Newenglandmaplemuffins Food

MORNING MAPLE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, combine milk, butter, syrup, sour cream, egg and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened., Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. For topping, combine flour, sugar, nuts and cinnamon; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over batter. , Bake 16-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm. Freeze option: Freeze cooled muffins in freezer containers. To use, thaw at room temperature or, if desired, microwave each muffin on high for 20-30 seconds or until heated through.

MAPLE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Set a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 400°F.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the all purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the maple syrup and melted butter. Whisk in the milk, followed by the egg and egg yolk. Add to the dry ingredients and whisk until just smooth. Stir in the walnuts, if using. Let the batter rest for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, grease the muffin pan generously with softened butter (see my note about the muffin pan below).
• Spoon the batter evenly into the prepared pan. The cups will be almost full. Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 375°F and bake for about 15 minutes more, or until the muffins are golden and a cake tester inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
• Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then remove muffins from the pan. Serve warm with butter, or place on a rack to cool.
• Note: My only quibble with this recipe is that the muffins tend to stick to the pan. I found that letting them cool for only 5 minutes (instead of the recommended 10) helped them release more easily. If they stick, take a butter knife or offset spatula and run it around the edges; and instead of pulling the muffins out of the pan, turn the pan over and knock it gently on the counter until the muffins drop out. Or, use paper liners and call it a day (but still butter the top of the pan!). I also found that the recipe is perfect for 12 muffin cups without the nuts; when you add the nuts, the muffins run into each other a bit, making them difficult to remove. So, if you're adding the nuts, you might want to bake the muffins in two pans, filling 6 cups in one pan and 7 in the other, for a total of 13 muffins.
• Freezer-Friendly Instructions: The muffins can be frozen in an airtight container or sealable plastic bag for up to 3 months. Thaw for 3 - 4 hours on the countertop before serving. To reheat, wrap individual muffins in aluminum foil and place in a preheated 350°F oven until warm.

MORNING MAPLE MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, combine the milk, butter, syrup, sour cream, egg and vanilla.
• Stir into the dry ingredients just until moistened.
• Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full.
• For topping, combine the flour, sugar, nuts and cinnamon; cut in butter until crumbly.
• Sprinkle over batter.
• Bake at 400 F for 16-20 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

ENGLISH MUFFINS

Steps:

• Make the dough.
• Whisk the flour, sugar, yeast and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer. Add the egg but don't stir it in yet.
• Heat the milk and coconut oil in a saucepan until a thermometer reads 110 degrees F. (If the milk is too hot when you add it to the flour mixture, it will kill the yeast.)
• Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture. Avoid pouring it directly on the egg-you don't want the hot milk to cook it.
• Using the dough hook, mix on medium speed until the dough comes together and starts to pull away from the sides of the bowl, 3 to 4 minutes. Scrape down the sides with a rubber spatula, if needed. The dough will look a little irregular in texture.
• Knead the dough.
• Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth, soft and elastic, 3 to 4 minutes. Shape into a ball and place in a large bowl lightly oiled with coconut oil; rub the top of the dough with a little more coconut oil. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, 1 to 2 hours.
• Form the muffins.
• Sprinkle 2 baking sheets with cornmeal and set aside. After the dough rises, punch it down and divide into 16 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a ball, then flatten into a 3-inch disk. Place the disks on the baking sheets.
• Cook the muffins.
• Heat a 12-inch cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Coat the skillet with cooking spray and liberally sprinkle with cornmeal. Working in batches, cook the muffins until they are deep golden brown, 5 to 9 minutes per side. If they start to rise in a domed fashion, flatten them with a spatula. Let the English muffins cool completely, then split open, toast and serve with butter and jam.

NEW ENGLAND BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and baking powder.
• Mix in the sugar.
• In a large bowl, combing the melted butter, beaten egg, vanilla extract, bananas, milk, and maple syrup and beat with a fork until well blended.
• Stir the banana mixture into the flour mixture, just until the dry ingredients are moistened.
• Spoon the batter into greased muffin tins.
• Bake 20 minutes or until the muffins are lightly browned.
• Serve warm.

MAPLE SYRUP MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix butter, sugar and salt. In another bowl, mix both flours and baking powder, then add them to the mixture of butter. Add 3/4 cup of oatmeal and stir. In a third bowl, stir milk and maple syrup. Pour the mixture of maple syrup on the dough and stir until the mixture is wet, taking care not to stir too much.
• Spread the dough in 8 greased muffins tins. Sprinkle with remaining oatmeal (1 tablespoon). Bake in a preheated oven of 350 F for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in a muffin comes out clean. Let cool on a rack for about 5 minutes. Remove the muffins from the pan and let cool completely. (They will be good up to 3 days in the refrigerator and up to 1 month in the freezer).

EASY ENGLISH MUFFINS

Steps:

• Place 1/4 cup flour, yeast, and 1/2 cup water in a mixing bowl. Whisk together and set aside for about 10 minutes to see if thin layer of foam develops to ensure yeast is active. Drizzle in vegetable oil; add salt, egg white, remaining 1 3/4 cup flour, and remaining 1/4 cup warm water. Mix together until dough is very wet and sticky. Cover. Set in a warm spot and let rise until doubled, about 2 hours.
• Pull dough gently from sides of bowl, stirring slightly, and turn out onto a well-floured rolling surface. Work in just enough flour until dough is easily handled and can be cut into 6 pieces, about 1 minute. Cut dough into 6 equal portions. Form a seamless ball of dough, adding a pinch of flour to keep it from sticking. Flatten to make thick disks. Transfer dough onto a lined baking sheet sprinkled generously with cornmeal. Let rise until doubled, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Add clarified butter to skillet over medium heat. Carefully transfer muffin disks to skillet. Cook in batches to avoid overcrowding. Brown on one side, 5 or 6 minutes. Turn, and brown the other side, 5 or 6 minutes. Continue turning to get muffins evenly browned and cooked through, 7 or 8 minutes total per side. Transfer to a cooking rack and cool completely (this is key as you can't split the muffins unless they are cooled).
• Split cooled muffins with a fork, inserting tines all the way around edges so the 2 sides can be pulled apart. Toast and serve with jam.

NIGELLA LAWSON MAPLE PECAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Fill a 12 cup muffin tray with paper liners or butter it.
• You can also use mini-muffins in which case it will make about 28.
• Reserve 1/4th of the chopped pecans.
• Mix together remaining pecans with flour, salt, wheatgerm and baking powder.
• In another bowl, whisk together milk, egg, maple syrup, oil and vanilla.
• Pour the liquids into the dry mixture.
• Gently fold to mix.
• The batter can have some lumps.
• Do not overmix because these muffins can get tough.
• Spoon into the muffin tins.
• Chop the remaining nuts finely and mix with the brown sugar.
• Sprinkle a little on the top of each muffin.
• Bake for about 20 minutes until tester comes clean (less if baking in a mini muffin tin).
• The nut topping turns golden but the muffins will be very pale.
• Remove muffins to a cooling rack.
• Serve them warm or at room temperature, may be with some more maple syrup.

CARNATION MAPLE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Stir in oats.
• Mix evaporated milk, maple syrup and egg.
• Add to dry ingredients all at once; stir just until moistened.
• Fill greased medium muffin cups 2/3 full.
• Bake in hot oven (400F) 20 to 25 minutes.
• Remove from pans immediately.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

NUTTY MAPLE MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk the egg, sour cream, syrup and oil; stir in cereal. Let stand for 5 minutes. In another large bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar and baking soda. Stir in sour cream mixture just until moistened. Fold in pecans. , Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 375° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm.

ENGLISH MUFFINS

Steps:

• Warm the milk in a small saucepan until it bubbles, then remove from heat. Mix in the sugar, stirring until dissolved. Let cool until lukewarm. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
• In a large bowl, combine the milk, yeast mixture, shortening and 3 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Add salt and rest of flour, or enough to make a soft dough. Knead. Place in greased bowl, cover, and let rise.
• Punch down. Roll out to about 1/2 inch thick. Cut rounds with biscuit cutter, drinking glass, or empty tuna can. Sprinkle waxed paper with cornmeal and set the rounds on this to rise. Dust tops of muffins with cornmeal also. Cover and let rise 1/2 hour.
• Heat greased griddle. Cook muffins on griddle about 10 minutes on each side on medium heat. Keep baked muffins in a warm oven until all have been cooked. Allow to cool and place in plastic bags for storage. To use, split and toast. Great with orange butter, or cream cheese and jam.