Muffins

With just a twist or two ,this sweet and savory muffins are as fitting at dinner as with morning coffee. The muffins at dunkin donuts are undeniable my favorites. I almost fell in love with it, that I tried making muffins at home. This recipe is from my "New baking book" by Better homes and Gardens. I had tried different methods of muffins but finally this one is has turned great in taste and texture.


Ingredients:

All purpose flour/Maida - 1 3\4 Cup
Sugar - 1\3 cup
Baking Powder - 2 Tsp
Salt - 1\4 Tsp
Beaten Egg - 1
Milk - 3\4 Cup
Cooking Oil - 1\4 Cup
Nuts - 1\4 Cup

Method :

Grease the muffin cups or line them up with paper bake cups. In a mixing bowl, combine flour,baking powder, salt,nuts and sugar.Make a well in center of dry mixture and set aside. In another bowl, combine the eggs,milk and oil. Add the egg mixture all at once to the dry mixture .Stir just to until moistened.Batter should be lumpy. Spoon the batter into the muffins cups and filling to 2\3 full.Bake in a 400 D oven for about 20-25 mins or until golden. Remove and serve warm.













Variations :

Banana Muffin : Use the same method as above except reduce milk to 1\2 cup. Add 3\4 cup mashed banana to the egg mixture. Do not use paper cups, instead directly spoon them to the muffin cups.

Cranberry Muffin : Prepare as above, except combine 1 cup coarsely chopped cranberries and 2 tblspoon additional sugar.

VANILLA CAKE

This is a simple sponge cake.I saw this recipe in a magazine and have done it several times. It comes out really well.



INGREDIENTS :

Maida (flour)- 1 cup (120 gms)
Powdered sugar - 3/4 cup
Egg- 2
Cooking Butter- 3/4 cup
Baking powder- 1 tsp
Vannila essence- 1 tsp
Salt- A pinch
Milk- less than 1/4 cup
Chopped alomonds, cashews, kismis (dried grapes), walnuts- 2 to 3 Tbsp

Method :

Separate the egg white and yellow and keep them in dried vessels. Beat the white till fluffy. Sieve maida, bakingpowder, and salt twice. Beat butter and sugar till fluffy. To this, add egg yellow, essence, milk, maida and mix clockwise till all the ingredients blend together. Then add the egg white, chopped nuts and mix. (The consistency when taken in a flat spatula, should fall like ribbon. If it is thick, add little milk). Pour it in a greased vessel and bake in a pre-heated oven till it turns golden brown colour.

After it cools down cut into pieces.

Variation- After mixing, add 3 to 4 spoons of chocolate syrup.