Re: Basic muffin recipie
Okay, Bran or Oatmeal muffins, basic recipe (you can adjust sugar, etc.)
1 c flour (use whole wheat in bran muffins if you like)
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 c oatmeal or raw bran
1 egg beaten
1/2 c. brown sugar
3/4 c buttermilk (or just take regular milk, add 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar, stir, and let it set for a minute)
1/4 c. salad oil
1/2 c raisins (optional, if your kids have issues, use chocolate chips or whatever sounds good!)
Mix dry ingredients together. Stir in brown sugar and oatmeal.
Combine milk and egg; blend in oil with a spoon. Add to dry ingredients, stirring only to blend. Bake in greased (PAM works) muffin tins at 400 degrees F for 15 - 20 minutes.
Tips...stirring only to blend...the baking soda/powder make bubbles, which is what makes muffins and batter breads rise. Beat out the bubbles, you have flat muffings. So, be gentle, and don't let them sit around until the bubbles break before you bake them. Kinda like a nice bubble bath.
Oatmeal types...instant oatmeal is fine, and more like flour. It absorbs liquid fast, so in baking, you need MORE liquid.
Regular old fashioned oats, absorb liquid as they cook, so more of a oat texture to the muffin, and less liquid required.
Toasted oats...best flavor, but slowest to absorb, because they are toasted dry.
The above recipe works with any of the oatmeals.
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