Muffins (basic recipe)

Ingredients (6 smaller muffins; for 7 muffins, use the measurements in [.]):

• dry ingredients:
• 125 g [145 g] all purpose wheat flour (or mix it with wholemeal),
• 50 g [58 g] granulated sugar,
• 12 g [12 g] vanilla-scented sugar,
• 1 tsp baking powder or 1 1/2 tsp cream of tartar,
• a pinch of salt
• liquid ingredients:
• 1 egg
• 42 g [50 g] melted butter,
• 100 ml [116 ml] whole milk (or substitute some amount of the milk with yoghurt or buttermilk),
• additional ingredients:
• cocoa powder,
• roughly cut dark chocolate/chocolate chips,
• candied ginger,
• nuts,
• vanilla extract,
• ...

Algorithm:

1. Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl.
2. Whisk the egg.
3. Mix the egg with the butter and milk.
4. Mix the dry and liquid ingredients. The batter should be a little lumpy. Do not overmix!
5. Add additional ingredients (dry powder-like ones can be added in the first step).
6. Put paper cups into muffin molds (I use silicon) and pour the batter inside (it should not be full).
7. Bake in the oven on ~180 degress Celsius for ~20 minutes (I use Remoska for 28 minutes).

Source:  http://www.muffinarium.cz (czech)

Variations:

• add 1/2 tsp vanilla extract,
• add 1/2 tsp durian extract,
• add a handful of hazelnuts,
• add a handful of almonds,
• add a handful of pecan nuts and substitute the sugar with ? g of maple syrup,
• add 1/2 tsp of anise,
• add 140 ml of espresso and subsitute the milk with 3 tbsp of dried milk,
• add 3 tbsp ground coconut and 4 tbsp of ground poppy seeds,
• add 1 tsp banana extract and 1 bigger chunk of milk chocolate,
• substitute butter for sesame oil and add 1 tbsp of sesame seeds and 1/2 tsp anise; futher, spinkle sesame seeds on top