A few years ago a revolution came to our kitchens that made cupcakes stop being alone. Faithful from the beginning, including the more domestic confectionerywe soon discovered that there was a world of high pompadours just beyond.
We had to cross the pond, of course, because the version of American muffins that has come into our lives is that of a more or less close relative of the cupcake or the magdalena, although they are not the same. The case of the English muffin is different, which is a flat bread that has little to do with what we present today.
perfect as snack or breakfast and really very easy to make -the rise is resolved in the oven- and the ingredients are easy to find, with this option of muffins (ready in just one hour) you will not have to resort to the supermarket or industrial pastries to accompany teas, coffees or chocolates.
The only difficulty —if it can be called such— is that they are laborious if we do not have a kitchen robot that kneads or some electric rods, but today that is usually not a problem. Still, if you don’t have them, you can also crown yourself with these muffins.
we should start tempering milk, eggs and butter, so we will take them out of the fridge about ten minutes before. When the butter is creamy, mix the butter and sugar in a bowl with a hand mixer that has rods —or with electric rods, or with a pastry kitchen robot with a shield accessory— for about seven minutes.
At that moment we beat the two eggs and the we add little by little until well blended. Then we sift the flour and add it little by little, letting it mix with the rest of the dough. Let’s pour the milk, salt and vanilla extract, also little by little and stop when they are incorporated so as not to overmix the mixture. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 180ºC.
Put the paper cups on a muffin baking tray and we fill each capsule about three quarters because in the oven it will rise. Add white sugar or pearl sugar —if you want— and place in the oven at 180ºC for 25 minutes. Remove, let stand to cool down slightly and the muffins will be ready to eat.
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Perfect for beginners in domestic pastries for its simplicity and for the ingredients, from this recipe we can make our imagination grow in the world of muffins with examples like these of [vainilla y chocolate](vanilla and chocolate), this option for adults with whiskey and coffee, creative options such as carrot and almond or even salty versions like these with ham and pecorino cheese.
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