i cant bake muffins to save my life

Chris25

jaybee wrote:

Saint Delia advises not mixing the mixture too much - it should look lumpy (which is why I can cook them, I guess ).

Anyone got any more info on the silicone thingies? I was thinking of getting some but not sure now!

I've just bought a rectangular dish and a cake (tin?). Made a traybake which came out succesfully, although the bottom was very smooth and shiny - strange!

It took about 10mins less cooking time.

Will probably bake a cake next weekend - too busy this one.

Betty_Boop

Got to use a proper muffin tin.
I wouldn't part with mine for anything

Str4berr3

Just to let you all know that i made muffins again last night but with a different recipe ( blueberries ) i did'nt over mix the mixture and put a NON preheated tray under the silicone tray and it came out brilliant. second batch was even more better because i did'nt over fill the mixture in each cup. I don't know if it has anything to do with just my oven but i recomend doing it on a gas mark 4 then a 6 for the same time. I have suspicions on this oven as for 5 mins its flame is dead quite and the next the sound of the flame is roaring..... i would love a fan assisted oven but not up to me its the landlord.
Oh, by the way, the muffins for my OP was different to the one last night i notice that last nights one had a thicker mixture to the first one, the first one was more runnier? could that be more trickier?

Str4berr3

Lemon-Raspberry Muffins.

60g Butter
200g Plain Flour
2 tsp Baking Powder
half tsp Bicarbonated of Soda
150g Caster Sugar
quarter tsp Salt
juice and finely chopped zest of 1 Lemon
120ml Milk
1 large Egg
150g Raspberies
12 Bun muffin tray

Preheat oven; Gas Mark 6/ 200 C (I recomend gas Mark 4)
Melt butter and set aside to cool
Put all dry ingredients together in a bowl, In a measuring jug pour in Lemon juice and pour milk until it reaches the 200ml mark. Beat egg and pour into the dry ingredients along with the lemon juice and milk. Mix all briefly as lumps are important. And fold in the raspberries.
Pour the mixture in muffin tin/s and bake for 25 mins
Leave to cool. and serve!

Blueberry Muffins

75g unsalted butter
200g Plain Flour
Half tsp of Baking Powder
75g Caster Sugar
pinch of salt
200ml Buttermilk ( Or 100g yoghurt and 100ml semi-skimmed milk)
1 Large Egg
200 Blueberries
12 Bun Muffin Tin

Preheat oven for gas Mark 6/200.C (i would recomend Gas Mark 4)
Melt the Butter and set aside to cool
Add all dry ingredient in a bowl, and beat together the egg and milk using a measuring jug (or yoghurt and milk) Pour in the wet ingredient into the dry ingredients mixing briefly as lumps are better. Fold in the blueberries and pour the mixture into the tins.
Bake for 20 mins. Eat Warm or Cold.

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catznine

Glad it finally worked for you! :j Now you can really spoil your family at breakfast time! Well done :T

catznine

I have just posted recipe for baking mix and recipe for the muffins etc that you can make from this mix, on the recipe thread!

megasaver

Why is it that shop bought muffins taste sooooo good...so moist and gooey? I have tried and tried but the ones I have made at home don't really compare, they come out "cakey"and dry. Does anybody have a really good recipe for me to try pleaseeeeeeeeee. This is really annoying me as everything else I make at home tastes pretty good and sometimes better than shop bought. I have two dds who absolutely love muffins...I had to buy them some last week! Anybody out there got any ideas and or recipes they can recommend.

Thanks

Mega xx

Pink.

Hi megasaver,

We have another similar thread so I have merged your thread with it as some of the replies might help you with making your muffins.

Here are another couple of threads with muffin recipes:

Coconut muffin recipe?

lots of muffin recipes.

Pink

Swan_2

megasaver wrote:

Why is it that shop bought muffins taste sooooo good...so moist and gooey? I have tried and tried but the ones I have made at home don't really compare, they come out "cakey"and dry. Does anybody have a really good recipe for me to try pleaseeeeeeeeee. Anybody out there got any ideas and or recipes they can recommend

if you're up for buying a book THIS is the one to get. I couldn't make good muffins either till I got it & now they turn out better than shop-bought, light, moist, tasty & not a single failure
another tip is to make sure you don't overcook them

Softstuff

Just wanted to post to praise the silicon muffin trays, I find them fantastic, so easy to get the muffins out and so easy to clean.