Recipe: Any Muffins

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"Any" Muffins

Recipe By : The Tightwad Gazette
Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Breakfast & Brunch Misc
Muffins Snacks

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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BASIC RECIPE
2 1/2 cups grain
1 cup milk
up to 1/4 cup fat
1 egg
up to 1/2 cup sweetener
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
up to 1 1/2 cups additions

Bake 15 to 20 minutes in a 400 oven.

FOR THE MUFFINS:

GRAIN: Use 2 to 2 1/2 cup of white flour. OR..... substitute oatmeal,
cornmeal, whole wheat flour, rye flour, or flake cereal for 1 cup of the white
flour. OR...... substitue 1 cup leftover cooked oatmeal, rice or cornmeal for
1/2 cup of the white flour and decrease liquid to 1/2 cup. MILK: Use 1 cup.
OR..... substitute buttermilk or sour milk. Or substitute fruit juice for part
or all of the milk. FAT: Use 1/4 cup vegetable oil or 4 Tbsp melted butter or
margarine. OR substitute regular or crunch peanut butter for part or all of
the fat. The fat can be reduced or omitted with fair results if using a "wet
addition." EGG: Use 1 egg. OR..... substitute 1 heaping Tbsp of soy flour and
1 Tbsp of water. If using a cooked grain, separate the egg, add the yolk to the
batter, beat white until stiff, and fold into the batter. SWEETENER: Use
between 2 Tbsp and 1/2 cup sugar. OR..... substitute up to 3/4 cup brown sugar.
OR.....substitute up to 1/2 cup honey or molasses and decrease milk to 3/4 cup.
BAKING POWDER: Use 2 tsp. If using whole or cooked grains or more than 1 cup
additions, increase to 3 tsp. If using buttermilk or sourmilk, decrease to 1
tsp and add 1/2 tsp baking soda. SALT: Use 1/2 tsp, or omit if you have a
salt-restricted diet.
OPTIONAL INGREDIENTS: The following ingredients are optional. Additions can be
used in any combination, up to 1 1/2 cups total. If using more than 1 cup of
wet additions, decrease the milk to 1/2 cup.

DRY ADDITIONS: Nuts, sunflower seeds, raisins, coconut, and so on.

MOIST ADDITONS: Blueberries, chopped apple, shredded zucchini, shredded carrot,
and so on.

WET ADDITIONS: Pumpkin puree, applesauce, mashed potato, mashed bananas, mashed
carrot, and so on. If using 1/2 cup drained canned fruit or thawed shredded
zucchini, substitute the syrup or zucchini liquid for all or part of the milk.

SPICES: Use spices that completment the additions, such as 1 tsp cinnnamon with
1/4 tsp nutmeg or cloves. Try 2 tsp grated orange or lemon peel.

JELLIES AND JAM: Fill cups half full with a plain batter. Add 1 tsp jam or
jelly and top with 2 more Tbsp batter.

NONSWEET COMBINATIONS: Use only 2 Tbsp sugar and no fruit. Add combinations of
the following: 1/2 cup shredded cheese, 2 strips fried and crumbled bacon, 2
Tbsp grated onion, 1/2 cup shredded zucchini, 2 Tbsp parmesan cheese. Spices
could include parsley, marjoram, rosemary...

ALENA KIBBLER'S ADDITIONS:
Hawaiian Muffins: Use 1/2 cup mashed banana, 1/2 cup drained crushed pineapple,
and 1/2 cup flake coconut, and 1 Tbsp vanilla or rum flavoring. Use the
pineapple juice instead of milk.

Cherry Vanilla Chip Muffins: 3/4 cup pitted chopped cherries, 3/4 cup vanilla
chips, 1 tsp vanilla.

Elvis Muffins: Use about 3/4 to 1 cup mashed banana, 1/2 cup chopped peanuts or
walnuts (any nut). And substitute 1/4 peanut butter for the oil.