Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Moist Banana-Chocolate Chip Muffin

These are the most moist banana -chocolate chip muffins i have ever made. The ideal treat for a mid night snack!
What you need:
1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 tspn baking soda
1/4 tspn salt
1/8 tspn cinnamon
1 1/4 cups mashed bananas ( i used about 4)
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup non fat milk
2 eggs
1/2 cups chocolate chips
1/2 tspn vanilla essence

Making it work:

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffin

1. Preheat over to 180c, line muffin cups
2. Stir flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon together in a bowl
3. Combine bananas, sugar, butter, milk, eggs & vanilla in a separate bowl
4. Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients, pour all of the wet ingredients into the bowl and mix till combined.
5. Fold in chocolate chips and fill muffin cups 3/4 full.
bake for 25 minutes until golden brown.

Chocolate Chip Muffins

Chocolate Chip Muffins

These are absolutely amazing muffins. If you are gonna try one recipe this month i recommend this.. and don't skimp on the chocolate chips!

What you need:
2 cups flour ( self raising)
1/3 cups brown sugar
1/3 cup castor sugar
2 tspn baking powder
1/2 tspn salt
2/3 cup milk
1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled
2 eggs beaten
1 tspn vanilla
1 pack chocolate chips ( 12oz/360g) - i recommend Nestle's Toll house,
1/2 cups walnuts

Making it work,

Pre heat over to 180c. line muffin trays
1. In a large bowl mix together all the dry ingredients ( flour, sugars, baking powder & salt)
2. In an other bowl stir together milk, eggs, melted butter & vanilla essence. Make sure all wet ingredients are blended well.
3. Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and pour in the milk mixture and stir to combine. Please take note not to over mix as overmixing will produce hard muffins.
4. stir in the whole pack of chocolate chips & nuts, spoon into lined muffin tins and bake for 15-20 mins.

Chocolate Cheese Muffin

You must know by now that i love chocolate. Almost all the things i have made has chocolate in one form or another. I sincerely believe chocolate is the one great food which cures just about all ailments from stress, loneliness, boredom, PMS, sadness..you name it there is nothing a warm chocolate drink or a decadent slice would not sooth :)

For the life of me i could not find the recipe for these muffins which is why i took so long to post them up. I used the recipe i found on Joy of Baking's site.

What you need:

• 1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup (240 ml) buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cups (230 grams) all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup (60 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/4 cups (265 grams) light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Putting it together:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Position rack in center of oven. Butter, or line with paper liners, 12 - 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 inch muffin cups.
2. In a large measuring cup or bowl whisk together the eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla extract. 
3. In another large bowl whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir in the chocolate chips. With a rubber spatula fold the wet ingredients, along with the melted butter, into the dry ingredients and stir only until the ingredients are combined. Do not over mix the batter or tough muffins will result. 
4. Evenly fill the muffin cups with the batter (the muffin cups will be full), using two spoons or an ice cream scoop. Place in the oven and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool for about 5 minutes before removing from pan.
   

I decided not to ditch the chocolate frosting for leftover cream cheese i had in the freezer. I followed the recipe to the T (for once!) and at the end, as i scooped the batter into the muffin trays i added a teaspoon full of cheese.

You should really give this a try. Its absolutely yummy..

Happy baking

xoxo

a sabbatical

It's been a month since i've gone missing from cyberspace. Yes, i acknowledge and thank you for the complains, gentle reminders and nudges.

I've been BUSY people, gimme a break i do have a life :)

A lot has happened since my last post, i think i'll fill you in on what has been happening over the past 30 days or so..
~I Quit!
I left my job at RM. It was a really hard decision to make because i loved my job and the company and if things had been different i would have stayed. But alas, all things happen for a reason.

~Island getaway
Hopped on a train headed up north one Sunday afternoon with my bestie for the long awaited and much planned getaway. Langkawi was fabulous, people who know me on a personal level know how much i love getting burnt in the sun, and that is exactly what i spend 2/3 of the break doing.

~ L is for the way you look at me...
Yes i am in Love. And though it will sound really silly life does seem so much more brighter and full of possibilities when one is in Love.

~ Back to the Grind
Started a new job in a very well known publishing house. Though it was not really what i signed up for, i some how find the job growing on me. Things have been pretty good at the new place, it has just the right mix of ME structure and RM laid backness.

OK enough of about me, how have you my lovely readers been?
Yes i have been baking, thou not diligently even though the lovely people at RM bought me 2 bags full of bake ware and a Nigella Lawson cook book.
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here's a little old favorite i made for breakfast one saturday morning before shopping with the girlies...


I used the usual recipe which i've published before but added more Walnuts for that extra crunch. Baking is not like mathematics or science, there is no fixed formula, you got to mix it up sometimes, have some fun and go with your gut instincts. Very much like life. And no matter how it turns out, your friends and family will definitely help you eat it.



Happy baking
xoxo

Berrylicious Muffins

After body combat class last Sunday i stopped by the pasar malam to stock up on my veges and fruits. And guess what i bought?

Strawberries!

It was really cheap so i decided to buy 3 packs thinking i could make them into muffins. I rushed home, flipped through my Nigella cook book (thanks Mel!!) and could not find anything! Apparently our dear miss Nigella doesn't make Strawberry Muffins! Thank god for the Internet!

I found a really easy recipe here

Note: I didn't have ground nutmeg ( i don't even know what nutmeg is!) so i used cinnamon instead. And i also added a mashed banana, which i think helped make it so moist. The batter was more runnier than other muffin batters i've mixed in the past and it took about 25 minutes for mine to cook.

To make this healthier you can opt to use 1 cup wholemeal flour, lessen the amount of sugar you sprinkle on the strawberries and just add more fruit. I also think adding walnuts into these babies would make it taste even better.


Now the people closest to me at my previous job would know that i hardly eat the things i bake, but this mind you was far too good to say no to. The muffins turned out soft and moist and tasted just right.

Do give this a try, i promise you'd enjoy it.

Happy baking
xoxo

Carrot Muffins

Carrot and Cheese go together like vodka and cranberry juice. They were just made for each other. Both strong and flavorful with distinct characteristics of their own. But when paired together for a purpose, they just bring a whole new meaning to the word YummYYY.


I have been reading this exquisite blog titled How to Eat a cup Cake. My god can this girl bake!! and all her cupcakes have frosting of some sort and look so so pretty. I have yet to teach myself the art of frosting. Anyways, after spending half a day in the office ogling at this wonderful blog i decided to give it a go.

I used the same Carrot cake recipe i posted sometime ago. The only difference is i used muffin tins instead of the cake pan. I also got myself a nifty icing pump thingy which helped me a lot in decorating these babies.

Happy baking
xoxo

Banana Muffin

I made this sometime ago and forgot to blog about it. Banana Muffins are pretty simple to make and there are loads of recipes out there. I used the one from Allrecipes because it was recommended by a friend but made some twists to it as usual.

I used Half wholemeal flour and half self raising flour and added walnuts to give it a bit of a crunch. I also omitted the white sugar and used almost double the bananas. The recipe also had a crumble topping but i decided not too do that bit.

Happy baking
xoxo