16 muffins oatmeal fruit and 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.

quick oatmeal, buttermilk, cream cheese, brown sugar, egg, beaten, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, dried peaches, chopped (or any dried fruit)

oat bran, oatmeal, regular not instant, mixed dried fruit (if you can tsp find pre- , make your own combination or use raisins), cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda, salt, egg whites, unsweetened applesauce, brown sugar (use a half cup if you like your muffins sweeter), low-fat buttermilk (or use 1/3 cup non-fat yogurt plus skim milk to level it off to 1/2 cup), canola oil

whole wheat flour, dry oatmeal, powdered milk (or add milk to wet mix instead), sugar, salt, baking powder, powdered eggs (in dry mix ) or 1 egg (added into wet mix), mashed fruit or 1 cup bananas or 1 cup applesauce or 1 cup yogurt or 1 cup mashed pumpkin or 1 cup zucchini or 1 cup carrots or 1 cup beans or 1 cup potatoes or 1 cup peanut butter, oil (if using peanut butter above do not add in extra ), water (or milk if no powdered milk in dry mix), vanilla, raisins or 1 cup chocolate chips or 1 cup dried apples, slices or 1 cup banana chips or 1 cup blueberries or 1/2 cup nuts, egg (in wet mix if no powder in dry mix), sugar (if mashed fruit or additive is not sweet), cinnamon or 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice, cocoa powder, molasses

old fashioned oats, steel cut oats, buttermilk, oil, brown sugar, eggs, whole wheat flour (whole wheat is preferred) or 2 cups white flour (whole wheat is preferred), baking powder, baking soda, salt, raisins (optional) or 1/2 cup other dried fruit (optional), chopped nuts (optional)

rolled oats, cold coffee or 2 cups cold milk or 2 cups juice or 2 cups cold tea (anything! cold doesn tsp mean refrigerated, it just means not hot), applesauce or 1 cup pumpkin puree or 2 smooshed bananas (any fruit pulp), salt, baking powder, baking soda, flour

unsweetened applesauce, butter or 1/4 cup margarine, softened, plain low-fat yogurt, egg whites, egg, pure vanilla extract, pure maple syrup, whole wheat flour, unbleached all-purpose flour, old fashioned oats, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, dried fruit (such as blueberries or cherries), chopped walnuts, blueberries (fresh or frozen )

adapted from baking in america, whole spelt flour, wheat or oat bran, sugar or splenda, brown sugar or splenda, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, banana chips (or other dried fruits), rolled oats, slightly chopped (or quick cooking oats), egg, buttermilk or yogurt (non-fat is ok), vegetable oil or apple sauce, vanilla, water

banana, mashed (can substitute 1/2 cup. unsweetened applesauce), eggs, lightly beaten (or egg whites equal to 3 eggs), soya milk, vanilla extract, old-fashioned oatmeal, oat bran, ground flax seeds, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, chopped walnuts, dried cranberries (or blueberries, or use fresh or frozen)

rolled oats, plain yogurt (fat free is great), vegetable oil, brown sugar, egg, whole wheat flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, blueberries (you name it) or 1 cup apples (you name it) or 1 cup pumpkin (you name it) or 1 cup rhubarb (you name it)

whole wheat flour, white pastry flour, oatmeal, brown sugar (slightly packed), baking powder, baking soda, eggs, buttermilk, light extra virgin olive oil, berries (juicy types of fruit) or 1 1/2-2 cups fruit (juicy types of fruit)

egg whites, oatmeal, splenda granular (sugar substitute ), cinnamon, pure vanilla extract, baking powder, frozen blueberries or 1 cup fruit, of choice

white corn syrup (such as karo syrup) or 2 tbsp oil, egg substitute (2 egg whites) or 2 whole eggs, evaporated skim milk or 1 1/4 cups evaporated milk, salt, oat bran (not oatmeal), baking powder, brown sugar (packed), white sugar, chopped dried fruit (your choice )

oats, liquid egg whites, scoop pro performance 100% whey protein vanilla, splenda brown sugar, ground flax seeds, wheat bran, semi sweet chocolate chips, chopped walnuts (or seeds), chopped dried apricots, craisins, baking powder, salt