batter.
• Bacon Muffins.
• Add 3 strips bacon, fried crisp and crumbled, to the batter.

CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Grease twelve muffin cups.
• In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugars, baking powder, and salt.
• In another bowl, stir together milk, eggs, butter, and vanilla until blended.
• Make a well in center of dry ingredients.
• Add milk mixture and stir just to combine.
• Stir in chocolate chips and nuts.
• Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
• Now bake for 15-20 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in center of one muffin comes out clean.
• Remove muffin tin to wire rack.
• Cool for 5 minutes.
• Remove from tins to finish cooling.
• Serve warm or completely cool.
• These muffins freeze well.