Ultimate Basic Muffins
A versatile muffin recipe with variations for fruit, Christmas, lemon, and jam-filled muffins. Perfect for all occasions!
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- Muffin tray
- Wooden spoon
- Sieve
- Oven
Ingredients
- 2 eggs medium-sized
- 125 ml vegetable oil
- 250 ml milk low-fat works fine
- 250 g golden caster sugar
- 400 g flour self-raising or 400 g of plain flour and 3 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Heat oven to 180°C fan or Gas Mark 6.
- Line 2 muffin trays with paper muffin cases.
- Beat the eggs lightly with a wooden spoon for about 1 minute.
- Add the oil and the milk and beat until mixed.
- Add the sugar and mix until you have a smooth batter.
- Sift in the flour and salt and mix until smooth. Don’t over mix.
- Fill muffin cases two-thirds full and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until they have risen.
- Cool on a wire tray.
Notes
For fruit muffins: Use 3 dstsp of the following: raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, cherries, cubed apple and cinnamon. For Christmas muffins: Add a good handful of cranberries, a tsp of cinnamon and mixed spice, and use brown sugar instead of white. For lemon muffins: Add juice and rind of 1 lemon (use slightly less milk). For jam and coconut muffins: Add 3 dstsp of desiccated coconut to the mixture, and place a tsp of raspberry jam to the top of each muffin before you put them into the oven.
Nutrition per Serving
Calories: 154kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 3gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 107mgPotassium: 38mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 38IUCalcium: 18mgIron: 0.2mg
Source
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