Tasty little round muffins, called muffins, came from hazy Britain. The original English Muffin appeared in Britain almost ten centuries ago.
A bit of history
The modern meaning of Muffin literally means "tea bun". In the English tradition, muffins are served with the famous five-o-clock tea. Nowadays, snack bars, restaurants, pastry shops offer an endless variety of assorted muffins, pies, muffins. However, the usual muffins or, as they are called in everyday life, muffins, which are so smartly bought in street cafes, are very different from the representatives of the conservative tradition of the English dessert. It is interesting to note that "our" version is the version of the overseas North American muffins. The trademark of North American muffins is the extra paper rosette - the mold.
Which molds to choose
Paper baking dishes have their obvious pros and cons. Obvious advantages - they are not expensive, really convenient to use. Since there is absolutely no need to waste time soaking and scrubbing metal molds (who knows, he understands what is at stake). Paper molds do not need to be lubricated with expensive butter, they are environmentally friendly, convenient even when going out of town, into nature. But paper molds are, of course, disposable. Does not retain the shape of muffins when baked. In order to avoid deformations, the dough when baking in paper forms is steeper than when baking in metal ones, it is only half filled into molds. Therefore, the best solution, of course, would be to use rigid iron molds, in which light and hygienic paper ones are embedded.
Despite the fact that innumerable thousands of original recipes are known, try this simple recipe, cupcakes "run away" right out of the oven …
Ingredients and order of preparation
Mash 2-3 chicken eggs with sugar. Add 3-4 tablespoons of sour cream, 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda, a pinch of salt, a teaspoon of lemon juice, or a pinch of citric acid. Melt half a packet of butter or margarine and stir in the flour until it becomes thick sour cream. Add washed raisins, nuts, chocolate crumbs. Mix everything. Arrange the tins on a baking sheet. Fill the dough halfway into the tins and place the baking sheet in the oven at 210-220 degrees for 20 minutes. Check it with a wood torch or a toothpick - if the torch remains dry after immersion in the cake, and the muffins are already browned, then everything is ready!
