66579 chocolate heath muffins Recipes

dozen pre-made or store purchased plain, banana, vanilla, chocolate, or pumpkin muffins, tub of vanilla frosting, marshmallows, green food coloring- a few drops, candies for decorating (see below), boo pops, puffed marshmallows, tub of your favorite frosting (chocolate fudge!), candies for decorating (see below), scarecat cookies, fully baked trays of your favorite homemade cookies or store-bought cookies of your choice., candies for decorating (see below), candy decoration suggestions, candy corn, licorice whips/strings, m & s, chopped candy bars, candy corn, yogurt covered raisins, chocolate and colored sprinkles, colored sugars, powdered sugar, pre- ade halloween-the ed cake decorations, peanuts, raisins.. and whatever else your child can think of. (warning: 1 year, we decorated the cookies at a classroo event with 32 children. 1 of the others brought s all noodles and put the in a bowl in the table for the children to use. dried noodles are not good decorations on cookies or uffins

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.

semisweet chocolate, unsalted butter, eggs, buttermilk, white sugar, sour cream, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, semisweet chocolate chips

eggs, biscuit mix (bisquick), sugar, milk, vegetable oil, semi-sweet chocolate chips or 1 cup semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped

all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, white chocolate, chopped or 12 oz white chocolate chips, unsalted butter, at room temperature, egg, at room temperature, orange extract, sugar, milk (not nonfat ), vanilla extract

sugar, whole wheat flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, butter or margarine, melted, walnuts, raw and crushed, all-purpose flour, quick oats, uncooked, chocolate chips (i used hershey s special dark), baking powder, baking soda, sea salt, buttermilk, honey, vegetable oil, pure vanilla extract, egg

flour, cocoa, white sugar, light brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, mashed bananas, canola oil or 1/3 cup vegetable oil, egg, vanilla, semi-sweet chocolate chips, white chocolate chips

sour cream, baking soda, ripe bananas, mashed, butter, softened, sugar, eggs, flour, wheat germ, milk chocolate chips or 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, salt, vanilla

granulated sugar, all-purpose flour, baking cocoa, margarine or 2 tbsp butter, melted, all-purpose flour, quick-cooking oats or 1 cup old fashioned oats, uncooked, semi-sweet chocolate chips, baking powder, baking soda, salt (optional), low-fat buttermilk, honey, vegetable oil, egg, lightly beaten

oats, egg whites, unsweetened applesauce, vanilla, unsweetened cocoa, plain nonfat yogurt, cream of tartar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, water (hot ), sugar substitute (splenda granular ), semi-sweet chocolate chips (can use white chocolate or peannut butter chips)

all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, egg, milk, butter, melted, vanilla chips or 3/4 cup white chocolate chips, chopped macadamia nuts, vanilla chips or 1/2 cup white chocolate chips, heavy whipping cream

cream cheese, at room temperature, sugar, egg, vanilla extract, white chocolate chips, muffin batter, self rising flour, sugar, butter, melted but cooled, oil, milk, fresh or frozen strawberries, chopped into small pieces, eggs, vanilla extract, cream cheese, at room temperature, pureed fresh or frozen strawberries, powder ( confectioners ) sugar, vanilla extract

butter, softened, sugar, eggs, sour cream, oranges , zest of, orange juice, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, semi-sweet chocolate baking squares, chopped (or 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips), semi-sweet chocolate baking square, melted

pistachios, shelled and coarsely chopped, brown sugar , packed, all-purpose flour, ground cinnamon, butter, softened, all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, ground cinnamon, salt, milk, vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla extract, shredded zucchini, semisweet chocolate, chopped or 1/2 cup chocolate chips

parsnips, diced (2 2/3 cup), chocolate cake mix (i make my own), allspice, ground, dried mango, chopped, white chocolate chips, strong black tea, turbinado sugar, for sprinkling on top (can use granulated white sugar, too)

whole wheat flour , plus, whole wheat flour, cornstarch, unbleached all-purpose flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt, baking soda, dark chocolate chips (semi-sweet are usually vegan, check ingredients) or 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (semi-sweet are usually vegan, check ingredients), double brewed millstone chocolate velvet coffee, sugar, unsweetened applesauce, oil, soymilk, vinegar, vanilla, soymilk (additional)

unsweetened chocolate, sugar, margarine, softened, eggs, sour cream, milk, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, chocolate chips

zucchini, shredded, reduced-sugar chocolate cake mix, whole wheat flour, canned pumpkin, egg beaters egg substitute, unsweetened applesauce, splenda sugar substitute, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, dark chocolate chips