Quick Easy Gourmet 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 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.

EASIEST MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In an electric mixer, cream the margarine and sour cream. Add the flour and mix well. Drop large spoonfuls of the dough into a muffin pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray or lined with muffin cups. Bake for until the tops of the muffins are golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.

BEST EVER MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
• Stir together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a large bowl. Make a well in the center. In a small bowl or 2 cup measuring cup, beat egg with a fork. Stir in milk and oil. Pour all at once into the well in the flour mixture. Mix quickly and lightly with a fork until moistened, but do not beat. The batter will be lumpy. Pour the batter into paper lined muffin pan cups.
• Variations: Blueberry Muffins: Add 1 cup fresh blueberries. Raisin Muffins: Add 1 cup finely chopped raisins. Date Muffins: Add 1 cup finely chopped dates. Cheese Muffins: Fold in 1 cup grated sharp yellow cheese. Bacon Muffins: Fold 1/4 cup crisp cooked bacon, broken into bits.
• Bake for 25 minutes, or until golden.

BEST EVER (AND MOST VERSATILE) MUFFINS!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F (205°C).
• Stir together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a large bowl.
• Make a well in the center.
• In a small bowl or 2-cup measuring cup, beat egg with a fork.
• Stir in milk and oil.
• Pour all at once into the well in the flour mixture.
• Mix quickly and lightly with a fork until moistened, but do not beat.
• The batter will be lumpy. DO NOT OVERMIX. This will create tough/heavy muffins.
• Pour the batter into paper lined muffin pan cups.
• Variations: Blueberry Muffins: Add 1 cup fresh blueberries.
• Raisin Muffins: Add 1 cup finely chopped raisins.
• Date Muffins: Add 1 cup finely chopped dates.
• Cheese Muffins: Fold in 1 cup grated sharp yellow cheese.
• Bacon Muffins: Fold 1/4 cup crisp cooked bacon, broken into bits.
• Bake for 25 minutes, or until golden.

QUICK & EASY GOURMET CORN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Mix all ingredients in a bowl and let the the batter rest in the bowl for 3-4 minutes.
• Re-stir batter and pour into muffin tins/cupcake papers or a well-greased muffin pan.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until the muffins are a gorgeous golden brown.