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American · Breakfast

Basic Muffins

An all-purpose muffin and quick-bread batter on the ratio of 2 parts flour, 2 parts milk, 1 part egg and 1 part butter by weight, sweetened lightly and mixed only just enough so the crumb stays tender; add berries, zest or spice as you like.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on18 min
  • Total45 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Dry

  • 90 gall-purpose flour
  • 45 ggranulated sugar
  • 0.38 tspfine salt
  • ¾ tspbaking powder, sieved if lumpy

Wet

  • 90 mlwhole milk
  • 1large eggs (about 45 g)
  • 45 gunsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Wheat
  • Corn (maize)
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Salty
  • Richness / fat

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Kitchen scale

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • Under 20 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 1
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: low

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