Ultimate Muffins Food

ULTIMATE BANANA MUFFINS!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Set aside.
• Mash bananas and combine in a mixer bowl with sugar, eggs and melted butter. Blend well.
• Alternately blend in flour mixture and milk. Mix well.
• Gently stir in butterscotch chips.
• Pour into greased or paper-lined muffin tins.
• For extra sinfulness, sprinkle additional butterscotch chips on top!
• Bake at 350º for 15 minutes or until done.

ULTIMATE BLUEBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Grease muffin pan.
• Make streusel topping.
• In a small bowl, combine 1/3 cup granulated sugar, 1/4 cup all-purpose flour and 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon.
• Cut in 3 tablespoons butter or margarine with pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Set aside.
• Make muffin batter.
• Combine flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking powder and salt in large bowl.
• Stir in milk, egg, butter and lemon peel.
• Stir in 1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips and blueberries.
• Spoon into prepared pan, filling almost full.
• Sprinkle with Streusel Topping.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pans for 5 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool.
• Very tasty when served warm.
• For added punch.
• Melt remaining chip in microwave and drizzle over the muffins.

ULTIMATE LUNCHBOX MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celcius. Line a muffin tin with paper liners and spray briefly with non-stick spray.
• Combine flours, cinnamon, baking powder, and baking soda. Set aside.
• In a blender, blend the bananas, molasses, apple juice and vinegar until smooth. Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
• Fold in the zucchini, walnuts, and sultanas.
• Divide mixture evenly into the muffin cups and bake for 20 minutes.
• If freezing, freeze in individual freezer bags to pull out as needed.

ULTIMATE BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a muffin tin.
• Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg together in a small bowl.
• Mash bananas in a large bowl. Mix in white sugar, melted butter, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla extract. Fold in flour mixture until just combined. Fold walnuts into the batter.
• Divide batter evenly among the muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes.

THE ULTIMATE CHOCOLATE BROWNIE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Set oven to 350°F.
• Line 12 muffin tins with paper liners.
• In a medium bowl combine cocoa and baking powder; mix to combine.
• Add in boiling water; mix well with a wooden spoon to combine.
• Add in the melted butter and vanilla; mix well.
• Add in the sugar, mix well with a wooden spoon.
• Stir in eggs with a wooden spoon; mix until combined.
• Mix the flour with salt; add in the chocolate mixture; mix well to combine (batter will be a bit on the thin side).
• Add/mix in mini chocolate chips or walnuts (or 1 cup of both!).
• Using an ice cream scoop fill each of the muffin tins almost to the top.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until muffins are done, don't over bake! (might take a little longer, depending on how full the muffin tins are with the batter).
• Cool, drizzle glaze over or frost with buttercream frosting.

UNIVERSAL MUFFINS MIX

Steps:

• Combine ingredients and break up any lumps.
• Store in a large airtight container labeled with the date and contents. Store in a cool, dry place. Shelf life: 6 to 8 months. Makes enough for about 5 batches of 24 muffins each.To make 24 regular-sized muffins:.
• Preheat oven to 400°. Coat muffin tins with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, beat:.
• 3 to 4 eggs.
• 3 teaspoons vanilla.
• 2 cups water.
• UP TO 1 cup oil or butter.
• Stir in 5-1/2 cups muffin mix and any additional ingredients (listed below) just until moistened. The batter should be lumpy.
• Fill muffin tins full. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until muffins are golden brown.
• Applesauce muffins: 1 cup applesauce omit oil.
• Apple muffins: 3 cups raw grated apple 1 teaspoons gr. cloves 1 cup nuts or raisins, sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar mixture before baking.
• Apricot muffins: 1 cup chopped dried apricots.
• Banana muffins: 2 mashed bananas 1 cup walnuts (optional).
• Blueberry muffins: 2 cups fresh or frozen rinsed blueberries.
• Bran-molasses muffins: Use only 3 cups of muffin mix. Stir in: 4 cups bran cereal 1/2 cup molasses 1 cup raisins.
• Butterscotch muffins: 2 (12 oz.) bags butterscotch chips 1 cup chopped nuts.
• Carrot muffins: 2 cups grated carrots 1 cup raisins 1-1/2 teaspoons allspice.
• Cashew muffins: 2 cups unsalted coarsely chopped cashews.
• Cherry muffins: 2 cups fresh or dried pitted cherries.
• Chocolate chip-fudge muffins: 1-1/2 cups cocoa 1/2 cup sugar 3 cups mini chocolate chips.
• Coconut muffins: 3 cups toasted flaked coconut (reserve some to sprinkle on the top).
• Cranberry-orange muffins: 2 cups chopped fresh or frozen cranberries 1 cup nuts 1/2 cup orange juice 2 Tb. orange peel.
• Currant muffins: 1-1/2 cups currants 1 cup chopped nuts.
• Date nut muffins: 1 cup chopped dates 1 cup chopped nuts.
• Eggnog muffins: 4 teaspoons rum extract 2 cups eggnog (omit water from recipe) before baking, top with mixture of: 2 Tb. sugar 1 teaspoons nutmeg 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon.
• Fig muffins: 2 cups dried chopped figs 1 cup chopped walnuts.
• Fruit muffins: 2 cups dried diced fruit.
• Garden fresh muffins: 1 cup grated carrots 1 cup grated zucchini 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves.
• Gingerbread muffins: 2 Tb. ground ginger 1/2 cup molasses 2 cups raisins.
• Granola muffins: reduce muffin mix to 4 cups and add: 1-1/2 cups granola. Top with additional granola before baking.
• Grape nuts muffins: reduce muffin mix to 4 cups and add: 2-1/2 cups grape nuts and 1 teaspoons allspice.
• Hazelnut muffins: 2 teaspoons ground cardamom 2 cups chopped hazelnuts.
• Incredible Cream Cheese muffins: combine: 2 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese 1/2 cup sugar 2 eggs. Drop this mix by Tb. onto top of muffins before baking.
• Jam muffins: 1-1/2 cups jam or preserves (strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, cherry) 1 cup chopped nuts (optional).
• Kisses and hugs muffins: 1-1/2 cups cocoa 1/2 cup sugar after filling muffin tins 3/4 full, drop one Hershey's kiss into the center of each muffin, pushing down slightly until kiss is covered. Ice cooled muffins with confectioners sugar and water glaze.
• Lemon muffins: omit 1 cup water and replace with 1 cup lemon juice use 4 eggs, 1/2 cup chopped nuts.
• Lemon-poppy seed: 2 packages (3.4 oz each) instant lemon pudding mix 2 T poppy seeds, use 4 eggs, omit 1 cup water and replace with 1 cup lemon juice.
• Mandarin muffins: 2 (8-1.4 oz) cans crushed mandarin oranges (undrained) reduce water to 1 cup 1-1/2 cups shredded carrots.
• Maple muffins: 6 Tb. maple syrup, reduce water to 1-1/2 cups.
• Marmalade muffins: 1-1/2 cups orange marmalade, 1 cup chopped nuts (opt), 1 cup orange juice (omit 1 cup of the water).
• Mincemeat muffins: 1-1/2 cups mincemeat.
• Nutty muffins: 3 cups peanut butter chips 1/2 cup chopped peanuts.
• Oatmeal muffins: reduce muffin mix to 4 cups and add 1 cup oats; use 4 eggs and up to 2 cups raisins or grated apples.
• Orange muffins: 2 cups sour cream,1 cup nuts or coconut (opt), 2 cans (11 oz. each) mandarin oranges, drain; use 4 eggs.
• Peach muffins: 2 cups fresh or one large can (drained) chopped peaches.
• Pear muffins: 2 cups fresh or one large can (drained) chopped pears.
• Peanut-butter banana muffins: 1 cup peanut butter 1/2 cup chopped peanuts 3 mashed bananas.
• Peanut-butter & jelly muffins: 1 cup peanut butter, 1/2 cup chopped peanuts; drop 1 Tb. jam into each muffin before baking.
• Pecan muffins: 2 cups chopped toasted pecans, 1 teaspoons maple extract.
• Pineapple muffins: 1 teaspoons ground cloves, 1 large can crushed pineapple, drained 1 jar (7 oz. or about 1 cup) macadamia nuts, chopped.
• Pineapple carrot raisin muffins: 1 cup each: grated carrots, crushed pineapple, drained and raisins 1 cup walnuts, chopped (optional).
• Prune muffins: 1 to 2 cups chopped prunes 1/3 cup poppy seeds.
• Pumpkin muffins: 2 cups or 1 can solid pack pumpkin 1 Tb. pumpkin pie spice 1/2 cup each chopped nuts and raisins.
• Raspberry muffins: 2 cups fresh or frozen whole, unsweetened raspberries.
• Rum raisin muffins: 3 teaspoons rum extract or 3 tablespoons rum before baking, top with mix of: 2 teaspoons sugar 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoons nutmeg.
• Sesame seed muffins: 1 cup toasted sesame seeds before baking, top with mix of: 1/2 cup nuts 4 Tb. brown sugar 4 Tb. sesame seeds 2 Tb. flour 1/2 teaspoons each cinnamon/nutmeg.
• Sour cream muffins: omit one cup of the water and add: 1 cup sour cream 2 cups nuts 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel (opt.).
• Strawberry muffins: 2 cups fresh or frozen strawberries, chopped.
• Sweet potato muffins: 1 Tb. allspice 4 Tb. dry orange peel 2 cans (10 oz each) sweet potatoes, mashed, well drained (about 2-1/2 cups).
• Tropical treat muffins: 1 cup dried mango or papaya, chopped 1 cup chopped banana chips or 2 fresh mashed, 1 cup macadamia nuts, chopped 1/2 cup coconut 1/2 cup sour cream 2 teaspoons lemon peel, grated.
• Vanilla muffins: 2 packages vanilla chips.
• Walnut muffins 1-1/2 cups chopped walnuts.
• Wheat germ muffins: 2-2/3 cup wheat germ use 4 eggs 1/2 cup extra water before baking, top muffins with mix of: 1/2 cup wheat germ 2 Tb. sugar.
• Yogurt muffins: reduce water to 1-1/2 cups and add: 2 cartons (8 oz each) yogurt -- plain or flavored.
• Zucchini muffins: 2 cups grated zucchini 2 Tb. cinnamon 1 cup chopped nuts (optional).
• Plum muffins: 2 cups fresh or canned plums; chopped.

JO'S ULTIMATE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 175c fan oven
• Sieve together the flour, sugar and baking powders in a large bowl.
• Mix together the butter, eggs, yoghurt and vanilla essence, then combine with the flour until mixed together.
• Mix in the chocolate followed by the berries until just combined, be careful not to over mix.
• Spoon into 12 Muffin cases then pop in the pre-heated oven and bake for 20 min.
• Remove from the oven and leave to cool in the tin for 5 min, then transfer to a wire rack to cool.