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MUFFINS

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MUFFINS

The secret of a good muffin is in the mixing. Stir the batter until the flour just disappears. The
batter should be lumpy. Overmixing causes tunnels and a tough texture.

49 BASIC RECIPE

Preheat oven to 400°.
Blend or sift together
2 cups Pre-Sifted PURITY
All-Purpose Flour
14 cup sugar
314 teaspoons baking powder
14 teaspoon salt

Make a well in centre of the dry ingredients.

Combine and add
1 beaten egg

Plain Muffins

1 cup milk
14 cup vegetable oil or melted
shortening

Stir only until combined. (The batter should
be lumpy.) Fill greased muffin cups two-
thirds full.

Bake in preheated 400° oven for 20 to 25
minutes.

Yield: 10 medium-sized muffins.

VARIATIONS:

(a) Sugar-Topped Muffins
Prepare and bake Plain Muffins (recipe No.
49). Dip tops of the hot muffins in melted
butter or margarine, and then in a mixture of
lg cup sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.

(b) Fruit Muffins
Prepare Plain Muffins (recipe No. 49), add-
ing 1 cup raisins, currants or chopped dates

to the dry ingredients. Bake as for Plain
Muffins.

(c) Blueberry Muffins

Prepare Plain Muffins (recipe No. 49), fold-
ing 34 cup fresh blueberries into the batter.
Bake as for Plain Muffins.

50 Banana Muffins

Preheat oven to 400°.

Blend or sift together
2 cups Pre-Sifted PURITY
All-Purpose Flour
14 cup sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
4 teaspoon salt
Make a well in centre of the dry ingredients.
Combine and add
1 beaten egg
22 cup milk
1 cup well-mashed banana
2 tablespoons vegetable oil or
melted shortening

Stir only until combined. (The batter should

be lumpy.) Fill greased muffin cups two-

thirds full.

Bake in preheated 400° oven for 20 to 25
minutes.

Yield: 10 medium-sized muffins.

Muffins may be baked in paper baking cups,
placed in ungreased muffin cups. Remove the
papers before serving.

51 Apple Spice Muffins

Preheat oven to 400°.

Blend or sift together
2 cups Pre-Sifted PURITY
All-Purpose Flour
14 cup sugar
314 teaspoons baking powder
34 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
14, teaspoon nutmeg
Stir in
34 cup finely chopped peeled apple
Make a well in centre of the dry ingredients.

Combine and add
1 beaten egg
1 cup milk
14 cup vegetable oil or melted
shortening
Stir only until combined. (The batter should
be lumpy.) Fill greased muffin cups two-
thirds full. Bake in preheated 400° oven for
20 to 25 minutes.

Yield: 10 medium-sized muffins.

Purity Pre-Sifted Flour — the Modern All-Purpose Flour 29