Praline Muffins Food

PUMPKIN PRALINE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400.
• Grease muffin tins.
• Mix together brown sugar, sour cream, and pecans set aside.
• Mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, and ground cloves.
• Mix into the dry ingredients egg, buttermilk, canned pumpkin, brown sugar, and butter until mixed through.
• Spoon batter into greased muffin tins.
• Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of the topping onto each filled muffin tin.
• Bake for 20 minutes.

PRALINE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Mix all dry ingredients together in small bowl.
• Add melted butter to beaten eggs and then add dry ingredients. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.
• Use metal mini-muffin pans and spray with a non-stick cooking spray for baking or with flour. You MUST use metal pans and non stick spray or muffins will stick in pans.
• Use a tablespoon and spoon each muffun about 3/4 full into muffin pans. Use a second spoon to slide the mix cleanly off.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let rest 5 minutes. Gently tap pans upside down and muffins will fall out.

PRALINES

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan combine the sugar, brown sugar, and cream and bring to a boil. Cook on medium heat to softball stage (238 degrees F), then add the butter and pecans. Continue cooking until hardball stage (245 degrees F). Spoon large dollops of it onto a silicone mat or parchment lined baking tray. The pralines will spread and crystallize as they cool.

PRALINE-CINNAMON MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven (360°F, 180°C).
• Grease muffin cups and place the in the freezer until use.
• Cut from the praline paste (nougat) 12 cubes of about 1 inch. If there is praline paste (nougat) left, cut it into very small pieces. Put the 12 cubes into the fridge.
• Chop hazelnuts and roast them in preheated oven for about 5 to 10 minutes or until desired roasting is achieved.
• In a bowl mix flour, baking powder and baking soda. Set aside.
• Open the cardamom pods and put the cardamom seeds into a mortar. Add peppercorns, cloves and salt. Crush them very finely using a pestle. Add cinnamon and set aside.
• In a bowl mix butter and brown sugar until creamy. Add egg and mix well. Add milk and mix well. The sugar must be dissolved completely.
• Add the finely cut nougat and mix well. Add the roasted almonds and the cinnamon mixture and mix again.
• Add the flour mixture and mix only until blended. Do not overmix it.
• Divide batter equally among the prepared muffin cups. Place a nougat cube on each muffin.
• Bake for about 20 minutes until golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean. The nougat cube will sink into the batter during baking.
• Take muffins out of the oven and let cool for 5 minutes in the muffin cups. Then remove muffins from the cups and let them cool completely on a cooling rack.
• After the muffins are cooled out completely dust them with caster sugar.
• NOTE on spices: You can omit the black pepper, if you don't like the pepperiness in here.
• NOTE on praline paste: In Germany this is called nougat or nut nougat. At room temperature this is firm and can be cut. It is very difficult to make this on your own. If you can't get it, you could replace it by chocolate or some other nut/almond bars. The consistency should be that of chocolate at room temperature.

PRALINES 'N CREAM MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F Line 12 medium muffin cups with paper baking cups.
• In medium bowl, combine oats, flours, baking powder and 1/2 cup pecans; mix well. In medium bowl, beat sugar, margarine and cream cheese until creamy. Add milk, egg and maple extract; mix well. Add to dry ingredients; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. (Do not overmix.)
• Fill muffin cups 3/4 full. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup pecans.
• Bake 20 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Cool muffins in pan on wire rack 5 minutes. Remove from pan.

BANANA-PRALINE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Stir together pecans, brown sugar and sour cream. Set aside.
• Mash bananas in a medium bowl , add egg and next 3 ingredients, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Place paper baking cups in muffin pans and coat cups with cooking spray.
• Spoon batter into muffin cup, filling three fourths full. Carefully spoon pecan mixture evenly in center of each muffin.
• Bake at 400F for 18-20 minutes or until golden. Remove from pans immediately and cool on wire racks.
• Note; You can freeze muffins, if desired. To reheat, microwave at HIGH 1 minute.

SOUTHERN PEACHES 'N CREAM PRALINE MUFFINS

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 12-cup Texas-sized muffin pan with paper liners.
• 2. In a medium bowl, stir together pecans, oats, 1/4 cup flour and brown sugar until well combined; knead in butter using your fingertips or a fork, until well incorporated and mixture starts to clump together.
• 3. In a medium mixing bowl, sift together remaining 2 cups flour, baking powder and salt. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, granulated sugar, buttermilk, oil, vanilla and cinnamon until well combined. Gently stir flour mixture into egg mixture until just combined; stir in peaches.
• 4. Divide muffin batter into cups; evenly sprinkle pecan-oat mixture on top. Bake 20 minutes or until well risen, golden brown, and a toothpick inserted into muffin comes out with moist crumbs attached. Cool 5 minutes before transferring muffins to a wire rack to cool.

BANANA PRALINE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F
• Mash bananas, add egg, sugar and oil. Beat well. Add flour, baking powder and salt and mix until just moistened.
• Grease muffin tins, and put equal amount of batter in each.
• *Praline:
• Mix brown sugar and sour cream, add pecans.
• Top each with equal amount of praline mix in center of muffin.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Makes 12 Regular size muffins or 6 large.

SOUTHERN BANANA PRALINE MUFFINS (HEALTHY)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Spray 8 wells of a 12 hole muffin pan with butter-flavored cooking spray or line with paper lines.
• In a large bowl, combine baking mix, pecans, brown sugar Splenda and the Splenda.
• In a small bowl, combine bananas, egg, applesauce and vanilla extract.
• Add banana mixture to baking mix mixture.
• Mix gently just to combine.
• Evenly spoon batter into prepared muffin wells.
• Bake for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Place muffin pan on a wire rack and allow to cool for 10 minutes.
• Remove muffins from pan and continue cooling on wire rack.
• HINT: Fill unused muffin wells with water, it protects the muffin pan and ensures even baking.

PRALINE MINI MUFFINS

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together . Spoon into prepared pans ( I spray with release spray).
• Bake @350 degrees for 20 minutes.
• This batter does not rise so you can fill the muffins tins.

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.

PRALINE BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine pecans, brown sugar and sour cream; set aside. Combine egg, bananas, sugar and oil; mix well. Stir in pancake mix just until moistened. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Drop 1 teaspoon of pecan mixture into center of each muffin. Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until muffins test done.

COFFEE PRALINE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease 10 muffin cups.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, 1/3 cup brown sugar, baking powder, salt and 1/2 cup chopped pecans. Add melted butter, milk, instant coffee, vanilla and egg. Mix until all of the dry ingredients are absorbed. Fill the prepared muffin cups 2/3 full. Combine the remaining brown sugar and pecans, sprinkle over the tops of the muffins.
• Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.