58 VARIATIONS for this muffin recipe !

[Leah]

58 VARIATIONS for this muffin recipe! I thought this might help to get the ideas going for that cold weather baking...

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[quiltys41]

Wow! What a great bunch of recipes. I added that place to my favorites. I found a neat and easy recipe there for baked pretzels too that I am going to have to try. DH always has friends over on the week-ends for football and such and they love their pretzels! Thanks for posting that!

 

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[westbrook]

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[Aint2nuts]

If you follow the arrow at the bottom of the page BACK there are a lot of food storage recipes !!! I feel like I hit the jackpot at a lottery!

[Stephanie]

These are great recipes!

 

They remind me of the "Make a Mix" recipe books, I have them and they have a lot of this type of stuff. But on the puter, is even better!

[bibliomane]

3 small scale basic recipes w/ endless variations.

 

 

 

Baking Powder Muffins (makes 12)

A: 1 c white flour

B: 1c any flour: wheat, oatmeal, cornmeal, flake cereal

or 1c cooked oatmeal, rice or cornmush. (reduce C to 1/2 c liquid)

C: 1 c any liquid: milk, juice, etc.

D: 1/4c fat: oil, butter, peanut butter, etc.

E: 1 thickener: 1 egg, 1 T soy flour & 1 T water, etc.

F: Sweet: 1/4 c sugar, 3/4 c brown sugar, 1/2c honey ( change C to 3/4 c liquid)

G: levening: 2t baking powder, 3 if whole grains, 1 t & 1 t soda if acidic.

H: Additions: use up to 1 1/2 c total. Decrease C liquid to 3/4 c for moist or 1/2 c for wet.

Dry: nuts, seeds, dried fruit, coconut

Moist: berries, chopped fruit, shredd veggie

Wet: applesauce, mashed banana, mashed potato, canned fruit.

I: Spices to taste. 1 t cinnamon, 1/4 t nutmeg/cloves

2 t citrus peel

J: Topping: Cinnamon sugar, chopped nuts, oatmeal, crushed corn flakes.

 

Mix A through G, add H or I or variation as desired. Fill greased or lined muffin tins 2/3 full. Bake for approx. 20 min. @ 400F.

 

Non Sweet Combinations

Use only 2 T. sugar & omit fruit. Add combinations of the following:

½ cup shredded cheese

3 strips cooked crumbled bacon

2 T. grated onion

½ cup shredded zucchini

2 T. parmesan cheese

1 t. parsley

pinch of marjoram.

 

other variations:

Cereal Muffins: After preparing the above recipe using 1/4-cup of sugar, add 1-cup of cooked cereal. You may add oatmeal, or grits, or rice, or farina, or whatever you have left over. This makes about 18 muffins. Rice is my favorite.

 

Whole Wheat Muffins: Use half or all whole wheat flour instead of the white flour called for. Use 1/3-cup brown sugar for the sweetener.

 

Rye Muffins: Replace 1/2-cup of white flour with Rye flour. Add 1-teaspoon caraway seeds to the batter. Use 1/4-cup of brown sugar for the sweetener.

 

Cornmeal Muffins: Replace 1-cup of white flour with cornmeal. Use 1/3-cup of white sugar for the sweetener.

 

Jelly - full muffin cups half full of batter, drop a scant teaspoon of jam o jelly in center of batter, add more batter to fill cup 2/3 full.

 

Blueberry: Add 3/4 to 1 cup blueberries, fresh or canned.

Apple: Add ½ tsp cinnamon to dry ingredients, add 1 cup grated raw apple, decrease milk to ½ cup, decrease flour to 1-1/2 cups. Make 25 to 30 minutes.

 

Maple syrup muffins: Substitute ½ cup maple syrup for ½ cup of the milk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BASIC baking soda MUFFINS RECIPE

1¾ C. flour

2 T. sugar

1 t. baking soda

¾ t. salt

1 egg well beaten

¾ c. buttermilk

1/3 c. melted shortening or oil

Mix wet into dry and bake 400F 25m. Makes 12 muffins.

 

VARIATIONS OF BASIC MUFFIN RECIPES:

 

BLUEBERRY MUFFINS: Fold in 1 c blueberries with wet ingredients.

 

CRANBERRY MUFFINS: Fold in 1 c. dried craisins.

 

CHERRY NUT MUFFINS: Fold in 3/4 c. dried sweet cherries, 1/4 c. pecan meal.

 

DATE MUFFINS: Fold in 2/3 c. date pieces.

 

RAISINS MUFFINS: Fold in ¾ c Thompson raisins.

 

PA. DUTCH MUFFINS: Sprinkle tops of muffins with a combination of 1 t. cinnamon and ½ c. sugar.

 

DUTCH APPLE MUFFINS: Fold in ¾ c. finely chopped apple mixed with ½ t cinnamon and 2 T. sugar. Then sprinkle tops

of muffins with a mix of 1t. Cinnamon and 2 c. sugar.

 

DUTCH PEAR MUFFINS: Combine ¾ c. finely chopped pear, ½ t. ginger, 2 T sugar and fold into muffin mix. Sprinkle

top with mix of 1 t. ginger and ½ c. sugar.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oat Flour Muffins

1/3 cup milk--soy, rice, dairy etc.

1 teaspoon vinegar

 

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

2 tablespoons honey or molasses

1 egg

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup oat flour

1-1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon cinnamon

Mix wet into dry and bake 400F 17m.

 

Oatmeal Raisin Muffins. Add 1/3-cup of raisins in step 3. Proceed as directed. To Make Oat Flour. Place 1-1/4 cups rolled oats in a blender or food processor or coffee grinder. Process until powdery. Makes 1-cup oat flour.