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With a newly acquired oven and a short break from baking, I could have to go back to the beginning, following the trail that I have left behind since I final embarked on my baking journey. I wish I might also move out of my consolation zone, be somewhat more adventurous in making an attempt out new recipes; be brave sufficient to problem extra superior strategies, particularly these which make my knees wobble before I even acquired through reading the first three steps of the directions. I will start from the very basic, transferring one step at a time, hopefully by doing so, I'm capable of be taught and re-learn among the things that I've picked up over the previous few years.

As I transfer from one milestone to another...making quick breads, cookies earlier than progressing to layered cakes and bread making, I'm certain I might take facet steps alongside the best way. It is tough to struggle off the temptation to replicate mouth-watering desserts that appeared on my display every time I visit a meals blog, it definitely doesn't assist that I am a loyal follower to an extended listing of favourite meals bloggers. Because of them, they are my daily sources of inspirations, my teachers :)

So right here I'm, back to the essential...my first batch of muffins right out of my oven.

Muffins are one in all the first few 'cakes' I discovered to bake from cookbooks and online baking sites. So long as you stick with a few of the fundamental baking rules, you'll be able to all the time play around with the components. Not solely are muffins simple and fast to place collectively, they are additionally very forgiving and highly adaptable. I might nonetheless remember reading up on how to realize the perfect high-domed muffins.

These Mixed Berries Muffins are unique to my baking repertoire though. They are made using the 'creaming methodology' as a substitute of the standard 'muffin methodology' which I'm more snug with. The process of constructing these muffins is just not very completely different from making cupcakes or butter cakes, the place you beat butter and sugar collectively earlier than including eggs, milk and fold in the flour to form the batter.

I baked them utilizing the highest and backside heat function of my Bosch oven. Baking time stated in recipes serves as a guide only, everyone's oven works otherwise, so we may have to either take away the cake earlier from the oven or leave it to bake a minute or two longer. It's nice that my new oven comes with a digital timer. The oven perform will not be as restricted because it seems. Which is what I favor. The oven is not going to flip off when the timer beeps. The muffins had been baked to a pleasant golden brown when the cooking time was up. It really allows you to set it in such a way that you possibly can let it turn on or/and turn off automatically at a specific time, I discover this very helpful for heating up food or utilizing if to cook food where cooking time just isn't that critical.

I need to confess, although I very much want muffins which might be made using the muffin technique, these are by far probably the most flavorsome muffins I've ever made. My children haven't any complains although. The crumbs are mushy, fluffy and buttery, if not for the berries, they taste just like their fairly cupcake cousins. These little cuppies will go very properly with a cup of scorching tea...be it on a late morning or a lazy afternoon. I've lost my sweet tooth totally, even though I had taken the liberty to cut down on the sugar amount, I still discover them slightly on the sweet facet.

Would you care to affix me on my baking trail?

Mixed Berries Muffins

Ingredients:
(makes 8 muffins)

110g unsalted butter, soften @ room temperature
50g caster sugar (original recipe requires 60g)
50g light brown sugar (authentic recipe requires 60g)
1 1/2 eggs (massive), evenly crushed
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
40ml milk
160g plain flour ((original recipe requires 140g flour, 20g almond powder)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
100g blueberries
100g strawberries (optional)

Method:
1. Wash and drain blueberries and strawberries. With a spatula fold the mixture until the flour is simply incorporate into the batter. Whisk to combine.
6. Add milk adopted by two tablespoons of the flour mixture in Step 2. (The flour mixture is added to forestall the batter from curdling when the milk is added.) Whisk to combine. Bake in pre-heated oven at 180degC for 25~30 min till muffins flip golden brown or a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean. 8. Spoon batter into paper muffin cups. Put aside.
2. Sieve collectively flour, baking powder and salt into a mixing bowl. Cut strawberries into small chunks. Dry berries with paper towels and toss them in 1~2 teaspoons of flour(extra). 7. Sieve over remaining flour mixture and add in the berries. Serve heat. Do not over mix. The batter must be thick and not thin and runny. Let cool on a wire rack. 5. Add vanilla extract. 4. Dribble in the eggs steadily and beat till included within the batter. Set aside.
3. With an electric whisk, cream butter with sugar till the mixture turns pale, gentle and fluffy.

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