37896 healthy shmealthy ina coconut muffins Recipes

brown sugar, flax seed, eggs, dried cranberries, pastry flour, salt, pumpkin pie spice, unsweetened applesauce, plain greek yogurt, baking soda, skim milk, sweet potatoes, unsweetened coconut

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.

plain flour, desiccated coconut, baking powder, egg, sugar, coconut milk, coconut cream, sugar, glutinous-rice flour, cornflour, salt, sweet corn, dried anchovies or 12 dried shrimp, cut and pounded to a dust, garlic chives, finely chopped

coconut flour, melted coconut oil (or butter), coconut milk (or heavy cream), eggs, vanilla, baking powder, honey, walnuts (or pecans), salt

all-purpose flour, white sugar, sweetened flaked coconut, baking powder, salt, low-fat vanilla yogurt, egg, lightly beaten, egg white, lightly beaten, vegetable oil, coconut extract

all purpose flour, sweetened shredded coconut, toasted, sugar, chopped toasted almonds, baking powder, orange peel, baking soda, salt, canned unsweetened coconut milk, eggs, unsalted butter, melted, vanilla extract

flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, salt, coconut, raisins, bananas, chopped, egg, milk, brown sugar, margarine or 3 tbsp butter, melted, coconut, brown sugar, margarine, cinnamon

all-purpose flour, sweetened flaked coconut, quick oatmeal, baking powder, margarine (you could use softened butter), sugar, egg, lemon zest, finely grated, milk, sweetened flaked coconut (or more ), sugar, lemon juice, water, lemon zest, finely grated

orange , seeds removed, with peel, orange juice, coconut milk (use oj if none available), egg, butter, room temperature, whole wheat flour, unsweetened coconut, sugar, baking powder, baking soda

flour, coconut, baking powder, butter, melted and cooled slightly, milk, egg, vanilla essence, coconut, for sprinkling, icing sugar, vanilla essence, butter, milk, to mix

super ripe bananas, applesauce, brown sugar, coconut oil, vanilla, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, whole wheat flour, wheat bran, flax seed meal, soy flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, chopped pecans, flax seed, raisins

unprocessed oat bran (bob s red mill is excellent), whole wheat flour, splenda brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, pumpkin pie spice, flax seeds ground, pumkin (1 3/4 cup) not pumpkin pie mix, vanilla, egg whites lightly beaten, applesauce, skim milk, shredded coconut, walnuts coarsely chopped, dates (chopped ) or blueberries, joy or cooking spray

caster sugar, plain flour, baking powder, unsweetened cocoa powder, low-fat yogurt, canola oil, vanilla, eggs, coconut , dessiccated, strawberry jam (1/4 tsp per muffin), frozen unsweetened mixed berries, thawed and drained on paper (optional but tasty. if leaving out, add another cup of coconut to the muffin mix)

coconut milk, spoons of coconut, frozen banana, frozen strawberries, spoons of cacao powder, scoops of frozen yogurt, vanilla essence, agave nectar

coconut cream, very ripe banana, peach (optional), dates (for sweeter taste), frozen raspberries

coconut bar cookies or 10 oz ginger snaps, butter, melted, pineapple coconut ice cream, softened, berry sorbet, softened, mango ice cream, fruit slices

canola oil cooking spray, fat-free apple cinnamon muffin mix, pureed organic carrot baby food, apple juice, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, sweetened shredded coconut, toasted, honey butter , recipe follows, unsalted butter, softened, honey

all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, baking powder, ground allspice, salt, low-fat milk, part-skim ricotta cheese, cream of coconut, canola oil, vanilla extract, grated lemon rind, egg, egg white, flaked sweetened coconut, toasted, flaked sweetened coconut, toasted, all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, canola oil