The Basic Muffin Recipe

16 ingredients
6 steps

Ingredients

  • None None FOR THE BASIC MUFFIN
  • 3 cups self-rising flour
  • 6 tbsp (3/4 stick) butter, chopped
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
  • 1 None egg, lightly beaten
  • None None FRUIT & SPICE VARIATION
  • 1 tbsp mixed spice, such as pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 cup mixed dried fruit
  • None None DATE & ORANGE VARIATION
  • 1 cup seeded chopped dates
  • 1 tbsp grated orange peel
  • 1 cup whole wheat self-rising flour
  • None None CHOCOLATE CHIP & WALNUT VARIATION
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 400°F. Grease a 12-cup muffin pan.
  2. 2
    Sift the flour into a large bowl; rub in the butter. Stir in the sugar, buttermilk and egg. Do not over-mix; the mixture should be lumpy. Spoon the mixture into the prepared pan.
  3. 3
    Bake for 20 mins until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 mins. Remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack.
  4. 4
    For the fruit & spice muffin, sift the mixed spice with the flour. Add the dried fruit with the sugar.
  5. 5
    For the date & orange muffin, substitute 1 cup of the self-rising flour with the whole wheat self-rising flour. Add the dates and orange peel with the sugar.
  6. 6
    For the chocolate chip & walnut variation, add the chocolate chips and walnuts with the sugar.

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