Nutella Chocolate Chips Muffin

I wanted to use nutella again in the muffin ingredient and I found best yummy muffin base ingredient from Hana's Kitchen that could fit with nutella. Her muffin used banana and chocolate paste and she made marble banana muffin. So I hope she doesn't mind that I use her base ingredient and thank you for the recipe which is very soft and tender texture. I really satisfy with it. The ingredients are:

(A)
2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups castor sugar (I used 3/4 brown sugar)
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
(B)
1 large egg
1 cup fresh milk (I used low fat milk)
1/2 cup oil
1 cup mashed banana (I did not used any)
1/2 vanilla extract (I added, not listed in the original recipe)

1 tsbp chocolate paste (I used nutella, if more than better)
Topping:Chocolate chip/ Walnut/anything (I added colour rice)

METHODS: Mixed well (A) in a bowl and (B) in another bowl. Then just well blend (B) into (A) and do not over mix it. Separate 1/2 of the mixture to another bowl. 1/2 of it, stir in the nutella. Preheat the oven to 190C. Combine the nutella mixture and non-nutella to the muffin cup/pan. Topping with chocolate chips and colour rice. Bake for 25 minutes.

NUTELLA SWIRL BUTTERMILK MUFFIN

Finally, I found a very great muffin recipe with a little bit change in the ingredients and the texture turns out to be so perfect. I am really satisfy with my muffin baking this time and it is truly a great honour to extend my gratitude to the owner of the recipe, Ellie.

I made a little bit change to the ingredient as originally it use chocolate chips and as mine is ran out of stock. Instead, I use nutella which I really intend to use this ingredient in the muffin when I started my baking journey. Thus, I did some blogwalking about nutella in muffin and I found a good tips of using nutella by swirling the nutella in the muffin batter instead of added it in the middle of muffin which in the end will make the nutella sank in the bottom. Thanx for this tip from the owner, Kirbie San Diego. That is why I name it as Nutella Swirl Buttermilk Muffin.

The original recipe of the buttermilk muffin:

2 cups flour

1/2 cup sugar

2 1/2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

1/4 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp cinnamon (I did not use)

1 egg, lightly beaten

1 cup buttermilk

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1/2 cup whipping cream. beaten until soft perks form

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (I use nutella)

METHODS: Preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Grease muffin pans or line with paper liners, and set aside (I use small size muffin cup and muffin pan also small size).

Combine the dry ingredients well and set aside. In another bowl, combine the egg, buttermilk and oil, mixing well (I added the vanilla too) . Use a spoon to make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Then, pour the liquid ingredients into the well. Use the spoon to stir together JUST until the dry ingredients are almost moistened. Gently fold in the whipped cream.

Finally, fold in the chocolate chips, being careful not to over-mix (I did not use). Fill in the muffin cups about 2/3 of the way full (Instead, I added about 1/2 tsp nutella to each cup and swirl it around a few times with a knife/toothpick) . Bake for 18-20 minutes, until the tops are lightly golden brown (as for the cups, I have to add about 7 minutes more since I put the tray at lower level and the muffin pan at the upper level. Muffin in the pan baked @ 20 minutes). remove to racks and cool.

YOGURT CHOCOLATE CHIPS MUFFIN

My kids are now becoming muffin lovers since with this new oven. They are very concern to ask me what is my next baking recipe. Now, I keep a book with my coming list of baking recipes which I choose according to my kids favourite.

This muffin ingredients contain yogurt base and I took the recipe from kak izahdaut blogspot

1 cup of flour - I used all-purpose flour

1/3 cup of sugar

1/2 tsp soda bicarbonat

3/4 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1 egg

1/2 cup of yogurt - I used strawberry flavour

1/3 cup of fresh milk - I used low fat milk

1/2 tsp vanilla essence

2 tbsp melted butter

*1/2 cup chocolate chip - I used van houten chocolate button

Mixed all the dry ingredients in a bowl. Then add in this dry ingredients into blended yogurt, vanilla, milk, lightly beaten egg and just make it well blend together. Fold in the melted butter and chocolate chips in the batter. Scoop the batter into the greased muffin tin/cup and bake for 25 minutes at 180C.

It is so simple and easy to make...thanx kak izah!

CHOCOLATE CHIPS BANANA MUFFIN

Finally I found this marvelous and simple recipe for chocolate chips banana muffin since I had some banana stock.The ingredients are as follows:

1 1/2 cups mashed bananas

2/3 cup sunflower seed oil – I used ½ cup oil & 1/3 milk instead of oil only

1 egg, beaten

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup white sugar

2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Firstly I mixed all the dry ingredients in a bowl. Then I mashed the bananas and stir the mashed bananas into the oil, milk, vanilla and beaten egg together until it is just blended. Pour the dry ingredients into this mixture and fold in the chocolate chips. Spoon the batter into muffin cup about 3/4 filling and pre-heat the oven to 220C. Bake the muffin until 25 - 30 minutes.

Happy Baking!

CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFIN

This is my 2nd time of self mixing the ingredients to bake muffin. My kids really love muffin since the day when I used the instant muffin mix. Then I tried to search for the recipe and I found it @ http://www.cacaoweb.net/chocolatemuffins.html. The ingredients are as follows:

2 eggs
1 cup (220 g) sugar
1 cup (110 g) all-purpose flour
6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
2/3 cup (160 ml) milk
2/3 cup (150 g) butter - I used 50 g butter only & 100 g vegetable oil
4 oz (120 g) semisweet chocolate chips (optional)

I used all the above. I started with mixing the dry ingredients in one bowl i.e. flour, sugar, cocoa powder and baking powder. Then in another bowl I beat the eggs and sugar and mixed them with milk and vanilla essence. Thereafter, I mixed together with the dry ingredients. Finally, I folded in the melted butter, vegetable oil and poured the mixture into the muffin cup. Then only I put the chocolate chips and baked at 180C for 30 minutes.

The result: muffin texture is soft and moist.

PLAIN CHIPS MUFFIN

This is my 2nd time project of home bakery. Again I used the instant plain muffin mix, Nona brand. Well, I wanted to try out using this instant mix for trying out how my mixing method turned to be and baking time.

I mixed 100 g of water and 3 eggs into the instant mix with electric mixer for 2 minutes with medium speed. Then, I added 120g of vegetable oil for 1 minute until the mixture light and fluffy. Then, I poured the batter into muffin cups, added chocolate chips and baked for 30 minutes at temperature of 180C. I have to add 10 minutes more than the baking time suggested. May be how I placed the baking tray level inside the oven is not just or the mixture is over mixed....I guessed!
However, the result: texture of the muffin was soft and nice. My hubby loved it and my kids friends' enjoyed this sweet treats. Pass rate for a beginner...!