Multigrain Muffin Recipes

HOMEMADE MULTIGRAIN ENGLISH MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together the multigrain flour and boiling water. Cover with a clean kitchen towel, and let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes. Stir in the yeast while the cereal mix is still warm. Cover and let stand for another 5 minutes.
• Add the salt, sugar, and yogurt, and mix everything together. Stir in the flour, 1 cup at a time, until you get a firm dough. Knead the dough for 10 -15 minutes (I usually mix the dough by hand...it's good for the soul. But you could also do this entire process in a mixer with a dough hook attachment).
• Let the dough rest for 10 minutes. In the meantime, dust a small handful of semolina flour on a large baking sheet. Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface to about a ½ inch thickness. Use a biscuit cutter or a water glass to cut circles out of the dough. Gather up the loose pieces, and roll them out again. Cut more circles. Continue the process until all the dough is used up. You should get 12-14 muffins.
• Place the circles on the baking sheet with semolina flour. Shift them around to coat the bottoms of the muffins with the semolina. Cover with a clean, damp kitchen towel and let the muffins rise for 1 hour in a warm place.
• Place a skillet over medium low heat, and use a pastry brush to brush a very thin layer of oil on the bottom of the pan. Cook the muffins in batches, about 6-7 minutes per side (12-14 minutes total for each muffin).

HEALTHY MULTIGRAIN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degree F.
• Grease muffin tin (I like to use a silicone muffin pan) or line muffin tin with paper cups.
• Whisk together flours, oat bran, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt.
• Lightly beat the egg and egg whites. Stir in the buttermilk, applesauce, almond and vanilla extracts, brown sugar, and oil.
• Stir the liquids into the dry ingredients, until almost combined (batter will be thick), being careful not to over-mix. Gently stir in the dried fruit and nuts.
• Fill muffin cups about ¾ full. Bake until tester is clean, about 23 minutes.
• After a few minutes, remove muffins from the pan, and cool on a rack. You can serve them room temperature, or re-warm them in a toaster oven.

MULTIGRAIN ENGLISH MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine warm water, honey, yeast, and butter in a bowl. Let stand for 5 minutes, until foamy.
• Combine flours, oats, wheat germ, salt, and flaxseed, and caraway seeds if desired, in a large bowl. Add yeast mixture and buttermilk, and mix with your hands until flours are almost fully incorporated. Turn out mixture onto a clean surface, and knead until smooth, about 3 minutes.
• Lightly coat a large mixing bowl with cooking spray, and place dough in bowl. Cover with plastic, and let rise in a warm, draft-free spot until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface, knead for about 1 1/2 minutes, and roll to 1/2-inch thickness. Using a 3-inch round cutter, cut out rounds. Roll and cut scraps once. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment, and dust with cornmeal. Place rounds on sheet, cover with plastic, and let rise in a warm, draft-free spot until puffy, about 20 minutes.
• Heat a large griddle or 12-inch skillet over low heat. Working in batches, place rounds 1 1/2 inches apart. Cook until golden brown and dry, about 7 minutes per side. Let cool for 30 minutes; split with a fork. Toast, and serve with butter and preserves if desired.

MULTIGRAIN MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. In another bowl, combine the egg, milk and oil; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in walnuts and raisins., Coat muffin cups with cooking spray; fill two-thirds full with batter. Bake at 375° for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.

MULTI-GRAIN BANANA MUFFINS (LOW FAT, TOO!)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine the oats and buttermilk in a small bowl; let these sit while you prepare the other ingredients.
• Mix the dry ingredients (including the cinnamon and nutmeg) together in a medium mixing bowl.
• Mash the banana until it's nearly smooth--measure once the fruit is mashed, of course.
• Add the egg, oil, sugar, and vanilla.
• After stirring those together, add in the oat-buttermilk mixture.
• Add the wet ingredients into the dry, stirring just until the dry ingredients are absorbed and no large lumps remain.
• Refrain from over-mixing.
• Grease twelve muffin cups.
• Spoon the batter in, filling the cups evenly to about 2/3 or 3/4 full.
• Bake 25-30 minutes, until the top is slightly springy when gently pushed with a finger.

MULTI-GRAIN ENGLISH MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine 1/4 cup warm water, yeast and honey in a small bowl and let the yeast proof.
• Combine the remaining ingredients except cornmeal with the proofed yeast and knead for 10 minutes Divide into 12 balls. Flatten balls and dust with cornmeal.
• Let rise for 1 hour in a warm place.
• Bake 350*F for about 25 minutes.

APPLESAUCE MULTIGRAIN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F Line twelve muffin cups with paper baking cups or lightly oil bottoms only.
• Prepare topping. Mix oats, brown sugar, and cinnamon together. Add melted butter and mix well.
• Prepare muffins. Mix oats, flour, baking powder and soda, and cinnamon in a bowl. In separate bowl, mix applesauce, milk, brown sugar, oil, and egg. Add to dry ingredients and stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Fill cups with mix (fills to about 3/4 full), and top each muffin with topping. Then bake 18-20 minutes. Serve warm if possible. Yum! Simple and delicious.

ZUCCHINI YOGURT MULTIGRAIN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease 24 muffin cups.
• In a bowl, sift together the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, oat flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg. In a separate bowl, beat together eggs, vegetable oil, applesauce, yogurt, sugar, honey, and vanilla. Mix the flour mixture into the egg mixture. Fold in the zucchini, carrots, pecans, and raisins. Scoop into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake 18 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

FRUITY MULTIGRAIN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Grease bottoms only of 12 medium muffin cups, 2 1/2x1 1/4 inches, or line with paper baking cups.
• Beat yogurt, brown sugar, oil and egg whites in large bowl with spoon. Stir in remaining ingredients except dried fruit and triticale just until flour is moistened. Fold in dried fruit and triticale.
• Divide batter evenly among muffin cups (cups will be very full). Bake 20 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from pan.