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Questions tagged [muffins]

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Will old corn meal ruin muffins?

I have found a recipe for muffins that I'd like to make, and it calls for corn meal. I found some in the pantry, but I don't know when it was purchased. It doesn't smell like much, just kinda like corn. It might be pretty old. Possibly years. Will…
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Why would using oil make muffins less sweet?

I've been wondering, what makes muffins less sweet when using oil? (instead of butter?) In this case, a muffin mix tells me to use butter. The alternative (to make "american style" muffins) is to use (sunflower)oil. It would make it less sweet.
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Is it okay to use a microwave in convection mode without the turntable?

I just bought a muffin tin which is too large and certainly won't rotate on the turntable. My microwave doesn't have a "stop turntable" button. So is it okay if I remove it altogether and use just an oven rack to place my muffin tin on? Will it…
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Is it a myth or a fact that mixing cake/muffin batter too finely can lead to a hard finally baked cake/muffin?

Possible Duplicate: Over-stirring muffin mixtures From here: http://culinaryarts.about.com/od/bakingdesserts/r/plainmuffins.htm The key to making great muffins is not overmixing the batter. Once the liquid ingredients are added to the dry, mix…
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What caused my blueberry muffins to come out flat?

I made blueberry muffins two times. The first time I used unbleached flour. I don't remember if I used salted or unsalted butter then. They came out looking like from a bakery. The second time, I used bleached flour and salted butter. They came…
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Getting well domed muffins

Seems to be conflicting info on achieving well domed muffin tops. None seem to offer science based references. These two are good examples of conflicting advice. Higher temp seems to be all that is…
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Discoloured white chocolate chips

When baking rasberry and white chocolate muffins, the chocolate chips come out brown and discoloured on top and white in the middle. The taste of them is not affected. Does anyone have any (hopefully simple) solutions to make sure they come out nice…
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Muffins are fluffy, but crumbly

I just made muffins, which turned out to have a great flavor and density, but are very crumbly. I followed this recipe, and made the following substitutions: 1/2 cup of flour --> coffee flour 3/4 cup milk + 1/4 cup coffee --> 1/4 cup milk + 1 cup…
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How to triple the quantity of ingredients in order to make 12 standard sized muffins?

I found an interesting recipe and I would like to triple it in order to make 12 standard sized muffins. These are the ingredients and based on this recipe, it makes 4 muffins. 1/4 cup butter 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1 egg 1/4 cup…
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Shelf life of apples in muffins

Some muffin recipes incorporate sliced apples inside muffins. My question is, will these apple slices become either rancid or old-tasting inside the muffin while being stored inside the refrigerator?
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What are the benefits of whisking when making muffins?

What are the benefits of whisking when making muffins?
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How can I make Pacman muffins?

I'm a huge Pacman fan and therefore I would like to create some Pacman muffins next week. I was searching for a receipt in the Internet, but couldn't really found one. I could find quite a few pictures of Pacman muffins, but nowhere is a guideline…
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Baking muffins filled with cream cheese frosting instead of cream cheese filling

I wanted to make 'stuffed' carrot cake muffins. I checked a few recipes, like (carrot cake muffins with cream cheese filling), (stuffed carrot cake muffins) or (carrot cheesecake muffins), just to follow methodology of the filling part, as I have…
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Muffin casing anomaly: detachment

Preface: This relate to cupcakes, too. Also, by "casing," I'm referring to the paper wrapper that surrounds the base of the muffin and/or cupcake. For example, this is the one I use. Lastly, there is plenty of info out there of how to avoid casing…
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How do you decide when to deviate from baking ratios?

I've just started studying baking ratios. I like to learn to cook/bake on Youtube, and as I've been analyzing alot of the cooking/baking ratios I notice that quite a few of these youtube chefs do not follow the baking ratios. For example, in a…
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