Basic Muffin Recipe can be a Muffin Mix Recipe to Make Homemade Muffin Recipes

Do you want a basic muffin recipe? This easy muffin recipe could not be any easier. Use any flavor of ice cream you like; strawberry, lemon, blueberry etc. Use up leftover ice cream in your freezer.

ICE CREAM MUFFINS

• 1 Pint ice cream


• 2 Cups self rising flour

Preheat oven to 350F degrees.

Use muffin liners or grease muffin pan.

Melt the ice cream and add the flour. Mix to moisten flour.

Spoon into muffin pan and bake 12 to 15 minutes or until pick comes out clean.

The following basic muffin recipe starts with a box of cranberry quick bread mix. The end product is good enough for any special occasion or holiday.

PINEAPPLE MUFFIN RECIPE

• 1 Box cranberry quick bread mix


• ¼ Teaspoon nutmeg


• 8 ½ Ounce crushed pineapple (Save 2 tablespoons of juice and add rest to muffins)


• ¼ Cup milk


• 3 Tablespoons melted butter


• 1 Egg

Glaze:

• 1 Cup powdered sugar


• 2 Tablespoons reserved pineapple juice


• 2 Tablespoons melted butter

Preheat oven to 375F degrees.

Use paper liners or grease muffin pans. Makes 16 muffins.

In a large bowl combine all ingredients for the muffins except the reserved 2 tablespoons pineapple juice; Stir by hand until moistened.

Fill prepared muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until pick comes out clean.

Glaze:

In a small bowl combine the powdered sugar and butter. Stir in the reserved 2 tablespoons pineapple juice until smooth. Spoon over warm muffins.

A BASIC MUFFIN RECIPE has around seven basic ingredients. The muffin recipes are called basic, plain or even the Sally Lunn Muffin is a basic recipe. I am going to list several. Some might have more sugar for sweetness of different types of shortening which will make a difference in the texture. Another difference is the baking temperature for each. Try them and see which you like. The directions will be at the end.

BASIC MUFFINS #1

• 2 Cups flour, not sifted


• ¼ Cup sugar


• 1 Tablespoons baking powder


• ½ Teaspoon salt


• 1 Beaten egg


• 1 Cup milk


• ¼ Cup vegetable oil

Preheat oven to 425F degrees.

BASIC MUFFINS #2 (also called plain muffins)

• ¼ Cup solid shortening


• ¼ Cup sugar


• 1 Beaten egg


• 2 Cups flour


• 4 Teaspoons baking powder


• 1/8 Teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 350F degrees.

BASIC MUFFINS #3 (known as Sally Lunn)

• 2 Cups sifted flour


• 3 Teaspoons baking powder


• ½ Teaspoon salt


• 1 Beaten egg


• 1 Cup milk


• ½ Cup soft butter


• ½ Cup sugar

Preheat oven to 375F degrees.

Instructions for all basic muffin recipes:

Check individual baking temperatures.

Use paper liners or grease muffin pans.

In a large mixing bowl combine flour (sifting depends on recipe), sugar, baking powder and salt. Make a well in the center of dry ingredients.

Add egg, milk and shortening in the well; mix until dry ingredients are moistened.

Spoon into prepared muffin cups ¾ full.

Can add streusel topping before baking if desired.

Bake at each recipes desired temperature until pick comes out clean.

Streusel Topping:

• 2 Tablespoons flour


• 2 Tablespoons sugar


• ½ Teaspoon cinnamon


• 1 ½ Teaspoon oil

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