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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.

cream cheese, softened, butter, softened, honey, eggs, vanilla, flour, baking powder, various filing and topping options(see below), topping and filling possibilities, use about 2tsp per serving of any 1 of the following, any all fruit fruit spread(mix with 1tsp cornstarch), lemon curd(mix with 1tsp cornstarch), cinnamon and brown sugar(mix with 1tsp cornstarch), peanut butter with or without fruit spread(you can try swirling it, melted chocolate chips or vanilla chips with marshmallows or a bit of the fruit spread, topping possibilities, honey with a touch of water with or without lemon juice, heated in the microwave and brushed over baked treats, vanilla or chocolate glaze made with powdered sugar mixed with milk or half and half with extract or cocoa added to make a thin glaze to be brushed on, add any other extract/flavor can be added to a glaze, sprinkle with colored sugars or other cake/cookie decorations.

ready made grahm cracker crust or make your own with crushed graham crackers or vanilla wafers and butter, cream cheese, well-softened, cream cheese, well-softened, sugar, sour cream, vanilla, few drops orange extract, dream whip , made according to directions (uses 1/2 cup cold milk) or cool whip, manadrin oranges, drained well, kiwi, peeled and sliced

fresh bread crumbs, made from italian or french bread, very finely chopped flat-leaf parsley, garlic clove, finely chopped, salt and freshly ground black pepper, olive oil, shrimp, peeled and deveined, lemon wedges

jello prepared gelatin , any flavor made according to package directions (i use sugar free), low-fat milk

white potato, peeled, diced & boiled, milk, butter, salt & pepper, minced beef, olive oil, white onions, peeled & diced finely, garlic clove, peeled & crushed - (optional), canned tomatoes, soy sauce, beef stock, made with a stock cube, mixed herbs, tomato puree (optional), black pepper, puff pastry, flour, butter, for greasing, eggs, beaten well or 1 milk, sea salt

lean pork chops, vegetable oil cooking spray, chopped onion, chopped green pepper, chopped celery, garlic, mashed, beef gravy, prepared per directions (or 1 - 1 1/2 cups home made or bottled brown gravy), hot cooked rice

full-fat milk, plain yogurt (room temperature ) or 2 -3 tbsp of home-made yoghurt, mixed with a few tbsp of milk, to thin (room temperature)

lean stewing beef or 1 1/2 lbs braising beef, trimmed of fat and cubed or 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef, plain flour, butter, salt, black pepper, onions, peeled and chopped, garlic cloves, peeled and finely diced, carrots, peeled and diced, turnips (optional) or 2 small swede, peeled and finey diced (optional), chopped plum tomatoes, beef stock (made up with half water and beer or beef stock, made up with half water and wine), self raising flour, dried herbs (such as parsley, sage, thyme, majoram and rosemary) or 1 tbsp freshly chopped mixed herbs (such as parsley, sage, thyme, majoram and rosemary), shredded vegetable suet or 4 oz grated frozen butter, water, to mix

chicken breasts, diced into 1-inch pieces (i have made this with chicken thigh meat and it works fine), green bell peppers, diced into 1-inch pieces (red peppers are okay if that is what you have), green onions, chopped into 1-inch slices (use white and green bits), walnuts, halves broken in half again (or more ), soy sauce, chinese wine or 6 tbsp dry sherry or 6 tbsp water, cornstarch (cornflour), water, fresh ginger, chopped finely, red chili pepper flakes, sugar (use more if you like sweet ), vegetable oil

lemonade made from sugar-free lemonade-flavored drink mix or 1 cup use 1 cup of fresh lemonade, low-fat milk, strawberries or 1/2 cup raspberry sorbet, ice cubes or 1/2 cup crushed ice

curry paste , sharwood s rogan josh is a good 1, red lentil, bay leaves, onion, finely chopped, sweet potatoes, cut into 2cm cubes, fresh ginger, grated, chicken stock (made with stock cubes), cooked brown rice, coriander leaves, salt & freshly ground black pepper

butter, onion, peeled and minced, garlic clove, peeled and minced, mushroom, sliced, flour, paprika, dried thyme, dried marjoram, salt, fresh ground pepper , to taste, dry sherry, vegetable stock (home-made or use low-sodium vegetable bouillon and water)

i have made this many times and the recipe comes from a french/belgium restaurant i worked in once again no written recipe , but i will try and explain how i did it., we bought the escargots (ok, snails) in a a 1 or 2 lb. tub, they came frozen and cleaned, no shells. we had shells we could stuff them in, if needed., i took a small pyrex ramekin and filled it half full of a clarified unsalted-butter, parsley and a small bit of garlic mixture. i put in 6 snails and covered the top with a puff pastry sheet. i would cut the pastry to fit the ramekin with a little hanging over the sides of the ramekin and coat with a egg wash (egg white and water) and made sure it sealed, use egg wash to make sure, pastry could shrink if not sealed good ., i put in a 425 degree oven and browned the pastry. i would make some kind of design on the pastry from a small cutters, before i browned it. i served this on a small white plate with a small paper doily on it. this dish we sold for $9.95 and sold a bunch nightly., a few sliced button mushrooms would be an option

apple tartin, quick cooked tart it is called an apple tartin and is very simple and beautiful. my daughter has made this for school and she never brings any back, plus she always has a large number of requests for the recipe. this depends on the size of the saute pan you use. i start with about a 10 pan well coated with no stick pam and i use about 2 sliced apples, about a 1/2 to 1/4 thick (i like granny smith, but use what you like). i then melt unsalted butter and enough brown sugar to cover bottom of the pan and make a thick syrup after it cooks. i thin put the apples into the syrup and cook a few minutes so they get coated good with the syrup., i over lay the apples or shingle them is the tech term in a round circle like a huge sun flower design or something that works for you, be creative! i then use bought flake pastry dough and put on top of the apples enough to cover completely and make an edge on the outside of the tart. you can roll the dough at the edge make a little design in it to close the edge or just leave the edge open but in a round shape no rough edges.then i put in the oven and brown the pastry dough. when it is done (doesn tsp take long to cook) i have a large plate that i put over the saute pan and invert so the whole thing comes out with the, apples on top and the crust on bottom. i then coat with my simple water and sugar syrup ( recipe above) for a shiny coat and then i serve with cool whip or ice cream. 1 thing i forgot . you will have a center hole the apples you can cut a round shape ot of the apple or fill with cool whip, but if you can cut the top of the apple with the stem intact it looks nice in the hole. i have used cookie dough for this recipe and it works , but the pastry works best for me.

all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, cold unsalted butter, cut into bits, ice water, grappa or rum, golden raisins, cooled prepared polenta (leftover or made by following procedure for basic polenta, follows, using 1/2 cup cornmeal or instant polenta, 2 cups water, and 1/2 tsp salt), two 8-oz packages cream cheese, softened, sugar, whole large eggs, egg yolk, vanilla, cinnamon, sugar, water, pine nuts, toasted, vanilla

nonstick vegetable oil spray, all purpose flour, sugar, natural unsweetened cocoa powder (sifted, then measured), baking soda, salt, water, vegetable oil, apple cider vinegar, vanilla extract, vegetable oil, sugar, light corn syrup, water, chopped lightly salted dryroasted peanuts, creamy (smooth) natural peanut butter (made with only peanuts and salt), baking soda, vanilla extract, imported milk chocolate, chopped, heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar, chilled heavy whipping cream, creamy (smooth) natural peanut butter (made with only peanuts and salt), chilled mascarpone cheese

vanilla bean, butter, plus more for greasing the pan, golden syrup (see notes ), teeny bit of finely chopped ginger in syrup , plus some of the syrup from the jar, if you like, grated zest of 2 lemons, rhubarb (the nice thin pink bits, not the tough ends), vanilla sugar (made by adding vanilla beans to superfine sugar) or granulated sugar, self-rising flour, eggs, milk , if needed (see notes), creme fraiche or fromage frais (see notes)