Perkins Mammoth Muffin Recipes

MAMMOTH BLUEBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325. Spray mammoth muffin pan or use paper baking cups.
• 2. Whisk together flour, baking soda, baking poeder and salt. Set aside. Cream together margerine and sugar. Add eggs and mix well. Stir in sour cream and vanilla until well combined.
• 3. Gently fold in floue a third at a time adding blueberries along with the last third of flour mix just until blended. DO NOT overmix.
• 4. Evenly fill 12 muffin cups (should be 3/4 full). Sprinkle with coarse sugar and cinnamon, if desired. Bake at 325 for 28-35 minutes until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool on rack 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Serve warm or cold.

PEACHES AND CREAM MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat egg; add milk and oil. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; stir into the egg mixture just until moistened. Stir in the peaches. , Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in a muffin comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

PERSIMMON MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan or two 24-cup mini-muffin pans with paper liners. Cut the persimmons in half and scoop out the pulp into a food processor; pulse until smooth.
• Combine the all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon and lemon zest in a large bowl. Whisk 1 1/4 cups of the persimmon puree (or the applesauce and carrot baby food), the eggs, egg white, melted butter and yogurt in a small bowl. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined (it's fine if the batter is lumpy).
• Divide the batter among the muffin cups, filling each three-quarters of the way. Sprinkle with turbinado sugar and bake until a toothpick comes out clean, 20 to 24 minutes for regular muffins or 14 to 18 minutes for mini muffins. Cool slightly in the pan, then transfer the muffins to a rack.

LEMON POPPY SEED MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly brush a 12-cup muffin tin with butter and set aside. Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt into a medium bowl and set aside.
• In a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or with an electric hand-held mixer in a large bowl, cream the butter, zest, and 2/3 cup sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Remove the bowl from the mixer. Stir in the poppy seeds.
• Fold the flour in 3 parts into the butter mixture, alternating with the milk in 2 parts, until just combined. Take care not to overmix the batter. Divide the batter evenly into the muffin tin and sprinkle the tops with sugar. Bake until golden brown, about 25 minutes. Cool muffins in the pan on a rack. Serve warm.

EASY APPLE CINNAMON MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease six muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
• Stir together 1 1/2 cup flour, 3/4 cup sugar, salt, baking powder and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Mix in oil, egg and milk. Fold in apples. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling to the top of the cup.
• In a small bowl, stir together 1/2 cup sugar, 1/3 cup flour, butter and 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon. Mix together with fork and sprinkle over unbaked muffins.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean.