Topic: Muffins

[Obelixx]

Cups are an international standard measurement.  AWW cakes book has a conversion table:-

1 cup = 125g or 4oz flour, cornflour, icing sugar, cocoa powder
1 cup = 250g or 8oz caster sugar
1 cup = 315g or 10oz jam
1 cup = 250ml or 8fl oz liquid

1 tsp = 5ml
1 tbs = 15ml

Hope that helps.

[moonbells]

Obbelix I sincerely hope you meant cocoa powder!  ;D ;D

Yes it does help thanks - I did use the right amount in the jelly and can only assume they got it wrong.

moonbells

[Obelixx]

Oops.  yes, have corrected it.

[EmmaLou]

I am so glad you posted these recipes! ;D

My friend from New Zealand gave me a muffin recipe which was fantastic the few times I used it. Problem was I managed to lose it! :'( Memory being useless and having lost contact with friend when she moved back to NZ, I tried loads of other recipes I found - not one of them came out any good! The recipes you have posted seem to be similar to the ones she gave me - I will definitely be trying them out!

Emma
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[Obelixx]

I have a little booklet of NZ muffin recipes which I checked before posting the Oz ones.  There are many duplicates and similars.  Enjoy.

[rosebud]

Obbelix, made some Muffins this morning excellent , thank you very much.

[Jill]

DP's recipe for raspberry muffins is just divine.  It's over on R4A at http://www.recipes4all.co.uk/index.php/topic,184.0.html

[rosebud]

I cannot get into R4ALL anymore it just will not let me in .  I posted Dan the man but havent heard anything  back yet . I did use DP recipe but lost it probably went out with other bits and pieces on baking day. ;D ;D

[Jill]

Oo err missus.  What do you do on baking day then to lose all your recipes? ;D

Our Doris P's recipes from R4A:

Raspberry Muffins
 8 oz plain flour
4 oz caster sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
7 oz raspberries
1 egg, lightly beaten
8 floz milk
4 floz vegetable oil

Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl, stir in raspberries and make a well in the center.  Mix together remaining ingredients . Add to dry and stir gently until mixed in but still lumpy. (do not overbeat)
Spoon into muffin cases and cook in a preheated oven, 200c/400f or gas 6, for 20 mins until well risen and springy to the touch.

Raspberry and lemon muffins
6oz plain flour
2 Teaspoons Baking powder
2 oz granulated sugar
2 oz soft brown sugar
2 tsp ground cinnamon
pinch of salt
1 egg lightly beaten
4 oz butter or marg melted
4 floz milk
4 oz fresh raspberries
2 tsp grated lemon rind

For the topping
3 oz icing sugar
1 tbsp lemon juice

Mix together all the dry ingredients in a bowl. Make a well in the center, add egg, butter or marg, and milk until the ingredients are just combined. Stir in raspbs and lemon rind. Spoon into muffin cases and bake in a preheated oven at 180c/350f or gas 4 for 20 mins until golden brown and springy to the touch.
If using mix together topping ingredients and drizzle over warm muffins.

[no1puddin]

Breakfast on the move

300g  oats (give them a wiz in a processor/liquidiser to make finer)
200g brown sugar
1tsp bicarb of soda
1tsp salt
1 to 2 cups rasins or chopped fruit or mashed banana
500ml yogut(sp)

mix all ingredient fill muffin tins and bake at 180deg for 30min aprox

[BAGGY]

tried the Nutella muffins - yummy !!

[Obelixx]

Thanks for the feedback Rosebud and Baggy.    Glad they were a success.

[mc55]

I realise this is a very old thread, but I want to make some muffins and these recipes look delicious, but when I've made muffins in the past they come out flat, wet and 'dense' ... any tips to make them fluffy and light - like the ones that you get when you buy them from Millies Cookies ?  I'm going to make blueberry muffins.

[Obelixx]

The secret is not to over mix.  Combine all the dry ingredients is one bowl then mix all the wet in another.  When you add the wet to the dry, stir no more than 12 times.  The mixture may look lumpy but it sorts iteslf out in the cooking.

I increasingly use a food processor for the dry ingredients then pour on the wet mixture and "pulse" 12 times.  Works for me.    I even did it in reverse the other eveining when I made banana muffins - blended the bananas, egg, oil and milk then pulsed in the flour, sugar and baking powder.  Brilliant.