474 candied nuts sugar Recipes

muffin pans, a special metal baking pan , sometimes referred to as a muffin tin, with 6 or 12 cup-shaped depressions. most often this pan is made from aluminum., muffin cups are, standard muffin cup is about 2 1/2 inches in diameter and holds 1/4 to 1/3 cup batter., giant or texas-size muffin cup is about 3 1/2 inches in diameter and holds 5/8 cup batter., muffin cup is about 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter and holds 1/8 cup or 2 tbsp batter., muffin-top cup is about 4 inches in diameter but are only 1/2 inch deep ., substituting a different size muffin cup, substitute another size muffin cup for original size listed in recipe. if substituting a larger size muffin cup the recipe will yield fewer muffins and if using smaller size muffin cup the recipe will yield more muffins. the bake time will be changed also. bake a larger muffin longer than the original time and smaller muffins a shorter time., tips on baking muffins, grease muffin cups by spraying each cup with no stick cooking spray or using a paper towel dipped in shortening to grease each cup., use paper liners in muffin cups for easy clean-up., if muffin cups are filled more than 3/4 full the muffins will have flat, flying saucer tops. if sufficient room is not allowed for muffins to expand before reaching the top of the cup the muffin will flatten on top., if some muffin cups will remain empty during baking , put 2 to 3 tbsp water in the unused muffin cups to keep the pan from warping., if baked muffins stick to the bottom of the muffin cup, place hot muffin pan on a wet towel for about two minutes., source : land o lakes, all about muffins, are you eating muffins or cupcakes, hot breads are always a hit and muffins are 1 of the easiest to make. they are more quickly and easily made than biscuits and no kneading, rolling or cutting is required. they can be a savory, last minute dinner muffin or a sweet delicious breakfast muffin. made using whole-wheat flour, wheat germ, bran, honey, fruits and nuts they can be very nutritious. but like the healthy granola craze which turned into candy bars, muffins also can quickly turn into cupcakes. eating cupcakes for breakfast is your choice, but don tsp tell yourself you are eating healthy breakfast muffins. a recent magazine article revealed some muffins available in new york delicatessens were claimed to be low fat, but actually contained up to 23 g of fat. that s more fat than two egg mcmuffins., what is the difference between muffins and cupcakes, some say cupcakes have frosting. a basic formula for muffins is 2 cups flour, 2-4 tbsp sugar, 2 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 egg, 1/4 cup oil, shortening or butter, 1 cup milk. when the fat, sugar and egg ratio in a recipe reaches double or more than this, you have reached the cake level., other technical difference between muffins and cupcakes, method of cooking is different for muffins and cupcakes. the muffin method is by far the fastest and easiest. flour, sugar, baking powder and salt (all the dry ingredients) are mixed together. this is where the leavening can be uniformly dispersed into the flour. sugar is mixed with the flour to prevent the flour from lumping when combined with the wet ingredients., making and baking muffins, in a large bowl, oil (or melted butter) and egg are beaten together to form an emulsion to disperse the fat more uniformly. then the milk is stirred in. this much mixing can be done ahead and held. the two are combined just before baking., combine, cut and fold liquid into the dry ingredients. mix only to combine. batter will be lumpy but no pockets of dry ingredients should remain. the general rule is only 12 strokes., bake as soon as it s mixed. when filling cups, do not mix batter between scoops. excessive mixing causes loss of leavening., cake method for making muffins, sometimes muffins are made using the cake method , i.e. cream the fat and sugar, add eggs, add the dry ingredients and milk alternately. this is more time consuming but produces a lighter, more tender, cake-like muffin., perfect muffin, perfect muffin has a thin brown crust , a slightly rounded top with a pebbled appearance and a moist, even interior. there should be no peaks, no tunnels which are usually caused by excessive mixing and too much liquid (muffin batter should not be fluid)., more leavening is not better, just because a recipe is in print does not mean that it is in balance. a guide for leavening 2 cups of flour in a recipe is either 2 1/2 tsp double acting baking powder, or 4 tsp fast acting baking powder, or 1/2 tsp soda plus 1 cup buttermilk (for the acid) and 1 1/4 tsp baking powder. excess baking powder and soda taste bitter., here are a few tips for altering muffin recipes, substitute 2 egg whites for 1 egg in the recipe. if these are stiffly beaten and folded in at the end it will produce a lighter muffin with less fat., use non-fat milk instead of whole milk ., use salad oil in place of butter. in place of the fat in the recipe , use 1-fourth of the oil and replace the other three-fourths with fruit puree such as applesauce. jars of baby food fruits provide a quick choice of purees other than apple. adding non-gluten grain products (bran, germ, oatmeal, corn meal) for part of the flour makes a more tender muffin., create your own taste sensations, begin with the basic formula and change 1/2 cup of the flour to corn meal, bran, wheat germ, rye, oatmeal or leftover cooked cereal. add 1/2 to 1 cup chopped apple, dates, prunes, raisins, apricots, figs, blueberries, cranberries, cheese, nuts., make your favorite muffin mixes by measuring the dry ingredients twice (or more ) into two separate bowls. use 1 and package 1 with the list of wet ingredients to be added when mixing at a later date.

hershey bars without nuts. the amount depends on how bif of a kiss you want to make., chopped nuts of your choice, chopped candies of your choice, caramel, toffee bits, rice crispy cereal, chopped oreos, dried fruits, sunflower seeds, colored sugar, coconut, chocolate mints, marshmallows, fudge bits, peppermints, etc.., like to add that some great foil to wrap your candy in can be found at beauty supply stores or at a hair salon. the foils used to highlight hair are ultra thin and come in various colors. they cover the chocolate very well and are great to use for other chocolate recipes such as truffles or molded chocolates. they re not expensive and come in large squares which means less foil cutting for you! ho! ho! ho

all-purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, unsalted butter, at room temperature, light brown sugar, sugar, eggs, vanilla, hot brewed coffee, red and green candy covered plain chocolate candies (red and green m&ms), toasted pine nuts (optional)

butter, sugar, water, vanilla, rolled oats, chopped nuts or colored crystal sugar or chocolate or coconut or gumdrops or candied cherries or chocolate chips or red cinnamon candies (optional) or pecans (optional)

whole candied cherries, dark raisins, mixed candied fruit (of your choice), mixed nuts , your choice of nuts (not salted), all-purpose flour, vegetable oil, firmly-packed brown sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, ground allspice, ground cinnamon, fresh-squeezed orange juice orange juice

butter or 1 cup margarine, softened, all-purpose flour, sugar, vanilla extract, chocolate chips (optional) or butterscotch chips (optional) or jelly (optional) or marmalade (optional) or nuts (optional) or candy sprinkles (optional) or m&m s plain chocolate candy (optional)

marsala wine or 1/4 cup other sweet wine, golden raisin, low-fat cream cheese, at room temperature, low-fat ricotta cheese, sugar, flour, salt, eggs, egg whites, lemon zest, grated, orange zest, grated, vanilla extract, candied orange peel, diced (or a mixture of both) or 1/4 cup candied lemon peel (or a mixture of both), pine nuts, toasted

butter, softened, brown sugar, eggs, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, baking soda, sour cream, chopped dates, brazil nuts, coarsely chopped, pecans, coarsely chopped, chopped candied pineapple, candied cherries, halved, raisins, egg, lightly beaten, evaporated milk, water, candied cherries , optional

nonstick cooking spray, for spraying the foil, sugar, unsalted butter, melted and cooled, vanilla extract, eggs, all-purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, fine salt, baking powder, semisweet chocolate chips, suggested topping combinations : white chocolate chips and toasted chopped walnuts; cashews and dried cranberries; chopped pretzels and raisins; toasted coconut and chopped dried pineapple; or any combination of chopped dried fruit, toasted nuts, mini marshmallows, chopped graham crackers or candy pieces

whole brazil nuts, whole walnuts, whole pitted dates, red candied cherries, green candied cherries, candied pineapple chunks, leave all fruit and nuts whole and mix in largest bowl you have., sift together, sugar, flour, baking powder, salt, sprinkle over fruit and nut mix, beat together, beaten eggs, pure vanilla

butter twists: rich sour dough recipe made with only 1 tbsp of sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon twists: add 2-3 tsps of , or to taste, to the sugar before rolling the pastry, nut and fruits twists: sprinkle the pastry with raisins and s or candied fruits to your taste before folding in half and cutting in strips.

unsalted butter, room temperature, divided, sugar, eggs, room temperature, vanilla extract, lemon extract, all-purpose flour, salt, baking soda, sour cream, ice cream, chocolate candies or crumbled chocolate sandwich style cookies or toasted nuts or chocolate syrup, raspberries, lemon juice, sugar, raspberry jelly

christmas honey fruit drops, mixed chopped candied fruits and peels , chopped candied cherries, raisins, and chopped pecans, bourbon, brown sugar, honey, butter or margarine, eggs, all purpose flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, baking powder, dairy sour cream, combine fruits , nuts, and bourbon. cover, let stand several hours. in mixer bowl cream sugar, honey, and butter or margarine. beat in eggs. mix dry ingredients. add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream. stir fruit mixture into creamed mixture. drop by tsp onto greased cookie sheet. bake in 350 degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes. cool on wire rack. frost, if desired. makes about 5 dozen cookies.

eggs, well beaten, butter, brown sugar, currants, citron, candied orange peel or 1/2 lb candied lemon peel, dates, chopped, white raisins, candied cherry, candied pineapple, honey, molasses, brandy or 1/2 cup sherry wine or 1/2 cup cider, mixed nuts, chopped, flour, cinnamon, mace, baking powder

nut crumb crust, chocolate graham cracker crumbs, graham cracker crumbs, sugar, fine chopped nuts , pecans, walnuts, and/or almonds, melted butter, cheese cake, cream cheese, softened, sugar, egg, vanilla, sour cream, apple filling, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, flour, peeled/sliced tart apples, candies (carmeles), water, salted nuts (pecans/-cashews/almonds) chopped, chocolate chips, shortening, rollo candies

pitted dates, candied green cherries, candied red cherries, candied pineapple, brazil nut, walnut halves, candied orange peel (or citron), all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, eggs, rum

butter, softened, sugar, eggs, cake flour, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, candied cherries , slight chopped (i use 1 green and 1 red), candied pineapple, slightly chopped, mixed candied fruit, slightly chopped, slightly chopped nuts, grape juice (red or white, but not dry ) or 1/2 cup wine (red or white, but not dry)

butter, white sugar, eggs, flour, cocoa, cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, ginger, allspice, baking soda, strong coffee, currants, raisins, chopped nuts (pecans or what you like), chopped candied cherry, chopped candied pineapple, chopped citron, chopped dates, chopped candied grapefruits or 1/4 lb orange peel