This is the recipe for a basic muffin, it is so easy, so good and makes a great base for any combination of muffins you could ever imagine.
Ingredients
- 4 ounces (113 g) unsalted butter (1/2 cup) softened
- 5 ounces (142 g) granulated sugar (3/4 cup)
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 10 ounces (284 g) cake flour (2 cups)
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 8 ounces (227 g) buttermilk (1 cup) room temperature
- 3 Tablespoons sanding sugar (optional for sprinkling on top)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400ºF – Line a muffin tin with paper liners.
- Sift together your flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- Cream together your butter and sugar in a medium bowl with your mixer until light and fluffy
- Add in your egg and vanilla. Continue creaming until pale in colour
- While mixing on low, add in 1/3 of your flour mixture, then 1/3 of your buttermilk. Repeat two more times until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Fold in your desired mix-ins such as fruit, nuts or spices.
- Fill your liners all the way to the top with muffin batter. Top with more mix-ins if desired and sparkling sugar.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until edges begin to slightly brown and a wooden skewer comes out cleanly when inserted into the centre of the muffin.
- Let your muffins cool in the pan for 10 minutes then move them to a cooling rack to cool the rest of the way.
