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Muffin Madness

Wednesday, 24. September 2008, 15:11:19

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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♡se 24. September 2008, 16:27

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 :D.

Attila 24. September 2008, 17:03

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:

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

Moesring 24. September 2008, 17:14

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

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

:sst: 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 lǝbɐsı 24. September 2008, 17:42

that sounds delicious! :chef:

Endetarm 24. September 2008, 18:02

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: Homer: 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 - :D

r♡se 24. September 2008, 18:04

Yes, I do :D.

Endetarm 24. September 2008, 18:08

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

r♡se 24. September 2008, 18:24

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

Stomyr 24. September 2008, 18:25

Quit torturing me with recipes p:

(Have to try this one as well :D:D)

Endetarm 24. September 2008, 20:07

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 :D

r♡se 24. September 2008, 20:26

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?

Aadil 24. September 2008, 20:45

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 24. September 2008, 21:23

:D

Endetarm 24. September 2008, 22:16

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♡se 24. September 2008, 22:22

Ok, extra milk - got it :D.

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

Cois 24. September 2008, 22:35

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

Goody Goody Yum Yum 24. September 2008, 23:05

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 25. September 2008, 04:46

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:

Endetarm 25. September 2008, 09:14

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 :D .

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.

Goody Goody Yum Yum 25. September 2008, 11:04

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

Endetarm 25. September 2008, 13:42

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 lǝbɐsı 25. September 2008, 18:02

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 25. September 2008, 18:39

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

Cois 25. September 2008, 19:09

:bomb: I said I want cookies!!! :mad::ko:

Attila 25. September 2008, 19:11

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

Stomyr 25. September 2008, 19:40

:smile:

Cois 26. September 2008, 00:17

I want muffies then.. :happy:

Endetarm 26. September 2008, 00:51

Pervert.

Cois 26. September 2008, 01:01

I know what you are but what am I? :rolleyes:

Endetarm 26. September 2008, 01:33

A pervert.

Endetarm 26. September 2008, 12:27

Lookit ma buteeful cake picature! UP THERE ^

Attila 26. September 2008, 13:34

Yummmmmmmm!! *drools a little bit*

Endetarm 26. September 2008, 14:31

Looks good, right? :D

Dacotah 26. September 2008, 15:22

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

Attila 26. September 2008, 17:11

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

Aadil 26. September 2008, 20:54

Someone shut the wolfie up :lol: .

dɹɐzılpǝkɔıw ɐʞɐ ɹǝɥgɐllɐg lǝbɐsı 26. September 2008, 21:41

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

Cois 27. September 2008, 10:42

Wench!

Attila 27. September 2008, 17:24

Here wolfiewolfiewolfie.... :devil:

Cois 28. September 2008, 00:55

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

Attila 28. September 2008, 04:35

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

Cois 28. September 2008, 10:59

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

Aadil 29. September 2008, 02:40

So that explains what happened to his manhood then. :left:

Cois 29. September 2008, 21:24

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

Aadil 30. September 2008, 09:01

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

Cois 1. October 2008, 00:30

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

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