Strawberry Muffins

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Makes between 12 and 24 depending on your muffin tins


3 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 cup brown sugar
125g butter, melted
3 tbsp yoghurt
1 cup milk
1 1/2 cups strawberries, chopped


Preheat oven to 200 C/400 F. Brush oil into bottoms only of muffin tins. Sift flour, sugar and baking powder into a bowl. Stir in brown sugar.

Combine melted butter, yoghurt and milk; stir into dry ingredients until just blended.

Fold in berries very lightly and carefully. Spoon into greased muffin tins until two-thirds full.

Bake 20 minutes until browned. Serve hot with butter.

Note: The recipe calls for sprinkling icing sugar over them while they are still hot. I find (for me anyway) that it detracts from their yummy flavour. I also find I don't need to eat them with butter. They are just fantastic as they are.

This time I used 3 tbsp egg replacer and 3 tbsp sour cream (I'm out of yoghurt) and they came out really moist and yummy! :o)

This is adapted from Family Circle's Muffins, Scones & Teacakes. I've used this recipe for about 18 years and it has always come out perfectly every time.

Enjoy!

Apple Buttermilk Muffins by JR

1 cup plain flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 walnuts
2 tbsp yoghurt
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup grated peeled apple
1/2 cup, melted

In a large bowl, combine flours, sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. In a small bowl blend in buttermilk, apple and melted butter. Add to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened.

Spoon into large greased muffin tins, filling three-quarters full. Bake in 400 F oven for 20-25 minutes or 'til tops are firm to the touch.

Makes about 12 large muffins or about 20 smaller ones.

Poppy Seed Muffins by Rohini

While we are talking about intoxicants I thought I'd share my poppy seeds muffins. I know not everyone is a fan of poppy seeds, or at least not in this quantity, but these make me happy. Also, when I just had a very colicy new baby, once I ate basically a whole tray of these (Gaurangi and my husband didn't like them so I ate 10, I believe. Kripa will understand.) These are "fat free", although, obviously, the poppy seeds provide the fat. You can use either black or white poppy seeds, both will yeald completely different results. Don't make the batter too wet.

1 1/2 c flour
1 C poppy seeds, measured before grinding 
1/2-1 cup sugar (the original recipe is 1 cup, but some like it less sweet, so use anywhere from half cup to a cup)
1 1/2 t baking powder
1 T sour cream
1 1/2 c milk

Mix, bake at 350F in muffin pans. You can also make it as a loaf (skinny long loaf pans are best) and serve it with lemon butter, or butter and apricot jam.

And for those who have a grain mill - mine did an amazing job grinding the poppy seeds

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins by Rohini

4 T butter
1 c sugar
1/2 t nutmeg
1/2 t allspice
2 ripe bananas, mashed
...1/3 c milk
1 c whole wheat flour (white whole wheat is lighter)
1 c unbleached flour
1 1/2 t baking powder
1/2 c baking soda
1/2 t salt
3/4 c choc chips
1 c walnuts

Preheat oven 350 F.

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I added an extra banana, reduced the sugar to a generous half cup, omitted the walnuts and only added a strong 1/2 c choc chips. I lessened the allspice and nutmeg a tiny bit, but added a pinch of cloves and some cinnamon. These are very mi...ld like that, if you want a rich, sweet muffin, use the above recipe.

I also used home ground soft wheat flour (pastry flour), and because of that I only needed 2 T butter.

Cranberry Muffins w/ Crumb Topping by Rohini

2 c flour
1/5 c sugar
2 t baking powder
1/5 t cinnamon
3/4 ish cup of milk
1/2 c oil
a little egg replacer of your choice
1 c of cranberries

the topping really makes it:

1/3 c sugar
1/3 c flour
3 T butter
lemon rind (important!)

bake at 400 F till done

I used half non bleached white flour and half spelt flour