Baking Muffins 101

It’s official.  I will never buy pre-made store-bought muffins again!  They are so simple and quick to make at home. In fact, they often taste better than store-bought muffins.  If you’re familiar with my blog, I like to bake muffins…a lot of muffins.     🙂  Along the way, I’ve learned some easy but important tips to baking awesome muffins and I wanted to pass them on to you. Baking Tips: 1.     Do not over mix the muffin batter.  If you over mix muffin batter then you will likely end up with dense rubbery muffins.  When baking muffins you want to mix the …

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Whole Wheat Banana Peanut Butter Muffins

Remember how I hinted in my Whole Wheat Muffins post that you’d be seeing more of that muffin base?  Well, here you go.     🙂   The addition of banana and peanut butter flavors takes that basic whole wheat muffin to the next level! Whole Wheat Banana Peanut Butter Muffins Recipe (Makes 6 standard size muffins) Ingredients: 1 tablespoon oil 3/4 cup skim milk milk 1 egg 1 banana, mashed 1/4 cup peanut butter 1 box (7 ounce) Hodgson Mill Whole Wheat Muffin Mix a few chopped peanuts, for topping Directions: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Grease 6 muffin …

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Whole Wheat Muffins

I don’t normally buy a box mix to make muffins (not that there is anything wrong with that), but I did tweak these a little just to make it my own.  However, I’ve come to the conclusion that in order to make a healthy muffin (one that is truly healthy) one needs a lot of ingredients, more specifically ingredients that I don’t normally keep in the house.  Instead, I can achieve a great tasting and healthy muffin with the help of Hodgson Mill for a lot less money because it has all the uncommon ingredients in it already. These whole wheat muffins are amazing!  They have …

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Banana Muffins

I’m a muffin junkie.  That sounds terrible…junkie…lol.  What I really mean is I LOVE muffins and I’ve been on a mission to make every kind out there because they are awesome.     🙂 These banana muffins are really like a banana bread in disguise as a muffin shape.  They are full of intense banana flavor with a hint of crunch from the pecans.  I’ve topped the muffins with a cinnamon and sugar streusel to give them the perfect touch of spice and sweetness. Banana Muffins Recipe (Makes 12 standard size muffins) Ingredients for Streusel Topping: 1/3 cup brown sugar 2 …

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High Domed Chocolate Chip Muffins

A chocolate chip muffin is one of my favorite baked goodies on earth.  I rarely eat them anymore because I always seem to be on a diet, but every now and then I’ll splurge.  Funny thing is that lately I find that many coffee shops or bakeries make their chocolate chip muffins too greasy or heavy.  Part of what I love about muffins is the base muffin itself, which is why I made these wonderful bakery like chocolate chip muffins…only better! I’m in love with these high domed chocolate chip muffins!  Every bite is simply scrumptious.  Crunchy top…buttery and moist muffin base…filled with sweet chocolate. …

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