Mixed Fruit Muffins Food

FRUIT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Mix dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
• Mix together melted butter, egg and milk and add to dry ingredients.
• Stir just until mixed and then fold in fruit cocktail.
• Fill paper lined muffin cups 2/3 full and bake at 400° for about 25 minutes.

MIXED FRUIT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 190 degress centigrade.
• Thoroughly grease muffin pans.
• Cream the butter or margarine and sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy.
• Beat in the egg and combine well.
• Sift the flour with the cinnamon and mixed spice.
• Add the vinegar to the milk.
• Stir the flour, mixed fruit and milk into the creamed mixture.
• Thoroughly mix ingredients together.
• Fill greased muffin pans three-quarters full and bake in a moderate oven for 20 - 25 minutes or until risen and golden brown in colour.
• serve warm or cold.

FRUITCAKE MUFFINS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line muffin pan with paper holders.
• 2. In a bowl whisk, flour, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg. Beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Beat in vanilla. Add flour just until blended, then add orange juice and mix well. Add candied fruit, dried cherries and pecans and mix until evenly distributed. Pour batter into muffin cups.
• 3. Bake for 25 minutes, or until tops are golden and cake tester comes out clean. Cool in pan 30 minutes.
• 4. Enjoy.

FRUIT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar and gradually add the beaten egg mixture
• Add the orange zest and mixed fruit peel
• Add the baking powder to the flour and sift into the other ingredients and fold in.
• Add sufficient orange juice to get the mixture to a dropping consistency.
• Divide mixture between 18 muffin cases and bake at 200C for 15 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
• To decorate, make icing by mixing remaining orange juice with sufficient icing sugar and spread onto muffins.

FRUIT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease 12 muffin cups.
• In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
• In a separate bowl, cream together sugar and shortening. Stir the flour mixture into the sugar mixture alternately with the milk. Fold in the fruit. Pour batter into prepared muffin pans.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.

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.

FRESH OR FROZEN FRUIT MUFFINS

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside. In a mixing bowl, cream the butter & sugar. Add the eggs, milk and vanilla. Mix well. Stir into the dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in the fruit. Fill greased (or paper lined) muffin tins 2/3 full. Sprinkle topping over muffins. Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes, or until the muffins test done. Cool on a baking rack for 10 minutes before removing from the pan (this is important, because if you don't, they'll either collapse or fall apart). Makes 1 dozen muffins.