No fear VEGGIE muffin

I have tried carrot muffin before, and so I guess adding veggies into the muffin batter won't be that bad, :D and finally have a chance to try zucchini muffin!

No fear veggie muffin recipe
1 1/2cup all purpose flour
1/2cup sugar (can add 1/3cup more according to the sweetness you prefer)
1/2cup packed brown sugar
1tsp baking soda
1tsp ground cinnamon
1/2tsp salt
1egg
1/4cup oil
1/4cup milk (I used 2% lactose free)
1/4cup grated apple
1cup grated zucchini (squeeze out all water)
1/2cup each chopped nuts and semi-sweet chocolate chips

1) combine flour, sugar, baking soda, spices and salt in a bowl.
2) mix together egg, oil, milk, grated apple and zucchini in a separate bowl, pour into the dry mixture. Stir along with chopped nuts and Choco chips to combine and form a thick batter.
3) divide batter into 10-12muffin tin lined with paper cups (depends on size). Bake in 450Fpreheated oven for 10mins, lower temp and bake until golden brown, about 7-10mins.

Note:
~ Chocolate chip is crucial in this recipe, it gives sweetness to the muffin, if for any reason, you left it out, add more sugar and adjust the taste. But really, who would leave out chocolate?
~ zucchini is the trickiest part, measure it right after you grated it, it should be 1cup loosely packed. Then you take it out, try your best to squeeze out all excess water, at this point, measure again, should get 3/4cup tightly packed. Too much water will turn the muffin into a rubber disk! So this step is very important!!!

Morning Muffins

Quick Morning Muffin Recipe (yield 10-12 standard size muffins)
2cups all-purpose flour (or half wheat and half white )
3/4cup sugar (half brown and half white sugar is okay as well)
1tsp each baking powder and soda
1egg
8ounces blueberry flavored low fat yogurt
1/4cup melted butter (veg oil can be replaced instead)
1cup dried cranberries and nuts or fresh fruit of your choice
1-2tbsp milk (to loosen up the batter)

1) combine flour, sugar, baking powder and soda in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, mix together egg, yogurt and butter. Pour wet over dry, stir in fruits as you combine the mixture.
2) if the batter is too hard to corporate, add a tbsp of milk at a time. Bake in 450F preheated oven for 5mins, lower the temp to 350F and continue to bake until cooked through, about 15mins depends on size.

Blueberry muffins with jam

Recipe adapted from American test kitchen,..
Blueberry muffin recipe
(make 8standard size muffins):
1 1/4 cup flour
1 1/4tsp baking powder
1/2tsp salt
1egg
1/2cup packed brown sugar
1/2cup buttermilk
1/4cup veg oil
1tsp vanilla
1/2cup fresh blueberries
Jam
1) in a bowl, mix together flour, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, mix together egg and sugar, add in milk, oil and vanilla.
2) Pour wet mixture into the flour mixture, stir in blueberries until just combined.
** (Batter would be lumpy, don't try to over mix and create a smooth batter!)
3) divide batter into muffin tin, top with jam and create a swirl pattern
4) bake in 425F preheated oven for 5mins, reduce temperature to 375F for 10to12mins or until a toothpick comes out clean :)

- this recipe resulted in a more cake like muffin,very soft and moist. personally, I would prefer a denser type muffin

Apple muffin

I found this recipe from Sally's Baking Addiction, I thought it was a really healthy and easy recipe to test out. So today, I finally had free time to give it a try! I was really excited about result.. Well,, I did quite a few changes (mistakes) though. First of all, I totally forgot about the yogurt. Secondly, I was way too lazy to make the oat toppings:/ even though the muffin was good enough by itself, im sure it would taste much better with that.. Third thing was that I personally do not like the strong taste of nutmeg, so I only used 1/8tsp, but I would totally omit that next time. Lastly, I used all brown sugar, and may add a tiny bit more sugar next time. Or else, you can only get the sweetness from the chopped apples instead from the batter itself. Overall, it was really tasty and yet healthy:) oh, and she shared some tips to get a high dome shaped muffin, like the bakery ones on her blog. She said that the oven temperature has to be initially high, and also don't be afraid to fill the muffin tin all the way to the top :) soo, here's the recipe not including the toppings. You may want to head over to her blog to check for details <3

Apple muffin recipe (6 muffins )
1) Mix together the following ingredients in a big bowl:
1 1/2cup all purpose flour
1/2tsp cinnamon
1/4tsp nutmeg
2) in a separate bowl, mix together:
1/2 cup milk
1/4cup packed brown sugar
2tbsp sugar
2tbsp oil or applesauce
3tbsp plain or vanilla yogurt
1 3/4tsp baking powder
1/4tsp salt
3) pour wet ingredients into the dry, stir together along with 1cup chopped apples (peeled or unpeeled, doesn't matter)
4) bake in 425 F preheated oven for 1ins, lower the temp to 350F and continue to bake until cooked through, about 5-7mins.

Banana Muffin

Recipe :
Wet mix:
2 large ripe bananas , mashed
1/3cup oil
1 egg
1/2cup sugar
1/4cup unpacked brown sugar
Dry mix:
1 1/2cup flour
1tsp baking powder
1tsp baking soda
1/2tsp salt
1/2tsp cinnamon
1/2tsp nutmeg
1) mix together wet and dry mix in two separate bowl, combine the two and stir until just corporate
2) bake in a 450F preheated oven for 5mins, then turn down the temp to 350F and bake for another 10mins or until the muffins are cooked through.
3) take them out immediately and let them cool before serve.

Apple Muffin

have you even open the fridge and complain there's nothing to eat for breakfast? that always happens to me on the weekday's morning! luckily, simple fruits like apples and bananas are still laying around on the counter top. so, i grab an apple, thinking what is the best way to use it. my head automatically generated a few ideas, including apple pie, apple cake, apple pancakes, and of course apple muffin. Well, making a pie is too much work, i would be dead by the time i can sit down and enjoy a piece of pie. Apple cake? umm,,not so interested in it...Pancakes? I just had them yesterday!!! So, muffin is the only option that's left, i guess thats not too bad:> 

let me tell ya,, my instinct is always right

these muffins are incredibly soft and buttery

with all the apple bites

they can be considered as a healthy breakfast choice!

Apple Muffin

recipe from allrecipes.com

makes 6 muffins

1) cream together: 1/4cup (50g) softened butter

                             1/2cup sugar 

2) beat in: 1 egg

                1/2tsp vanilla

                1 peeled and chopped apple

3) mix together: 1cup flour

                         1/2tsp baking powder

                         1/4tsp salt

                         1/4tsp baking soda

4) add flour mixture to the butter mixture, gentle fold them until just combined

5) bake in 350F oven for 25mins                         

Spiced Banana Muffin

You would never get tired of banana muffin, like seriously, never ever! They are just simply delicious and can make endless variation. This time, added some spices to give it an extra kick.

Spiced Banana Muffin Recipe
(make 6 medium sized muffin)
90g flour
35g brown sugar
25g sugar
1 1/2tsp baking powder
1tsp cinnamon
1/4tsp nutmeg
1egg
1ripe big banana , mashed
1/4cup oil
1/4cup milk
Crushed corn flakes for topping (optional)
1) preheat oven to 350F. Mix together dry and wet ingredients in two separate bowls. Add the wet to the dry and stir until they just combined.
2) pour batter into baking cups, top with the crushed cereal, bake for 20-25mins.
Notes:
*mine took exactly 20mins.
*muffin was good in terms of the texture but it was a bit bitter in taste since I accidentally put 1/2tsp nutmeg instead of 1/4tsp -.- too careless .. So don't be dumb as me and make stupid mistakes!:(
*

Banana muffin

When I flipped through my recipe collection, here I found, one of the greatest muffin recipe which results in a mouth watering banana muffin:) I'm not being exaggerated or over reacting here, this is true, this is the banana muffin everyone is looking for! It's moist and fluffy, with a great amount of banana flavor, jumbo size, sugar coated top, what else could you say for this one little amazing muffin?
Banana Muffin Recipe
(make 6jumbo muffins):
1/3cup butter, soften in room temp.
1/2cup packed brown sugar
1/4cup white sugar (plus extra for toppings)
1egg
1tsp vanilla
1/4cup buttermilk (or sour milk)
1/2cup banana puree (mashed about 1large banana)
1 1/4cup flour
1tsp baking powder
1/4tsp salt
1/4tsp baking soda
1/8tsp ground cinnamon

1) Line a muffin tin with 6paper cups, preheat oven to 475F!!!
2) by using the creaming method, beat together butter and both sugars until light and creamy. Add in egg and vanilla, beat until combined. Then add in the milk and banana purée, just stir until everything corporate.
3) in a separate bowl, mix together the flour, Bp, bs, salt and cinnamon. Then add to the wet mixture and stir until just combined. (may add nuts/chocolate chips /dry fruits according to your personal preference )
4) pour batter into the muffin cups, fill them to the top, pls :) sprinkle sugar and pop them into the oven. Bake at 475F for 10mins, then reduce temp to 350F and continue to bake for another 10mins. Watch your muffin carefully, don't let them to get burnt.

Blueberry muffin

I rarely bake blueberry muffin since the blueberries are always gone before i got a chance to use them for muffins. However, no more finishing berries this time, i tried my best to save some berries to try this amazing recipe which issued by the cook illustrated. This muffin has gone so wrong! I mean the method of making it, of course it still tastes amazing :) everyone have heard of the Cook Illustrated best blueberry muffin, right?! If not, then go check it out !! I was being a careless, I scanned the recipe for a few times, and thought that I already put down everything in my head. But the true is no, I didn't read the method part carefully, and guess what? Here are all the stupid Mistakes that I made :
1) I mixed together the sugar with the flour, when I was supposed to beat it with the eggs!!
2) not enough blueberry to make the jam topping, so I replaced it with store bought strawberry jam
3) used all melted butter since I didn't realize there's oil on the ingredient list
4) added vinegar to the melted butter, and it cured -.-
5) used milk cas ran out of buttermilk

Banana Muffin

Talk about muffin, banana muffin always stands out from the crowd. It's simple, traditional and just so heart warming.

Banana Muffin Recipe (6medium sized muffins)
1/2cup flour
1/4cup whole wheat flour
1/4cup sugar
1/2tsp baking soda
1/2tsp baking powder
1/4tsp cinnamon
1/4tsp salt
1small ripe banana, mashed
3tbsp oil
1egg white
1/2tsp vanilla
Handful of raisins and chopped walnuts (optional, but recommended)

1) preheat oven to 350F, line muffin tin with paper liners. In a bowl, mix together flour, bp, bs and spices. In a separate bowl, combine banana, oil, egg white and vanilla.
2) pour wet over dry and add in raisins and nuts, stir until just combined. Bake in preheated oven for 25mins.

Best Blueberry Muffin 藍梅蛋糕

Is there really such a thing called the BEST blueberry muffin? Yes, and I just found one today. As usual, there are no big secret in the use of ingredients, except for the fact that sour cream is presented in the recipe. Why sour cream? Same rule for success to moist banana bread and now you know why. The muffin came out light and moist, so delicious and the sugar amount was just perfect with the extra sweetness that brought by the juicy blueberries. If you are afraid of that calories will give you some unnecessary weight, you may want to try the low fat version by substituting 2egg whites for 1egg, use applesauce instead of oil and use low fat sour cream. With all the changes, you could still taste the flavor of a normal full fat muffin but with so much lesser calories.

Best Blueberry Muffin (6 big muffins, 250calories each)
1 egg
1/4cup sugar
1/4cup brown sugar
1/2tsp vanilla
3tbsp oil
3/4cup flour
1/4cup whole wheat flour
1/4tsp salt
1/4 heaping tsp baking soda
1/2cup fresh blueberries
1/2cup sour cream

1) mix together egg and both sugar. Add in oil and vanilla.
2) in another bowl, mix together flour, salt, baking soda and blueberries, add to the egg mixture with sour cream. Stir until just combined (do not over mix)
3) bake in 400F preheated oven for 20mins.

double chocolate muffin

Since this blog is abt food (as u can read fr. the title;), i should probably start off with my chocolate muffin as the first post. So, chocolate...everyone's fav. Thats all i could think abt chocolate, lol, so lame but true. Anyways, chocolate can bring joy to a next level :D mi right? needness to ask.

Double Chocolate Muffin (make 6regular size muffins)
3/4cup all-purpose flour
1/4cup cocoa powder
1/3cup sugar
3/4tsp baking soda
1/8tsp salt
1/4cup veg. oil
1/3cup 2% chocolate milk
1 large egg
1/2tsp vanilla
1tsp white vinegar
1/4cup chocolate chips (optional, but highly recommanded)
1) sift together all the dry ingredients in a bowl.
2) in another smaller bowl, whisk together the oil, milk, egg vanilla and vinegar.
3) pour the wet mixture into the dry, add chocolate chips at this point if using, mix until just combined.
4) bake in 350F preheated oven (i was too lazy to preheat my oven :P) for 25mins

isnt the recipe so easy? hum? this is so chocolate-y and you knw what, dont feel sorry for urself, screw all those calories and enjoy the joy that chocolate brings to you :3