Muffin Recipes
Quintessentially American, muffins have become massively popular on this side of the pond too. Delia has some cracking variations - and advice on how to achieve the best texture ever!
Makes 24Mini Mincemeat Muffins
At Christmastime, when mincemeat seems to make its yearly outing, what could be better than these lovely mini muffins, made with mincemeat instead of the usual dried fruit?
Makes 12English Muffins
Cheap and easy to make, it's well worth baking a batch of these lovely muffins for tea… they knock the spots off anything you can buy.
Chocolate Drop Mini Muffins with Red Noses
So easy to make and so satisfying to eat: these mini muffins are truly sensational and will go down well with just about everyone!
Makes 24Chocolate, Prune and Armagnac Mini Muffins
Serve these instead of chocolates at the end of a meal: the alcoholic kick from the Armagnac goes really well with coffee!
Makes 6Damson, Almond and Cinnamon Muffins
Wondering what to do with her minute, jewel-like crop of damsons, Delia hit on these moreish muffins in which the tartness of the fruit is the perfect foil for almonds, cinnamon and soft sponge.
Makes 20 mini or 6 man-sized muffinsFresh Apricot and Pecan Muffins with Cinnamon Icing
Light and lovely, American muffins are a real teatime treat - and you can add different variations to the basic muffin mix depending on what's available or in season.
Makes 24Chocolate Mini Muffins with Toasted Hazelnuts
These were invented specifically for children to make for the 1997 Comic Relief campaign with red cherries on top. This is a more adult version, but children can still make them using chocolate drops for melting and cherries instead of nuts.
Makes 20 mini or 6 man-sized muffinsBlueberry and Pecan American Muffins
Muffins - like cupcakes - have become hugely popular in recent years. You can use many different fillings and toppings but this one is definitely one of the best and most classic.
Serves 8-10Blueberry and Cinnamon Muffin Cake with Streusel Topping
Having got totally hooked on making muffins, I realised that the muffin mixture could be baked in an ordinary cake tin and served cut into thick slices – either as a dessert, warm from the oven, and topped with Greek yoghurt, or as a cake for tea.
Moist Chocolate, Prune and Armagnac Squares
Moist chocolate cakes with chocolate icing: as Delia says, a great chocolate fix for Easter, or you could decorate them in other ways for other times of the year.
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