Homemade Mix for Muffins and Loaves
Homemade Mix for Muffins and Loaves
With this base mix on hand, you’ll be able to make a variety of muffins and loaves which are great for packed lunches and snacks. Read on to get the recipe for the base mix plus muffin and loaf recipes that can be made from it.
I got this recipe from Canadian Living years ago. I always had the base mix on hand so I could easily make muffins and loaves for my kids to pack in their lunch.
Base Mix for Muffins and Loaves
5 ½
cups all purpose flour
cups whole wheat flour
cup skim milk powder
cup granulated sugar
everything together in a large bowl. Transfer to airtight container. Store in a cool, dry place. Stir well before using. Makes about 12 cups.
Muffin recipes from the mix
Banana Muffins
1
cup mashed banana (about 3 small)
oil, egg and vanilla. Pour over dry ingredients. Stir together just until
moistened.
Spoon
into greased or paper-lined muffin cups.
until tops spring back when lightly touched.
Makes 10-12 muffins.
Orange Date Bran Muffins
These tasty muffins are packed with fibre
1
cup bran cereal
Grated rind from 1 orange*
cup chopped dates (or prunes)
cup chopped green pumpkin seeds (or chopped nuts) – optional
bowl, soak cereal in water for about 5 min or until softened. Then whisk in oil, molasses,
egg and vanilla.
In
large bowl, stir together Base Mix, dates, pumpkin seeds (if
using), cinnamon, baking soda and orange rind. Pour cereal mixture over dry ingredients.
Stir together just until moistened. Spoon into greased or paper-lined muffin
cups.
Bake at 375 F about 25 min or until tops spring back when lightly
touched.
*Orange-date is a great flavour combo. However, these muffins are tasty even without the grated orange rind so if you don’t have an orange or don’t feel like grating the rind of one, you can still make these muffins!
Apple Carrot Muffinscups grated carrots (about 5 small)*
cups raisins, or dried cranberries or chopped dates or nuts (optional)
In a large bowl, stir together Base Mix, carrots, dried fruit or nuts (if using),
cinnamon, nutmeg and baking soda. Whisk together applesauce, oil, egg and
vanilla. Pour over dry ingredients. Stir just until moistened. Spoon into greased or paper-lined muffin
cups.
Bake at 375 F about 25 min or until tops spring back when lightly
touched.
Makes about 10 muffins.
*If you have a food processor, you can grate the carrots in no time. I don’t have a food processor so I use a plain old box grater. I like the carrots to be finely shredded so I use the side with the smaller shredding ‘slots’. And, I usually grate lots of carrots in one go and freeze the extra.
Loaf recipes from the mix
cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
¼ cup packed brown sugar
cups coarsely shredded zucchini
and cloves.
together water, oil, eggs, vanilla then stir in zucchini. Pour the liquid
ingredients over the dry. Stir together just until moistened.
into greased 9×5” loaf pan. Bake in 350 F oven about 45 min to 1 hr or until
tester inserted in centre comes out clean. Let cool in pan about 15 min then
turn out on rack, right side up, to finish cooling.
cup frozen blueberries and/or chopped walnuts (optional)
cup unsweetened applesauce
In a large bowl, combine the Base Mix and baking soda. Whisk together applesauce, maple syrup, oil and eggs. Pour
over dry ingredients. Sprinkle with blueberries and/or walnuts if using. Stir together just until moistened. Pour into greased
9×5’ loaf pan. Bake in 350 F oven about 45 min to 1 hr or until tester inserted
in centre comes out clean. Let cool in pan about 15 min then turn out on rack,
right side up, to finish cooling.
Orange Date Loaf2 tsp coarsely grated orange rind
cup chopped dates or dried apricots
In large bowl, combine Base Mix and baking soda.
Whisk together orange rind and juice, chopped dates, oil, eggs and vanilla.
Pour over dry ingredients. Stir together just until moistened. Pour into
greased 9×5’ loaf pan. Bake in 350 F oven about 45 min to 1 hr or until tester
inserted in centre comes out clean. Let cool in pan about 15 min then turn out
on rack, right side up, to finish cooling.