Muffin Recipes

Muffins are one of the great gateways to baking. Even people who don’t fancy themselves bakers are inclined to tackle a muffin recipe now and then. These are some long-time favorites – well worth making, and very worth eating. Many of them freeze well, making them candidates for baking ahead.A couple tips: don’t overmix the batter, or you’ll end up with tough muffins. And don’t be afraid to experiment with seasonal fruits, or swap in different nuts and seeds.

1. Blueberry Muffins with Lavender

   Everything you love about a classic blueberry muffin, but with a hint of lavender and buttery oat streusel tops people inevitably eat first.
   

2. Buttermilk Berry Muffins

   Beautiful buttermilk muffins – berry-streaked with sugar-sparkled tops, big flavor, and buttermilk-tender texture.
   

1. Bran Muffins

   Not your basic, bland, bran muffin. The thing that makes these special is their flavor. They’re buttermilk based with a tender crumb and toasted, craggy top. Perfect smeared with a…
   

2. Oatmeal Muffins

   A rich, crumble-topped oatmeal muffin recipe made with an oatmeal and yogurt base. Golden-topped, wholesome, and a fantastic pocket treat.
   

1. Cottage Cheese Muffins

   Golden, puffy cottage cheese muffins are high in protein, filling, and endlessly adaptable. If you love a savory baked situation, these are for you.
   

2. Seeded Pumpkin and Feta Muffins

   Savory muffins packed with spinach, feta and Parmesan cheeses, black pepper, mustard, and sunflower seeds. Adapted from a recipe in a lovely little self-published Australian cookbook, Martha Goes Green.
   

1. Baked Oatmeal Cups

   Baked oatmeal cups are the perfect on-the-go breakfast staple. These are made with oats, bananas, and lots of berries, then baked into golden deliciousness.
   

2. Use this banana bread recipe to make banana muffins.
3. Use this zucchini bread recipe to make zucchini muffins.
4. Use this coffee cake recipe to make coffee cake muffins.
5. Use this lemon cake recipe to make lemon muffins.
6. Use this pumpkin bread recipe to make pumpkin muffins.

Muffin Making Tips

There are a few tips to share related to baking muffins. 

• Don’t over mix your batter. In general, you want to fold ingredients together just until there are no dry ingredients visible. This helps keep muffins tender.
• Vintage muffin pans are the best! I love looking for them at yard sales, flea markets and antique shops.
• Baking papers are fun to experiment as well. Some are classic and cupcake style, others are straight-sided and French. Keep your eyes open for interesting baking papers to bake and serve your muffins in.

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