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Muffin Madness

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 3:11:19 PM

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For the past few days I've been baking. Other people's recipes. One out of four worked, (with a little tip on mixing from our Kitty ,) two were my fault, as I had no measuring equipment, and one low-fat blueberry muffin recipe was just plain crap. I tried it twice!

Spent £8 on a set of measuring cups and got a silicone muffin tray for just £2.50... Anyway, I got tired of cocking around with other people's recipes. So I decided to concoct something simple, and I'm sure other people have made it many times but at least I thought of it without help! I also made sultana and cinnamon ones, they're quite nice.

My recipe is, simply, Lemon and Sultana muffins. (I'll upload a picture if and when I can be bothered/remember)

Makes 10-12

Ingredients:
Half cup of butter (or substitute - I used Flora Light with added Omega 3 and 6)
1 large egg
1 and a half cups of plain flour
Just under half a cup of granulated sugar
One and a half teaspoons of baking powder
Half a teaspoon of salt
Half a teaspoon of vanilla essence
Half a cup of milk (any kind should do, I used semi)
Half a cup of sultanas
Finely grated zest of one lemon
Three tablespoons of fresh lemon juice.

1. Preheat oven to 200c. Sift flour, salt and baking powder into a bowl. Add in the lemon zest, lemon juice and sultanas. Mix up a little bit. Put bowl to one side.

2. In a separate bowl, cream the sugar and the butter together with a whisk. Then put in the vanilla essence and the egg, and whisk again. Make sure the four are thoroughly blended.

3. Pour the flour mix into the egg mix. Fold the wet and dry ingredients together very gently, adding the milk in increments as you go along. Fold until the mixture is wet, but it should still be a bit lumpy.

4. Spoon the mix into muffin cups, and bake for 15 minutes. (If you've got a taste for really sweet stuff, you can add a little sugar to some lemon juice and put it on the top of each uncooked muffin before baking, as a glaze. I don't think it's necessary though!)

Finally, leave them to cool, then pop them out of the tins and store in an airtight container. They should look a little like this - (sorry about the fact the muffins are cut in half - I always do this because eating a whole muffin of any kind always makes me feel sick.)


They're pretty nice. Fluffier and lighter than my cinnamon ones. Wouldn't have minded more lemon zest though.

Stupid SundayMartyr

Comments

r♡serose-marie Wednesday, September 24, 2008 4:27:42 PM

Oh yum! I don't think I could ever bake something without a recipe awww.
I love cinnamon, and wouldn't mind a taste of those bigsmile.

Attila attilasoul Wednesday, September 24, 2008 5:03:35 PM

Mmm, they sound delicious!

Sultanas, is that raisins?

It's confusing that our measuring units aren't the same. How large are your cups? I'd like to try this recipe! smile

pssst You might want to correct your link up there. It points to yourself. lol

Moesring Wednesday, September 24, 2008 5:14:36 PM

They sound delicious. chef
I don't suppose you have any pictures of the finished article, or have you EATED THEM ALLSES already? bigsmile

I, too, would never dare bake without a recipe. In that respect, I admire you and Tilla. yes

pssst Sultanas are like raisins except that they are from white grapes instead of red grapes.

Apparently a cup is equal to 128 grams.

dɹɐzılpǝkɔıw ɐʞɐ ɹǝɥgɐllɐg lǝbɐsıwickedlizard Wednesday, September 24, 2008 5:42:55 PM

that sounds delicious! chef

Spaggyj Wednesday, September 24, 2008 6:02:13 PM

Rose - do you want me to post the cinnamon sultana recipe?

Tills - Yeah, sultanas are from a different grape like Moe said. I prefer them - they're softer. My cups are just measuring cups, i think there's a millilitre measure on the "one cup" measure, I'll have a look later if you like. Link fixed - I forgot to add the // after the http: doh .

Moe - Haven't taken a picture yet, and no, I ate one! lol . I've cut them all into halves now, so the picture would have to be of a few of the halves.

Issy - bigsmile

r♡serose-marie Wednesday, September 24, 2008 6:04:32 PM

Yes, I do bigsmile.

Spaggyj Wednesday, September 24, 2008 6:08:15 PM

It's almost the same as this one, though - you just take out all the lemon and swap it for cinnamon lol

r♡serose-marie Wednesday, September 24, 2008 6:24:11 PM

That's not accurate enough for somebody like me awww. What's the liquid/powder ratio?

Stomyr Wednesday, September 24, 2008 6:25:02 PM

Quit torturing me with recipes p

(Have to try this one as well bigsmilebigsmile)

Spaggyj Wednesday, September 24, 2008 8:07:56 PM

Rosie - liquid/powder ratio? confused .
And, oh, yeah, take away lemon juice and zest and just put two teaspoons of ground cinnamon instead wink .

Stomyr - They're pretty good - I just ate another half bigsmile

r♡serose-marie Wednesday, September 24, 2008 8:26:37 PM

Yeah... your second sentence is what I meant. Only in an incomprehensive way lol

So you don't need to add another liquid when taking away the lemon juice?

Mad Scientistqlue Wednesday, September 24, 2008 8:45:01 PM

A cup is usually 250ml
What gets confusing is that a table spoon is three teaspoons except in america where it's four teaspoons.
This gives me an idea for a post. idea .
I'm going to put up a conversion table as a sticky on my page. All the bakers out there are welcome to link to it when they post recipes. yes

Stomyr Wednesday, September 24, 2008 9:23:38 PM

bigsmile

Spaggyj Wednesday, September 24, 2008 10:16:29 PM

Rosie - I actually used an extra eighth cup of milk in the cinnamon ones, sorry! I forgot until now o . Dunno where my head's at lately lol .

Aadil is right - my cup measure is indeed 250ml.

r♡serose-marie Wednesday, September 24, 2008 10:22:30 PM

Ok, extra milk - got it bigsmile.

Hey, a picture! They do look fluffy and good yes

Bad WolfCois Wednesday, September 24, 2008 10:35:01 PM

*sticks mum in wheelchair and makes her slave to make some Kimmy Cookies* muhaha! devil

Cleanclean Wednesday, September 24, 2008 11:05:44 PM

Ohh! Yum! A lot of people don't like sultanas (believe it or not), but I love 'em ... and they're awesome in things like this! I'm gonna try this! Thanks for posting the recipe! smile

Attila attilasoul Thursday, September 25, 2008 4:46:33 AM

Originally posted by Qlue:

I'm going to put up a conversion table as a sticky on my page.


What a great idea! yes

Mmmm, they also look good, Kimmie! :yum:

Spaggyj Thursday, September 25, 2008 9:14:03 AM

Rose - sorry about all the confusion! I think I'm gonna make these often. My Gran doesn't know how to make muffins (I don't believe it, she's an amazing cook) so I'm going to make these with her when I visit next week happy .

Clint - they're not cookies left .

David - really? People don't like them? They're great! Hope you like them bigsmile .

Kitty - thanks! Kinda wish the blueberry ones had worked, but, that was a totally different recipe. Tried them again and failed again - I think I'll just make them with my recipe instead.

Cleanclean Thursday, September 25, 2008 11:04:41 AM

I love sultanas - especially cooked in things - even stews and curries! Some folks aren't big fans, though (apparently). But ... more for me! lol

Spaggyj Thursday, September 25, 2008 1:42:37 PM

Couldn't eat them in savoury dishes - I can't mix sweet with savoury p . But I know a lot of people do! (btw, when I said, "I hope you like them" I meant the muffins, I just realised that I hadn't specified lol )

dɹɐzılpǝkɔıw ɐʞɐ ɹǝɥgɐllɐg lǝbɐsıwickedlizard Thursday, September 25, 2008 6:02:25 PM

I love fruits in savory foods... yum! Apples, raisins, even bananas in curries. I have even made a delicious white bean stew with freshly squeezed orange juice and ginger... yum.

Attila attilasoul Thursday, September 25, 2008 6:39:34 PM

I'm like Kimmie, not very good with sweet and savoury mixed. I can eat raisins with curry, but that's about it.

Bad WolfCois Thursday, September 25, 2008 7:09:46 PM

bomb I said I want cookies!!! madknockout

Attila attilasoul Thursday, September 25, 2008 7:11:33 PM

Yeah, but bad wolfies ain't getting no cookies! p

Stomyr Thursday, September 25, 2008 7:40:48 PM

smile

Bad WolfCois Friday, September 26, 2008 12:17:29 AM

I want muffies then.. happy

Spaggyj Friday, September 26, 2008 12:51:45 AM

Pervert.

Bad WolfCois Friday, September 26, 2008 1:01:38 AM

I know what you are but what am I? rolleyes

Spaggyj Friday, September 26, 2008 1:33:50 AM

A pervert.

Spaggyj Friday, September 26, 2008 12:27:45 PM

Lookit ma buteeful cake picature! UP THERE ^

Attila attilasoul Friday, September 26, 2008 1:34:48 PM

Yummmmmmmm!! *drools a little bit*

Spaggyj Friday, September 26, 2008 2:31:08 PM

Looks good, right? bigsmile

Dacotah Friday, September 26, 2008 3:22:41 PM

chef Have to hire you too, already hired Tilla. bigsmile
Looks good. x

Attila attilasoul Friday, September 26, 2008 5:11:42 PM

They look great. And now you've taken a photo with your real camera, I can really see how deliciously good they look! :yummie:

Mad Scientistqlue Friday, September 26, 2008 8:54:06 PM

Someone shut the wolfie up lol .

dɹɐzılpǝkɔıw ɐʞɐ ɹǝɥgɐllɐg lǝbɐsıwickedlizard Friday, September 26, 2008 9:41:34 PM

@ Attila pssst you can give him those cookies with the mold... whistle

Bad WolfCois Saturday, September 27, 2008 10:42:53 AM

Wench!

Attila attilasoul Saturday, September 27, 2008 5:24:53 PM

Here wolfiewolfiewolfie.... devil

Bad WolfCois Sunday, September 28, 2008 12:55:12 AM

*imagines every werewolf movie where the wolf was baited - sees someone die every time* devil

Attila attilasoul Sunday, September 28, 2008 4:35:50 AM

Watch closely! This time it's the wolfie that dies! devil

Bad WolfCois Sunday, September 28, 2008 10:59:11 AM

*and there the cat bites it* awww this movie is just like the rest..

Mad Scientistqlue Monday, September 29, 2008 2:40:20 AM

So that explains what happened to his manhood then. left

Bad WolfCois Monday, September 29, 2008 9:24:02 PM

*spanks the little muslim boy* grownups are talking here! mad

Mad Scientistqlue Tuesday, September 30, 2008 9:01:21 AM

Ag man, don't feel so small ou Swaer, It's not the end of the world ya know. devil

Bad WolfCois Wednesday, October 1, 2008 12:30:07 AM

I can never feel small even though I'm short happy

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