Several people asked me about our school recipes for muffins. Muffins are an interesting bit of cookery. A muffin is something that can be designed for a meal. They can be sweet and gooey and filled with all kinds of sweet things, and they can be pungent with spices and cheese and not sweet at all or they can be in between.
The basic recipe for a regular family is:
2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup oil
1 egg
1 cup milk
When you bake a sweet muffin, add 1/2 a cup of sugar. It can be brown for a heavier muffin. At this point you can add all kinds of extras like chocolate, fruit bits, berries, and even a box of dry pudding mix for taste.
When you want a cupcake type muffin, add a cup of white sugar.
When you want a lighter muffin, add 1/2 cup of coconut and use soy milk instead of the regular milk.
Vegetable muffins with grated vegetables like grated vegetables from the green grocer and packages of salad starters are great too.
Nuts make a wonderful addition to muffins. Try peanuts right along with other baking nuts. Try mixed nuts and chunks of cheese.
When you want a sophisticated dinner unsweet muffin, try adding 1 cup Parmesan cheese, 1/4 cup onion, some Italian spices and use yogurt in place of the milk.
Try salsa and horseradish for some crazy flavor.
There is no end to having fun with this very simple recipe. I use my own milled bean and rice flours to make even healthier muffins.
My theory is, if it's really good for you and it tastes great, it's a green light!
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