Muffins!

salsachinita · Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 7:05 am Post subject: Muffins!

I've just made a batch of Spinach & Fetta muffins........the whole house smells amazing!

This is one of those recipes I adapted:

Spinach & Fetta Muffins (makes 12)

250g Fetta cheese, finely diced
300g Baby Spinach leaves, washed & pat dried
3 cups Flour (Season the flour with chopped garlic, dried herbs, mustard, pesto, salt & pepper to taste)
1.5 tbs Baking Powder
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
150g Butter (I've used olive oil & it worked)
2 cups milk (or soymilk)

Grease muffin tin. Pre heat oven to 200c.
In a large bowl, combine all dry ingredients.
Mix in beaten eggs.
Melt butter in milk & fold into mixture.
Spoon mixture into prepared tin.
Bake for 15-20 mins.

Served hot or cold 8) .......yummmmm.......

salsachinita · Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 7:34 am Post subject:

Just for Jonathan, here's my blueberry & soymilk muffin recipe :wink: !

Blueberry & Soymilk Muffins (makes 12)

1 cup Blueberries
125g Butter or margerine (plz tell me if there are good non-diary alternatives)
125g Sugar
2 large eggs
2 cups flour
1 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 cup Soymilk
1 tsp Vanilla Essence (better still, infuse vanilla pod in the soymilk overnight :wink: )

Grease the muffin tin. Preheat oven to 200c.
Cream butter & sugar until pale & fluffy.
Beat in eggs, one at a time. Adding a little flour to stop the mixture from curdling.
Sift flour & baking powder into the mixture, alteranting it with soymilk.
Fold in the blueberries. the mixture will be stiff.
Spoon into prepared muffin tin. Bake for 15-20 mins.
Let cool slightly before turning out of the tin.
To serve, sift icing sugar over tops.
These muffins have a cake consistency & do nt need buttering 8) .

Jonathan · Joined: 09 Jun 2004 Posts: 104 Location: San Diego

salsachinita wrote: Just for Jonathan, here's my blueberry & soymilk muffin recipe :wink: !
Thanks salsachinita! :D

squirrel · Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Posts: 96 Location: Bucharest, Romania

I don't really like soy milk... can I use regular milk instead?

cocodrilo · Joined: 21 Jun 2004 Posts: 193 Location: Kurashiki, Japan

squirrel wrote: I don't really like soy milk... can I use regular milk instead?
Gee, you're picky, Squirrel! :lol:
No, actually, you probably won't even NOTICE the soymilk in baked goods. It's not like you're drinking it...(And yes, you can substitute regular milk for the soy milk. I use soy milk instead of cow's milk in my cream soups and it's fabulous, but you can notice the taste a bit there...)

tj · Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 39

These look like a couple of good recipes, SC.

On a side note, is it an Urban Myth about poppy seed muffins and failing drug screenings?

And C, re: soy milk, I wonder if you could substitute soy milk instead of regular milk for chowders?

cocodrilo · Joined: 21 Jun 2004 Posts: 193 Location: Kurashiki, Japan

tj wrote: These look like a couple of good recipes, SC.

On a side note, is it an Urban Myth about poppy seed muffins and failing drug screenings?

And C, re: soy milk, I wonder if you could substitute soy milk instead of regular milk for chowders?
About the chowders, sure, but you'd probably still have that soy odor. Personally, I'd stick with dairy milk for those!

salsachinita · Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 3:31 pm Post subject:

Just so you know, the whole point of me using soymilk or other non-dairy substitute is a personal allergy issue....... :cry:

It might be bias coming from me, but I've used soymilk in all soups & chowders. So far I've managed to fool everyone 8) .......

tj · Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 39

I do agree the scent has a lot to do with enhancing the flavor of a dish? How many of us have experienced a time where our nose was stuffed up, and suddenly food lost a lot of its taste?

Hey SC, I'd like to try it some day! Personally, I only have a mild lactose intolerance, and can take it. There's a couple of brands of milk that are designed for lactose intolerance, so I'll usually go buy one of those - Lactaid, I believe it's called.

squirrel · Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Posts: 96 Location: Bucharest, Romania

Guys... can I ask a stupid question? Which are the symptoms of lactose intolerance...? I have no idea... Is it the same as an allergy? Thanks and sorry if I was offensive...

cocodrilo · Joined: 21 Jun 2004 Posts: 193 Location: Kurashiki, Japan

squirrel wrote: Guys... can I ask a stupid question? Which are the symptoms of lactose intolerance...? I have no idea... Is it the same as an allergy? Thanks and sorry if I was offensive...
Diarrhea for some, dull headaches for others.

I get migraines when I eat dairy on a regular basis, but I don't believe that makes me lactose intolerant. It's just something in the dairy. I have no problem if I limit my dairy intake to once or twice a week(I LOVE cheese!) 8)