BASIC MUFFINS
INGREDIENTS Make 12
- 500 ml white flour
- 15 ml baking powder
- 3 ml teaspoon salt
- 30 ml sugar
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 250 ml milk
- 110 ml melted butter
Method
Preheat the
oven to 190 C. 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 125 ml
sugar. Reserve 75 ml of the flour, sprinkle it over 250 ml
blueberries, and stir them into the batter last.
Pecan
Muffins.
Use
75 ml sugar. Add 125 ml chopped pecans to the batter. After filling
the 250 ml sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon, and more chopped nuts.
Whole-Wheat
Muffins.
Use 200 ml
whole-wheat flour and 250 ml white flour.
Date
or Raisin Muffins.
Add 125
mlchopped pitted dates or 100 ml raisins to the batter.
