Easy muffin recipe please

[rosebud]

Hi Jeanine, they did not hardly raise, they also taste rubbery ,feel heavy if you know what i mean just do not look like muffins should .

I have made some healthy eating muffins & they are fine.

[rosebud]

[Jeannine]

My first guess then would be the flour or raising agent.Plain flour plus the raisers should have done it. They are measured with the US cup system which is a cup  that would hold 8 fluid ounces if filled with liquid, the teaspoon holds 5ml and the tablespoon holds 15ml.The only other thing that might make a difference is the size and texture of the bananas. It calls for 3 medium, if small were used it would be stiffer,and the really important point with the bananas is they must be very ripe.if not they give a stodgier mix. I use them when they are almost black and very very overripe.I find even if just yellow as one would eat them is not ripe enough to get the mixture the way I like it. Hope this helps XX Jeannine

[Jitterbug]

Yummy. I am going to try the blueberry muffins as I also love them.  Has anyone got a recipe for Raspberry and white chocolate - they are my second favourite...

Thanks

Jitterbug

[mc55]

Jitterbug, I just made Jeannie's Blueberry muffins, but substituted blueberries for alpine strawberries and raspberries instead - they are lovely

[Arumlily]

Hello everyone, like yourself I love making muffins too. But unlike yourself mine are always so dense. But I never give up hope of making ones like the shop bought type light and airy. So I'm going to try your recipes, how do I measure a cup of butter, do I need to melt the butter first. Please advise. Thank you.

[Obelixx]

Recipes usually say when the butter needs to be melted and for muffins it usually does and it then gets beaten in with the eggs and milk before being stirred into the dry ingredients.

One cup is equal to 120g or 4oz of flour, 240g or 8 ounces of sugar and 250ml of liquid.

[Jeannine]

You can melt ther butter for this recipe which is then easy to get a cup.If you want to do a recipe with solid butter get a container that will hold 2 cups full. fill up to the 1 cup mark with cold water then add butter till it reaches the 2 cup mark tip out the water and you have exactly 1 cup. I fyou don't have a two cup measure use the 1 cup one with 1/2 cup water and half cup butter and do it twice XX Jeannine

[Jitterbug]

Now that's clever Jeanine!  Thanks

Anyone interested in a recipe for a Friendship cake which is lovely for the winter?


Jitterbug

[manicscousers]

just made the easy banana muffins, Jeannine..thanks for putting this on, I've never been able to make them before, Ray would like to comment but his mouth is full  ;D

[Arumlily]

Thanks Jeannine, for the butter measuring tip. Much appreciated.