Merry Muffins Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Sift the dry ingredients together.
• Mix in the eggs, oil, butter, milk and vanilla.
• Fold in your choice of berries.
• (I get a blend of frozen berries at my grocery store--raspberries, blackberries, strawberries and blueberries. These make a great mixed berry muffin,and they're much more economical than fresh. But use what you have) Pour into lightly greased, standard 12 muffin pan, or large 6 muffin pan.
• (Tip-an ice cream scoop makes easy work of this task, and muffins are the same size.) Bake for 30-40 minutes, start checking at 30 minutes or so.
• Cool in pan on rack for about 5 minutes, then turn on out on rack to cool.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. In another bowl, beat the eggs, milk and butter; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in berries. , Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 375° for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Resift flour with next 3 ingredients. Combine egg, milk and oil; stir into dry mixture only until moistened. Fold in walnuts.
• Divide into 2 portions; stir cherries into one and spoon into one side of 14 greased muffin pans (2 1/2-inches diameter). Stir cocoa mix into remaining batter and fill other side of pans.
• Bake at 400 for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serve warm.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. In a small bowl, beat eggs, oil and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in carrots, apple, coconut, fruit and raisins. Fill 16 paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. For frosting, combine butter, cream cheese, sugar, juice and vanilla in a bowl; beat until smooth and creamy. Spread over muffins. Sprinkle with cherries.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, then the sour cream and milk. Combine the flour, graham cracker crumbs, salt, baking powder, cinnamon and baking soda; beat into creamed until moistened. Fold in chocolate chips., Coat six muffin cups with cooking spray; fill one-fourth full with batter. Spoon 1 tablespoon marshmallow creme into each muffin cup. Top with remaining batter. , Bake at 400° for 14-16 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°.
• Mix milk, oil, orange peel, and egg. Stir in flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Mix lightly and add cranberries and nuts.
• Fill paper muffin cups half full and bake 20-25 minutes.
• Note: These are also good with 1/2 cup chopped dates instead of cranberries.