American Muffins Recipe
(makes: 10-12 muffins)

Ingredients:

250 g/ 2 cups
3 tsp
1/2 tsp
90 g/ 1/2 cup
1
250 ml
60 g

plain flour
baking powder
bicarbonate of soda
light brown sugar
large egg
milk
unsalted butter, melted and cooled

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 200 ^oC. Place 10-12 large, deep, paper cases in muffin tins.

2. Sift the dry ingredients into a bowl and make a well in the centre.

3. Beat together the egg and milk and add to the dry ingredients with the melted butter. Lightly stir the mixture together with a fork.

4. Fill the paper cases three-quarters full, then bake for 20 minutes until the muffins are well risen, golden brown and cooked through. Leave them in their tins for a few minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Variations:

• For blackberry, blueberry, cranberry or raspberry muffins, add 75 g fresh or partly thawed frozen berries and a few drops of vanilla essence to the mixture after adding the melted butter.

• For double chocolate chip muffins, add 4 tbsp of cocoa powder and 100 g chopped dark, milk or white chocolate.

• For banana, bran and cinnamon muffins, add two mashed bananas, 50 g natural bran and 1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon.

PREPARATION TIME:   10 minutes                    COOKING TIME:    20 minutes

 

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