~Breads/Muffins~

[mid_nite_poet]

CINNAMON APPLE MUFFINS

1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 t. baking powder
1 t. cinnamon
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup butter, melted*
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 cup finely chopped apples

Heat oven to 375°F.

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and cinnamon in medium bowl. Add all remaining ingredients. Stir just until flour is moistened. Spoon batter into muffin liners.

Bake 18-23 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes

[Quercus]

For cerina.....

MY EZ CHEESY BUTTER & GARLIC BISCUITS

2 cups Bisquick (pancake & baking mix)
2/3 cup Milk
1/2 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
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1/4 cup. Butter
1/2 tsp. Garlic Powder/Salt

Mix Bisquick, cheese and milk together. Spoon on a cookie sheet sprayed with Pam. Bake at 425 degrees for 12-15 minutes. Immediately brush with melted butter and garlic powder/salt before removing from pan. Serve warm. (Makes about 9 or 10).

OPTION: After brushing with butter, sprinkle the biscuits with parmesan cheese.

[Quercus]

MY SCRUMPTIOUS 2 + 2 PANCAKES


2 CUPS FLOUR
2 TBSP BAKING POWDER
2 TBSP SUGAR
2 EGGS
2 TBSP VEGETABLE OIL
2 CUPS MILK


In medium sized bowl mix together dry ingredients, then add eggs and oil. Pour in 1 cup milk and stir, then slowly add milk into mixture until you get it the thickness you like. I use about 1 2/3 cup to 1 ¾ cup milk. Mix well, but don’t worry about lumps. Let stand for 10 minutes. Pour batter onto hot griddle and cook to desired darkness.


Options:
Blueberry Pancakes: Add 1 cup Blueberries to batter.
Apple Pancakes: Add 1 tsp cinnamon ½ tsp nutmeg and ¼ tsp clove to dry ingredients. Then chop up 2 medium apples and add to batter.

[mid_nite_poet]

Molasses Bread

1/2 cup melted butter
2 eggs
1/4 cup dark molasses
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 cups unbleached flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. baking powder
1 cup buttermilk


Preheat oven to 350º. Butter a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan, dust lightly with flour and set aside.

In a large bowl, combine the butter, eggs, molasses, sugar and vanilla. Beat until well blended.

In another bowl. Sift together the flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Stir in about 1/3 of the flour at a time to the molasses mixture, alternating with 1/3 of the buttermilk. Stir after each addition, beginning and ending with the flour. Mix the batter until well blended.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Set the pan on the lower shelf of the hot oven and bake for 1 hour or until the bread is golden brown and puffy and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

Remove the pan from the oven and cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes and then turn out the bread onto the rack and cool completely.

Makes 1 loaf

[mid_nite_poet]

Scones

* 1/2 cup currants
* Juice of 1 orange
* 2 1/2 cups sifted all purpose flour
* 3 teaspoons baking powder
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1/3 cup sugar
* 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, cut in small pieces
* 1 egg, beaten
* 1/3 - 2/3 cup buttermilk


Preheat oven to 375° F.

Soak currants in juice of 1 orange for 20 minutes.

In a bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.

With a pastry blender or two knives, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse grain. Drain currants. Pat dry. Add to dough.

Beat egg until foamy. Make a well in the center of the dough and put in egg with half the buttermilk. Gradually mix with dry ingredients. Add remainder of milk slowly, mixing with a fork until dough clings together. It should be slightly sticky, but not wet.

Turn onto a lightly floured board. Pat dough into one flattened piece about 1 inch thick. Cut dough into even triangles.

Brush triangles lightly with remaining milk. Using a spatula, transfer to a buttered cookie sheet.

Cook for 15 - 20 minutes at 375° F .

Cool on a wire rack.

Yield: about 8 - 10 scones

[mid_nite_poet]

Hot Cross Buns

PREP TIME 20 Min
COOK TIME 20 Min
READY IN 3 Hrs 30 Min
yield: 12 buns


INGREDIENTS
180 ml warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
45 g butter
4 g instant powdered milk
50 g white sugar
2 g salt
1 egg
1 egg white
375 g all-purpose flour
10 g active dry yeast
110 g dried currants
2 g ground cinnamon
1 egg yolk
30 ml water
60 g confectioners' sugar
1 ml vanilla extract
10 ml milk

DIRECTIONS
Put warm water, butter, skim milk powder, 1/4 cup sugar, salt, egg, egg white, flour, and yeast in bread maker and start on dough program.
When 5 minutes of kneading are left, add currants and cinnamon. Leave in machine till double.
Punch down on floured surface, cover, and let rest 10 minutes.
Shape into 12 balls and place in a greased 9 x 12 inch pan. Cover and let rise in a warm place till double, about 35-40 minutes.
Mix egg yolk and 2 tablespoons water. Brush on balls.
Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 20 minutes. Remove from pan immediately and cool on wire rack.
To make crosses: mix together confectioners' sugar, vanilla, and milk. Brush an X on each cooled bun.

[mr wiseguy]

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[mid_nite_poet]

Banana-Oatmeal Muffins

1 Cup Rolled Oats
1 Cup Milk
2 Cups All Purpose Flour
1/2 Cup White Sugar
5 Tsps. Baking Powder
1 Tsp. Baking Soda
1 Tsp. Salt
1/2 Tsp.Cinnamon
1/4 Tsp. Nutmeg
1/2 Cup Margarine - melted and cooled
2 Eggs
2 Tsp. Vanilla
2 Cups Mashed Bananas (4-5 med.)
1/4 - 1/2 Cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Combine oats and milk and set aside

In large bowl, mix flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg.

To soaked mixture, add melted margarine, eggs, vanilla and bananas.

Add wet mixture to dry ingredients and stir only until the flour is moistened.

Filled greased muffin cups and and bake 375 degrees for about 20 minutes.

Makes about 2 dozen muffins

[mid_nite_poet]

Pumpkin Muffins

* 1 small sugar pumpkin, seeded
* 3 cups all-purpose flour
* 2 cups white sugar
* 2 teaspoons baking soda
* 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
* 2 teaspoons ground cloves
* 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
* 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
* 1 teaspoon ground allspice
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 2/3 cup vegetable oil
* 3 eggs

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
2. Split pumpkin in half. Remove seeds and strings. Place on baking sheet, cut side down. Cover with foil and bake in preheated oven until tender, about 90 minutes. Remove pumpkin pulp and puree in blender. Measure out 2 cups pumpkin puree; set aside.
3. In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and salt. In a separate bowl, beat together 2 cups pumpkin puree, vegetable oil and eggs. Stir pumpkin mixture into flour mixture until smooth. Scoop batter into prepared muffin cups.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean

[cerina]

I would never have thought of making pumpkin muffins.

[Melekkalbi]

I love pumpkin muffins!

I'm making mini pumpkin muffins for my co-workers for saturday . Don't tell 'em.

Great recipe btw mnp, easier than the one I have. I often put raisins and/or pecans in them though.