Mama Mia Muffins Food

MUFFIN MANIA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F Coat a 12-cup muffin pan with cooking spray, or line with paper liners.
• In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. In a large bowl, beat eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla for 1 minute on medium. Add the flour mixture and beat just until no streaks of flour remain -- do NOT overmix!
• Spoon batter into muffin cups. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until tops of muffins spring back when pressed lightly. Transfer muffins to a rack to cool slightly.
• CINNAMON SUGAR MUFFINS: Sprinkle muffin tops with a mixture of 3 tbsp sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon before baking.
• BLUEBERRY STREUSEL MUFFINS: Stir 1 C blueberries into batter. Before baking top muffins with streusel: Combine 1/4 C flour, 1/4 C brown sugar, and 2 tbsp cold cubed butter.
• OATMEAL RAISIN MUFFINS: Stir 1 C raisins into batter and sprinkle muffin tops with rolled oats.
• RASPBERRY ALMOND MUFFINS: Fill muffin cups a third of the way with batter, then spoon 1 tsp seedless raspberry jam onto each. Top with more batter and sprinkle with slivered almonds before baking.
• BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS: Stir 1 mashed banana and 1/2 C chocolate chips into batter, then bake.
• LEMON POPPYSEED MUFFINS: Substitute 1 tsp lemon extract for the vanilla and add 2 tbsp poppy seeds to the batter, then bake.
• APPLE PIE MUFFINS: Mix in 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 nutmeg, and 1/2 to 1 C chopped apple into the batter, then bake.
• PINEAPPLE COCONUT MUFFINS: Stir 1/2 C shredded coconut and 1/2 C drained, chopped, canned pineapple into batter. Sprinkle each muffin with 1 tsp coconut before baking.

MAMA MIA MUFFINS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 400°F. 2. Sift together all the dry ingredients, except the Parmesan cheese, in a large bowl. Then add the cheese and stir to combine. 3. Whisk the wet ingredients in a medium bowl or blend in a food processor. Add the goodies and stir to combine. 4. Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients. Stir just until mixed. Do not overstir. 5. Spoon the batter into a greased or papered muffin tin. Fill each cup nearly to the top. Top each cup of batter with a pinch of grated Parmesan, taking care to sprinkle it evenly over each cup. Too much topping piled high in the middle will prevent the muffins from rising properly. Sprinkle with paprika. 6. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. 7. Cool the muffins at least 10 minutes before removing from the tin.