Muffins muffins muffins

LJM

oooh i have that nigella book may have to go flick through it

JoeyEmma

I'm addicted to muffins at the moment. My scales have broken and I am waiting for some to be delivered from Amazon, so at the moment all I have is American measuring cups, so its US style baking at the moment.

I have a basic recipe of
2 cups plain flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup milk
1 egg
1/4 cup vegetable oil.

I mix the dry ingredients, then mix the wet separately. I then mix the two with a fork- the key is to actually have some lumps. I bake them for about 15-20 minutes at 200'C. This makes about 12 muffins. Ina Garten (Barefoot Contessa) uses an ice cream scoop to put muffins in cases so that each one is the same size. I don't have a scoop though.

I've made 4 different types so far
1. With 2 tbsp cocoa and chopped plain chocolate
2. with 2 tsp cinnamon and 1/2 cups raisins
3. With a half white sugar and half brown sugar and a cup of frozen mixed berries
4. Omitted the oil and used 1 tbsp of butter. Sauteed an onion in the butter and added this. I also used half plain flour and half cornmeal. I then stirred in about 1/4 lb grated cheddar, a chopped fresh chilli and a pinch of chilli flakes. I only used a couple of tbsp of sugar instead of a cup. I sprinkled some grated cheddar on top of the muffins before baking.

Yategirl

mmhhh some of those sound yummy! I really like the sound of the cheesy chilli muffins!

thanks for sharing!

JoeyEmma

They are a winner. We had them with roasted butternut squash soup today. It was a scrummy marriage!!

Fruball

Well thanks for reminding me about muffins - just made rasperry and vanilla ones and have cheesy ones in the oven now :rolleyes:

I was never meant to be thin was I

trying-very-trying

JoeyEmma wrote: »

I'm addicted to muffins at the moment. My scales have broken and I am waiting for some to be delivered from Amazon,/quote]

I thought this was about bathroom scales, and I was going to offer this advice.......My scales aren't broken, but I have trained myself to ignore them:rotfl:.

thriftlady_2

My bathroom scales are covered in dust

Joeyemma that is the same recipe I use except I use half a cup of sugar...and I don't include the egg...and I use more milk ('cos of the egg not being there)...and I use a third of a cup of oil/butter...and I always do a double batch...but apart from that it is the same recipe

Muffins are really adaptable, I make them every week.

HariboJunkie

I use the same recipe but with no salt....

The ones I make again and again are....

Carrot and mixed seed
raspberry and white chocolate
Blueberry
Cinnamon, date and walnut
banana
Mincemeat
Cranberry and white chocolate
Christmas pudding.

D&DD

OK so now I'm officially dribbling.... cheese and chilli...I just gotta make me some of these :drool:

thriftlady_2

HariboJunkie wrote: »

Carrot and mixed seed
raspberry and white chocolate
Blueberry
Cinnamon, date and walnut
banana
Mincemeat
Cranberry and white chocolate
Christmas pudding.

Mmmm.. nice flavours.
Our fave is coconut, apricot and white chocolate, I also do:
pumpkin
banana and choc chip
raspberry and peach (peach melba)
blackberry and apple
spiced apple
pineapple and coconut
jam
bacon and cheese
pizza

ooh the possibilities are endless

For inspiration for different flavours this book is good. Check out her bread book too