Dougherty Family Recipe Box

Category: Muffins

  • Cranberry Apple Orange Muffins

     Ingredients

    • 1/3 cup unsalted butter
    • 1 cup white sugar
    • 1 tablespoon rosemary, finely ground
    • 2 eggs
    • 1/2 cup milk
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • zest of 2 large oranges
    • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
    • 2 teaspoons baking powder
    • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
    • 1 cup fresh cranberries
    • 1 red apple, chopped fine with peel

    Method

    1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
    2. Line a muffin pan.
    3. Cream together butter, sugar, and rosemary in a stand mixer with paddle attachment.
    4. Beat in the eggs.
    5. Stir in the milk, vanilla, and orange zest.
    6. In a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, and cinnamon.
    7. Gently stir dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
    8. Gently stir the cranberries and apple into the batter.
    9. Drop batter into muffin pans.
    10. Bake until the tops are dry to the touch and a toothpick inserted in the centre of a muffin comes out clean (about 20-25 minutes).

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  • Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins

    Ingredients

    • 1 1/2 cups quick oats
    • 1 cup skim milk
    • 1/2 cup brown sugar
    • 2 tablespoons honey
    • 1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
    • 1 egg
    • 1 tablespoon canola oil
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1/2 teaspoon salt
    • 1 cup blueberries

    Method

    1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
    2. Line a muffin pan.
    3. Soak oats in milk for about 30 minutes.
    4. Mix together sugar, honey, apple sauce, vanilla, egg, and oil.
    5. Mix oats into the wet mixture.
    6. In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
    7. Mix dry ingredients into wet.
    8. Gently fold in the blueberries.
    9. Beat in the eggs.
    10. Drop batter into muffin pans.
    11. Bake until the tops are dry to the touch and a toothpick inserted in the centre of a muffin comes out clean (about 22-24 minutes).

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  • Breakfast in a Cup

    Ingredients

    • 24 slices bacon
    • 6 slices bread
    • 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
    • 12 eggs
    • salt
    • pepper

    Method

    1. Preheat oven to 400°F. 
    2. Grease a 12 cup muffin pan.
    3. Cut circles out of the bread to put in bottom of each muffin cup.
    4. Partially cook the bacon on the stove (render the fat out, but do not let it get crisp).
    5. Line the outside of each muffin cup with 2 slices of bacon.
    6. Put a bit of grated cheese in each muffin cup on top of the bread.
    7. Crack an egg into each muffin cup on top of the cheese.
    8. Put in oven and bake until bacon is crisp and eggs are desired doneness (about 15-20 minutes).
    9. Remove from oven and add salt and pepper to taste.

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  • Raspberry Muffins

    Ingredients

    • 1/3 cup unsalted butter
    • 1 cup white sugar
    • 2 eggs
    • 1/4 cup 0% greek yogurt
    • 1/4 cup water
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
    • 2 teaspoons baking powder
    • 2 cups raspberries

    Method

    1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
    2. Line a muffin pan.
    3. Cream together butter and sugar in a stand mixer with paddle attachment.
    4. Beat in the eggs.
    5. Stir in the yogurt, water, and vanilla.
    6. In a separate bowl, stir together flour and baking powder.
    7. Toss raspberries in the dry ingredients until coated.
    8. Gently stir dry ingredients and fruit into the wet ingredients.
    9. Drop batter into muffin pans.
    10. Bake until the tops are dry to the touch and a toothpick inserted in the centre of a muffin comes out clean (about 20-25 minutes).

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  • Blueberry Apple Muffins

    Ingredients

    • 1/2 cup butter
    • 3/4 cup white sugar
    • 2 eggs
    • 2/3 cup 0% greek yogurt
    • 1/2 cup water
    • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    • 3 cups all-purpose flour
    • 4 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
    • 1/2 teaspoon salt
    • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
    • 3/4 cup blueberries
    • 3/4 cup chopped apples with peels

    Method

    1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
    2. Line a muffin pan.
    3. Cream together butter and sugar in a stand mixer with paddle attachment.
    4. Beat in the eggs.
    5. Stir in the yogurt, water, and vanilla.
    6. In a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
    7. Toss the blueberries and apples in the dry ingredients until coated.
    8. Gently stir dry ingredients and fruit into the wet ingredients.
    9. Drop batter into muffin pans.
    10. Bake until the tops are dry to the touch and a toothpick inserted in the centre of a muffin comes out clean (about 20 minutes).

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