Moosewood: Moosewood Muffins

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Moosewood Muffins

 

Recipe By : Moosewood Restaurant New Classics, page 26

Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Breakfast and Brunch * checked

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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Streusel Topping (optional):

1/3 cup unbleached white flour

1 1/2 tablespoons cold butter -- chopped into small

- pieces

1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar -- packed

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 pinch nutmeg

1 pinch salt

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wet ingredients

6 tablespoons butter -- at room temperature

1/2 cup sugar -- (1/2 to 314)

1 egg

1/2 cup milk -- plus

2 tablespoons milk

1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

2 cups chopped fruit -- *

- and/or nuts

- and/or chocolate chips

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dry ingredients

2 cups unbleached white all-purpose

- or pastry flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon -- (optional)

- other spice

 

* See the recipe Moosewood Muffins Variations for suggested flavor

combinations. Use 2 cups of chopped fruit (one kind or a

combination); or 1 cup fruit, 1/2 cup nuts, and 1/2 cup chocolate

chips; or 1/2 cup nuts or chocolate chips and 1 1/2 cups fruit.

 

 

Just by adding fruit, nuts, and/or chocolate chips, humble muffins

can be transformed into a multisensory treat. Our basic muffin recipe

leaves plenty of room for creative inspiration; over the years,

early-morning Moosewood muffin-makers have tried more than two

hundred variations. We've listed some of our most popular

combinations. If you think of something else that appeals to you, we

urge you to try it.

 

At Moosewood, morning customers like a muffin with their coffee, and

lunch and dinner customers often check out the muffin case when it's

time for dessert. The streusel topping adds a special touch. It can

be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for a couple

of weeks, so if you anticipate baking muffins regularly, make extra

topping and you'll save time later.

 

For a vegan variation, omit the egg and use soy margarine and soy

milk in place of the butter and the milk.

 

 

Yields 12 muffins

Preparation time: 30 to 35 minutes

Baking time: 30 minutes

Cooling time: 15 minutes

 

Preheat the oven to 350F. Prepare a 12 -cup muffin tin by lightly

oiling the cups or placing a paper liner in each cup.

 

If you want a topping, mix together all of the streusel ingredients

and blend with a fork until the butter is pea-sized or smaller. Set

aside. In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until

smooth. Beat in the egg and then the milk and vanilla; the mixture

will look lumpy. By hand with a rubber spatula, fold in the fruit

and/or nuts and/or chocolate chips. Set aside.

 

In a separate large bow 1, sift together the flour, baking powder,

baking soda, salt, and cinnamon, if using and mix well. Add the wet

ingredients to the dry ingredients and fold together with a rubber

spatula without over mixing. Spoon about 1/3 cup of the batter into

each muffin cup. Sprinkle each muffin with a scant tablespoon of

streusel topping if you like.

 

Immediately place the muffins in the oven and bake for 30 to 35

minutes until puffed and golden. After about 20 minutes rotate the

muffin tin in the oven to ensure even baking.

 

Remove the muffins from the oven and place the tins on a rack to cool

for about 15 minutes. The hot muffins are quite soft and may fall

apart if handled right away. Serve warm or cool completely and store

in a sealed container at room temperature.

 

PER 1.75-OUNCE SERVING: 167 CALORIES, 3.1 G PROTEIN, 6.7 G FAT, 23.6

G CARBOHYDRATES, 3.9 G SATURATED FATTY ACIDS, 38.4 MG CHOLESTEROL,

169.4 MG SODIUM, 0.5 G TOTAL DIETARY FIBER

 

 

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Per serving (excluding unknown items): 116 Calories; 8g Fat (60%

calories from fat); 1g Protein; 11g Carbohydrate; 39mg Cholesterol;

197mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 1/2 Fruit; 1 1/2 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates

 

 

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