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Generic Muffin Recipe




Source of Recipe


Tightwad Gazette II






Recipe Introduction


This is just a guide to creating muffins. Use whatever you have on hand.





List of Ingredients



• 2-2 1/2 cups Grain
  
• 1 cup Milk
  
• up to 1/4 cup Fat
  
• 1 Egg
  
• up to 1/2 cup Sweetener
  
• 2 tsp Baking powder
  
• 1/2 tsp Salt
  
• up to 1 1/2 cup Dry additions
  
• Moist Additions
  
• Wet Additions
  
• Spices
  
• Jellies and Jam
  
• Topping
  






Instructions



1. Grain: use 2-2 1/2 cups of white four. Or substitue oatmeal, cornmeal, whole-wheat flour, or flake cereal for 1 c of the white flour. Or substitute 1 c leftover cooked oatmeal, rice, or cornmeal for 1/2 c of the white flour and decrease liquid to 1/2 cup.
   
2. Milk: Use 1 cup. Or substitue buttermilk or sour milk (add a tablespoon of vinegar to 1 cup milk). Or substitute fruit juice for part or all of the milk.
   
3. Fat: Use 1/4 cup vegetable oil or 4 Tbsp melted butter or margarine. Or substitute crunchy or regular peanut butter for part or all fo the fat. The fat can be reduced or omitted with fiar results if using a wet addition.
   
4. Egg: Use 1 egg. Or substitute 1 heaping Tbsp of soy flour and 1 Tbsp of water. If using a cooked grain, separate the egg, add the yolk to the batter, beat the white until stiff, and fold into the batter.
   
5. Sweetener: Use between 2 Tbsp and 1/2 c sugar. Or substitute up to 2/4 cup brown sugar. Or substitute up to 1/2 cup honey or molasses, and decrease milk to 3/4 cup.
   
6. Baking Powder: Use 2 tsp. If using whole or cooked grains or more than 1 cup of additions, in crease to 3 tsp. If using buttermilk or sour milk, decrease to 1 tsp and add 1/2 tsp baking soda.
   
7. Salt: Use 1/2 tsp or mit if you have a salt-restricted diet.
   
8. THE FOLLOWING INGREDIENTS ARE OPTIONAL
   
9. Dry additions: Nuts, sunflower seeds, raisins, coconut, and so on.
   
10. Moist Addition: Bueberries, chopped apple, freshly shredded zucchini, shredded carrot, and so on.
    
11. Wet Additions: Pumpkin puree, applesause, mashed sweet potato, mashed banana, mashed carrot, an dso on. If using canned or thawed fruit/veges, substitute all or part of the juice for the milk.
    
12. Spices: Use spices that complement the additions, such as 1 tsp cinnamon with 1/4 tsp nutmeg or colves. Try 2 tsp grated orange or lemon peel.
    
13. Jellies and Jams: Fill cups half full with a plain batter. Add 1 tsp jam or jelly and top with 2 more tbsp batter.
    
14. Topping. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar on batter.
    
15. Nonsweet Combinations: Use only 2 Tbsp sugar and no fruit. Add combinations of the following: 1/2 cup shredded cheese, 3 strips fried and crumbled bacon, 2 Tbsp grated onion, 1/2 cup shreded zucchini, 2 Tbsp parmesan cheese. Spices.