This is a easy recipe to make as the mixing is done in a bowl.Take one bowl for the dry ingredient and another bowl for the wet ingredient.
If you do not want to add chocolate chips,you can add nuts, dry cherries, fresh cherries or raisins.
Fresh muffins from the oven is soft and moist.
Ingredients -
All purpose flour or maida - 2 cups,
Sugar-1/2 cup plus 3 tbsp or 100 gms,
Baking pwd- 2 and 1/2 tsp,
Chocolate chips-1/2 cup,
Egg-2,
Milk- 2/3 cup or 180 ml,
Vanilla essence- 1 and 1/2 tsp,
Melted butter- 1/2 cup or 110 gms.
METHOD-
Pre heat oven to 375 F or 180 C
Take one bowl and add 2 cups of sifted all purpose flour or maida.
Add two and half tsp of baking pwd and 1/2 cup plus 3 tbsp of sugar.
Mix with wire whisk.
Add 1/2 cup of chocolate chips to the flour mixture.
Mix gently and keep aside.
In another bowl,add two eggs.
Using a wire whisk beat the eggs for few seconds.
Add 1 and 1/2 tsp of vanilla essence and 2/ 3 cup of milk.
Mix.
Pour the wet mixture into the dry flour mixture.
Add then add the melted butter.
Using a flat spatula,mix only till just incorporated.
Over mixing will make hard muffins.
Using two spoons or ice cream scoop,evenly fill the 12 muffin paper cups.
If you are not using paper cups,grease the muffin pans with butter.
Place the muffin tray in the oven to bake for 18 to 20 minutes or till toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Take out the tray and leave it to cool for five minutes on wire rack.
Take out from the muffins from the pan and leave it to cool on wire rack.
You can enjoy the muffins while still warm.
Best the day it is made but can be kept for few days in a plastic bag or container in the fridge.
Makes 12 muffins.
For mango lovers!
Soft,moist and filled with chunks of mango!
Ingredients:
All purpose flour-1 cup,
Baking pwd-1tsp,
Butter-100 gms,
Condense milk-1/3 cup,
Egg-1,
Vanilla essence-3/4 tsp,
Milk-2 tbsp,
Mango-1 cup-peeled and chopped into 3/4 inch squares.
Method:
Pre heat oven to 180 C.
Line 9 paper cups in a muffin tray.
Sieve flour and then measure 1 cup and place it in a bowl.
Add 1 tsp of baking pwd.
Mix with wire whisk.
Take a bowl and beat 100 gms of butter with a electric beater for 30 seconds or till smooth.
Add 1/3 cup of condense milk and beat for 20 seconds.
Add one egg and beat for 1 and 1/2 minute.
Scrap the sides with a spoon to the centre.
Add 3/4 tsp of vanilla essence.
Beat for 15 seconds.
Add half the flour and beat only for 10 seconds.
Add 2 tbsp of milk and beat for 5 seconds.
Add the rest of the flour and beat for 10 seconds or only till the flour is incorporated.
If you beat for long,the muffins will be hard once they are baked.
Remove the beater and add one cup of chopped mangoes.
Using a spatula lightly fold in the chopped mangoes.
Using a ice cream scoop fill the batter in the muffin paper cups.
Equally divide the batter in all the nine paper cups.
Using your finger or a spoon level the batter to fill all sides.
Bake the muffins for 20 minutes(depends on the oven 18 to 20 minutes)
Tooth pick inserted in the centre comes out clean,
Take out the tray on wire rack.
Inserting a knife from the side,tilt and take out the hot muffins from the muffin tray and let it cool completely on wire rack.
Enjoy the mango muffins once they are cool.
Keep the rest in the fridge covered with a foil or in a container.
You get a strong flavour of coffee with a light essence of cinnamon in each bite you take!
Ingredients:
All purpose flour-1 cup,
White sugar-1/2 cup-(powdered),
Butter-100gms,
Baking pwd-1 tsp,
Coffee -1 tsp,
Nutmeg-less then 1/4 tsp-grated,
Cinnamon pwd-1/4tsp,
Vanilla essence-3/4 tsp,
Egg-2,
Sprinkling for top-
Sugar-1tsp,
Butter -to brush the centre of each muffin-melted(You need very little,just dip the brush once in the melted butter and the muffin centre will be buttered)
Cinnamon pwd-1/4 tsp.
Method:
Line 9 muffin tins with paper cups or grease and flour the tins.
Pre heat oven 180 C for 15 minutes.
Sieve the flour ,coffee,baking pwd,nutmeg pwd and 1/4 tsp of cinnamon pwd in a bowl.
Using a electric beater,beat butter for few seconds to smooth it.
Add sugar and beat for a minute or till light.
Add egg one at a time and beat for 2 minutes.
Add 3/4 tsp of vanilla essence.
Beat for few seconds.
Add the mixed flour in two batches and beat only till just incorporated.
Fill the nine cups and bake the muffins for 18 to 20 minutes or tooth pick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
Once baked,place them on wire rack.
Take out the muffins from the muffin tin and placed them on wire rack.
Take a small bowl and put 1 tsp of sugar and 1/4 tsp of cinnamon pwd.
Mix.
Brush the centre of each muffin with butter.
Sprinkle cinnamon and sugar mix on each buttered muffins.
Leave it cool completely on wire rack.
Makes 9 muffins.
