Why, Yes, I Know the Muffin Man
I've been using the muffin formula from Amy Dacycyzn's book, The Complete Tightwad Gazette
(associate link) for about ten years. It's a terrifically versatile recipe which you adapt to whatever ingredients you happen to have on hand. What I happened to have on hand this morning turns out to be the recipe for the best muffin I've ever made.
Buttermilk Banana Oatmeal Muffins
Wet:
2 large overripe bananas mashed (about one cup of puree)
1 c. buttermilk
1 large egg
1/4 c. canola oil
Dry:
1 cup quick-cooking oats (not instant)
1.5 c. flour (I used Hodgson's Mill 50/50 white/whole wheat)
1/2 c. light brown sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
Mix dry and wet ingredients separately before adding wet to dry. Stir with a fork, just enough to blend. Scoop by the quarter-cup-full into muffin tins. Bake at 400 degrees F for 20 minutes.
Serve to kids, and feel a little less guilty about letting them help themselves to Froot Loops every morning since school got out.
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—Kyran, 8:45 AM
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4 Comments:
So, the variable ingredient would be the fruit? I could substitute a cup of blueberries, for example, rather than banana? I assume I can substitute milk for buttermilk, if necessary...
Almost all of it is variable. Unfortunately, there's no author-sanctioned link to the formula I can publish here, but you could google tightwad muffin formula and see what comes up! The book is full of great recipes and tips, though. Mine was well dog-earred before I finally passed it along.
also, buttermilk isn't something I would have ever found in my fridge before I moved to the South, but it's a great thing to keep on hand for muffins, pancakes, potato salad, and lots more. I even have an amazing pancake syrup recipe that uses buttermilk as its base. Bonus: it keeps a really long time.
For 20 years, I've been using my aunt's wonderful banana muffin/bread recipe - its magic ingredient is sour cream. I think I might have to try this one, though.
Think anyone's ever called a muffin recipe Drury Lane Muffins? Someone oughta.
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