What do the different things in muffins do?!


Question: What do the different things in muffins do!?
Answers:
Like what things!?
Flour: adds structure
eggs: moister and fat
sugar: moister and flavor
baking powder/soda: levinging
oil: fat, moister


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This is an excerpt from the Joy of Baking site!. I love the Joy of Baking, my mother had their cookbook 40 years ago and I still have her copy and an updated copy I bought!. They give information about the ingredients and why you need to use them!. Great site!.

The name 'Muffin' either comes from the French word 'moufflet', meaning a soft bread, or from the German word 'muffe' which is the name for a type of cake!. Although there are two types of muffins: English and American, all the recipes on the site are for the American-style muffins!.


What 'American-style' muffins means is that the muffins are made, not from a yeast dough like the English Muffin, but rather they use a chemical leavener (baking powder or baking soda)!. Maybe it would be better to describe them as a cross between a bread and a cake!. American-style muffins can be further divided into two types: bread-like and cake-like!. Each type has its own technique for mixing the batter!. Less sugar and butter makes a bread-like muffin!. A higher sugar and butter content makes a cake-like muffin!. Once you determine which type of muffin you prefer, choosing recipes to try becomes easier!. A basic muffin batter contains flour, sugar, baking powder/soda, eggs, a fat (liquid or solid), and milk (buttermilk, yogurt, sour cream)!. Often times fruit, nuts, chocolate, vanilla extract, spices, cornmeal, bran, oats are added to give the muffins flavor!. Sometimes a streusel topping or glaze is used which not only adds flavor and texture but it can transform a plain basic muffin into something specialWww@FoodAQ@Com

Basic muffin recipe:

Four is the 'meat' of the muffin, baking powder makes it rise and be fluffy, salt adds to the leveling, sugar adds to the flavor, milk is the binder along with the eggs and butter!.

Guess that's it!. Hope that helps!.

If you add bran (fiber), apples (flavor and texture), blueberries (antioxidents and fiber), you are adding a lot of nutrition to your muffin!. :) a good thing!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

eggs hold them together and help them puff up!.
Soda/Baking Powder are leavening - that is what makes them rise!.
Sugar - sweetener
Flour - also holds them together and provides most of the body!.
Oil/butter - keeps muffins from being dry
Most everything else in muffins is for taste!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I d o n ' t k n o w b u t m u f f i n s a r e y u m m y !. : DWww@FoodAQ@Com

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