Simple Muffins

[jessiebliss]

Thanks so much for this recipe.  It was so easy, and my husband loved them too.  I'll definitely be cooking this again soon.

[LadyDragonflyMT]

These look WONDERFUL.  I see these as being the perfect easy muffin to jazz up with dried cranberries, dried apricots, blueberries, even shredded soy cheese!

[saturnino]

I just fixed these tonight and they turned out wonderfully. I added in some dried cranberries which was a nice touch. I would just advise people to be careful about how long they bake them.  I set my timer for 25 minutes and by that time they had become a little burnt around the edges and this was despite the fact that I made them in my Texas-sized muffin pan.

[KT22A]

I love this recipe.  I've tried different variations - adding mashed banana, using all or some whole wheat flour, halving the sugar, substituting applesauce for half the oil - and all have worked great.  they always taste great, but sometimes aren't as pretty as the ones in the picture.  I found that if I preheat the oven to 450, then turn it down to 400 when I put the muffins in, it makes the tops rise more so that they look more picturesque.

[Camillemays]

wonderful!! I used a third of the sugar, threw in a handful of oats and about ten strawberries - my dragon boat racing team loved them!

[emily.soulliere]

these were VERY good! my whole family enjoyed them. I plan on skipping off to the kitchen to make more after i finish typing this!

[toysouldier]

These are so good! I added a cup of mashed banana, a couple handfuls of chopped walnuts, and used only 1 c of brown sugar and they are so yummy! And moist! My only complaint is that the edges look burnt, and I only baked them for about 23 minutes, but they're practically perfect on the inside, so I don't want to reduce the cooking time and have them undercooked inside, maybe adjusting the temperature would help? Either way, really tasty, I can't wait to make these again!

[wicca_vegan]

I used 1 cup wheat flour and 1/2 cup regular flour. Added 2 tbsp (blueberry) flax seeds, 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup brown sugar. 1/4 cup rice milk 2/4 cup water, Some raspberries, 1 tsp fresh strawberry juice.
I brought it to school, and they were gone by 1st period.
All my friends(and people I didn't know) loved them, and everyday they ask me for more.
I've even had people say they would be vegan forever if I made these muffins again.
=)

[Maliaka]

Great recipe. Mine came out darker then in the other pictures, not sure why! Tasted GREAT, but more sugary than I expected.

[randomlyred]

Maliaka, your oven temperature was too cool.  That's why your muffins have dents in the middle of them.  Do you use an oven thermometer? Unless you have a very new oven chances are your thermostat is incorrect.

[stride4unity]

These turned out great and were way too easy! I added blueberries and reduced the sugar by one-third, as Camillemays did, which was perfect, as I don't like overly sweet foods.  I also baked it for for ~ 17 minutes @ 400 degrees.  I think 30 minutes is too long.  I'll be doing these again!

P.S For those of you who cook/bake for just one person, as I do, if you divide this recipe by one-third, it makes 1 nice sized muffin 

[chickamow]

SOOOOO good.   I had a little time to kill so I thought I would make these. I stole an idea from another receipe and brewed two bags of chai tea in the 3/4 cup water.    Then I realized that I don't actually have any muffin tins.   I had to make these into bars in a glass pan.   They were amazing and light!!!!   YUM!

[SouthernGirl]

I used 1/2 all purpose flour, 1/2 whole wheat flour, and 1/2 oat bran. I added raisins, also. Delicious!

[AshleyKimball]

I subbed 1/2 cup flour with whole wheat flour and subbed all the oil for applesauce

Yum!!  Just might be the best thing I've ever tasted.  Screw rich desserts, I'll tear up these muffins any day. 

Great variation:  Make them "suprise muffins" by filling them with fruit perserves.  My favorite filling is to boil raisins and sugar and lemon juice down into a sticky syrup goo and using that.

Thank you for the best recipe ever!