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Basic Muffins with Variations (5) I worked in a bakery and we made dozens of these moist muffins in different flavors every day. You can add any fruit you like to the basic batter. Our favorites are blueberry, banana nut, pina colada and pumpkin.
by whodunitrdr · published 2009-07-18
Open original recipe Breads Muffins
NOTES : Variations:
04 1) Banana Nut – add 1 cup mashed bananas and 1/2 cup chopped walnuts.
05 2) Blueberry – add 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries.
06 3) Pina Colada – add 1 small can drained crushed pineapple (8 ounces) and 1/2 cup coconut.
07 4) Apple Spice – add 1 peeled chopped apple, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon and a dash nutmeg.
08 5) Coffee Walnut – add 1 teaspoon coffee extract and 3/4 cup chopped walnuts.
09 6) Pumpkin Spice – add 1 cup canned pumpkin, 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spices, 1/2 cup nuts.
10 7) Mincemeat – add 1 cup prepared mincemeat and 1/2 cup chopped nuts.
11 8 ) Date Nut – add 1 cup chopped dates and 1/2 cup nuts.
12 9) Cranberry – add 1 cup chopped fresh cranberries, 1/2 cup nuts, 1 teaspoon orange rind.
13 10) Chocolate chip – add 1 cup chocolate chips and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, nuts if desired.
14 11) Cherry Almond – add 1 cup chopped dried cherries and 1/2 cup toasted flaked almonds.
15 12) Chocolate chocolate chip – add 1/4 cup cocoa powder, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and 1/2 cup or more chocolate chips.
16 13) Anything else you can think up. Adjust amount of milk in batter depending on the moistness of the added ingredients.