Maple Muffins
photo by BLUE ROSE
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
-
18 muffins (about)
ingredients
- 473.18 ml all-purpose flour
- 14.79 ml baking powder
- 2.46 ml salt
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 118.29 ml pure maple syrup (preferably Grade A dark amber)
- 44.37 ml maple sugar (found in gourmet or specialty food stores)
- 177.44 ml milk
- 59.16 ml unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 4.92 ml vanilla extract
- 1.23 ml apple cider vinegar
directions
- Position rack in center of oven; preheat oven to 400°F.
- Spray muffin tray indentations and rims w/ cooking spray.
- In a bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together; set aside.
- In a bigger bowl, whisk the eggs until lightly beaten; whisk in the maple syrup and maple sugar; continue whisking until thick and pale brown, about 1 minute.
- Whisk in the milk, melted butter, vanilla, and vinegar.
- Use a wooden spoon to stir in the flour mixture until moistened.
- Fill prepared muffin tins ¾ full; bake for 20 minutes or until muffins are golden with rounded, cracked tops; pick in the center should come out with a crumb or two attached.
- Set pan in a wire rack to cool 10 minutes; gently rock each muffin back and forth to release and remove it from the tin; cool for 5 minutes on the rack.
- *Granola Maple Muffins—sprinkle 2 teaspoons granola on top of each muffin before baking.
- *Maple Rum Currant Muffins—omit the vinegar; add 1 teaspoon rum extract with the vanilla; mix ½ cup dried currants in with the maple syrup; proceed as directed.
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