64 very delicious 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.

base for the ice cream, condensed milk, evaporated milk, milk (use the empty condensed can to measure regular ), half and half or whipping cream (without sugar), divide this base in 3 parts ., avocado....1 ripe avocado, vanilla ...... 2 tbsp, mamey.....1 ripe mamey, mamey is a fruit , very similar to the avocado in appearance and consistency, it s sweeter and a peach color, it s delicious

all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, very cold butter, very cold water, cored, chopped golden delicious apples, orange juice, divided use, granulated sugar, grated orange peel, salt, cornstarch, streusel topping, cornflakes , crashed, walnuts, chopped, combine and spread in a large plate., oil for deep-frying, powder sugar

cornstarch, fresh lemon juice, granny smith apples (about 3 medium), golden delicious apples (about 3 medium), granulated sugar, table salt, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, unbleached all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, granulated sugar, brown sugar, packed (light or dark ), table salt, vanilla extract, unsalted butter, cut into 6 pieces and very soft, almonds, sliced

sheet frozen puff pastry (half of 17.3-oz package), thawed, golden delicious apples, peeled, cored, very thinly sliced, unsalted butter, melted, cinnamon sugar (or 3 tbsp sugar mixed with scant 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon), apricot jam, melted

sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed (half of 17.3-oz package), golden delicious apples, peeled, cored, very thinly sliced, unsalted butter, melted, cinnamon sugar (or 3 tbsp sugar mixed with 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon), apricot jam, melted

new potatoes , scrubbed, salt and black pepper, stalks celery, sliced, red onion, very finely sliced, red apples , such as red delicious, cored and diced, mayonnaise, snipped fresh chives (to garnish ), olive oil, white vinegar, lemon juice, dijon mustard, sugar, salt and pepper

sheet frozen puff pastry (half of 17.3-oz package), thawed, golden delicious apples, peeled, halved, cored, each half very thinly sliced, sugar, unsalted butter, melted, honey

center-cut pork chops, bacon, red delicious apple, onion, white wine vinegar, worcestershire sauce, salt, meat tenderizer , no msg, unseasoned, black pepper, ground sage, ground celery seed, fresh thyme, garlic clove, sliced very thin

note..folks i know this looks really long..it is, easy..i just gave lots of detail..it is easy easy !! :(), wonderful oriental flair shrimp fried rice, a very colorful and delicious meal for 4, raw shrimp, shelled and deveined, salt, freshly ground black pepper, cornstarch, cooking oil, divided, eggs, beaten, stalks green onion, minced, leftover rice , grains separated well, frozen peas and carrots, defrosted, soy sauce, sesame oil, in a bowl, toss the shrimp with the salt, pepper and cornstarch., let marinate for 10 minutes at room temperature., heat a wok or large saute pan on high heat., when the pan is hot enough for a bead of water to instantly sizzle and evaporate, add just 1 tbsp of the cooking oil and swirl to coat pan., add the shrimp , quickly spreading out around the cooking surface area so that they are not overlapping., let fry , untouched for 30 seconds., flip over and let the other side fry for 30 seconds, or until about 80% cooked through., shrimp from the pan onto a plate , leaving as much oil in the pan as possible., turn the heat to medium, let the pan heat up again. add the eggs, stirring in a quick motion to break up and scramble the eggs. when the eggs are almost cooked through (they should still be slightly runny in the middle), dish out of the pan into the same plate as the cooked shrimp., use paper towels to wipe the same wok or saute pan clean and return to high heat with the remaining 1 tbsp of cooking oil, swirling to coat., when the oil is very hot , add the green onions and fry until fragrant, about 15 seconds., add in the rice and stir well to mix in the green onions throughout. spread the rice all around the wok surface area and let the rice heat up, untouched until you hear the bottoms of the grains sizzle, about 1-2 minutes., use the spatula to toss the rice, again spreading the rice out over the surface of wok., drizzle the soy sauce all around the rice and toss., add the peas and carrots, the cooked eggs, shrimp and sesame oil, tossing to mix the rice evenly with all of the ingredients., let everything heat back up again , until the rice grains are so hot they practically dance, taste and add an additional soy sauce if needed .

apples , golden delicious cored/peeled/sliced, all-purpose flour, cinnamon, brown sugar, vanilla extract, table salt, unsalted butter, juice of half a lemon, zest of lemon diced very small, walnuts chopped, raisins, pie crusts, turbinado sugar, kosher salt, milk

elbow macaroni, green bell pepper (chopped ), onion (chopped ), roasted red peppers (very well drained !), sugar, mayonnaise, red delicious apples

apple juice, butter, horseradish, sliced garlic (cut this very fine ), freshly grated nutmeg, apples (granny smith -or- golden delicious), cored and chopped, skin-on, chopped onion, white wine, salt

mango chutney, chopped unsalted, dry-roasted peanuts, reduced-calorie mayonnaise, ground red pepper, french bread, very thinly sliced deli turkey breast, curly leaf lettuce leaves, sliced reduced-fat havarti cheese, sandwich-cut bread -and-butter pickles, red delicious apple, cored and sliced into rings

golden delicious apples, peeled and thinly sliced (6-7), raisins, brown sugar, flour, orange juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, cold butter, cut into very small pieces, pastry dough , for a double pie (9-inch)

cold unsalted butter, all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, egg, lightly beaten, very cold water, vanilla extract, butter, dark brown sugar, golden delicious or crispin apples, about 2 lb, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/8-inch slices, few dashes ground cinnamon, egg, lightly beaten, vanilla ice cream or custard, for serving

sugar, ground cinnamon, sheet frozen puff pastry (half of 17.3-oz package), thawed, egg, beaten to blend (for glaze), apricot preserves, golden delicious apple (6 oz), peeled, cored, very thinly sliced, fresh lemon juice, unsalted butter, dried currants, vanilla ice cream

this recipe is really very simple and easy, but oh, so delicious, thick sirloin steaks *or* 1 sirloin tip roast equivqlent in size, bearnaise sauce, egg yolks, juice of 1 lemon, butter, melted, salt and pepper to taste, chopped parsley, capers, tarragon vinegar, sprinkle of cayenne