All American Muffins Recipes

ALL AMERICAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• 1. While preheating oven to 425 degrees, spray a muffin tin with cooking spray.
• 2. In a large bowl, gently mix together flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Mix until all dry ingredients are combined.
• 3. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until combined.
• 4. Mix in milk, oil, whiskey, and extracts.
• 5. Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients and mix by hand, avoiding over mixing which will produce dry, tough muffins.
• 6. Fold in coconut.
• 7. Then fold in berries.
• 8. Pour batter into the muffin tins, filling until just below the top edge of the tin (we are going to bake these to rise up tall). Sprinkle with coarse sugar.
• 9. Bake at 425 for 5 mins, then reduce to 375 and bake for an additional 25-26 mins until golden brown (you may have to bake longer if you are using the jumbo muffin tin). The initial burst of heat to an almost totally filled muffin tin is what's going to gives us those nice, high, gourmet bakeshop-type muffin tops.
• 10. Remove muffins from the pan and allow to cool for 10 mins, then enjoy!

AMERICAN MUFFINS (PAUL HOLLYWOODS RECIPE)

Steps:

• Place the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt into a large bowl; stir but not too much.
• Add the beaten egg, melted butter, milk and vanilla; stir.
• Add your choice of fruit, nuts or chocolate to make your own version of muffin.
• Place into muffin tins or cases.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes at Gas 6.

BEST EVER MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
• Stir together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a large bowl. Make a well in the center. In a small bowl or 2 cup measuring cup, beat egg with a fork. Stir in milk and oil. Pour all at once into the well in the flour mixture. Mix quickly and lightly with a fork until moistened, but do not beat. The batter will be lumpy. Pour the batter into paper lined muffin pan cups.
• Variations: Blueberry Muffins: Add 1 cup fresh blueberries. Raisin Muffins: Add 1 cup finely chopped raisins. Date Muffins: Add 1 cup finely chopped dates. Cheese Muffins: Fold in 1 cup grated sharp yellow cheese. Bacon Muffins: Fold 1/4 cup crisp cooked bacon, broken into bits.
• Bake for 25 minutes, or until golden.

BASIC MUFFIN RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Line 2 muffin trays with paper muffin cases. In a large bowl beat 2 medium eggs lightly with a handheld electric mixer for 1 min.
• Add 125ml vegetable oil and 250ml semi-skimmed milk and beat until just combined then add 250g golden caster sugar and whisk until you have a smooth batter.
• Sift in 400g self-raising flour and 1 tsp salt (or 400g plain flour and 3 tsp baking powder if using) then mix until just smooth. Be careful not to over-mix the batter as this will make the muffins tough.
• Stir in 100g chocolate chips or dried fruit if using.
• Fill muffin cases two-thirds full and bake for 20-25 mins, until risen, firm to the touch and a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. If the trays will not fit on 1 shelf, swap the shelves around after 15 mins of cooking.
• Leave the muffins in the tin to cool for a few mins and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.