BASIC BUTTERMILK MUFFINS

BASIC BUTTERMILK MUFFINS
adapted from  :  allrecipes.com/DCKatie...
tried by  :   zaralovebaking...



Ingredients :

2 1/4  cups  all-purpose flour
   1/2  cup  white sugar
      1  tsp  baking soda
      2  tsp  baking powder
   1/2  tsp  salt
   1/2  tsp  ground nutmeg
   1/4  cup  unsalted butter  -  melted  (52 gm)
      1  egg,  lightly beaten  (Large or A)
      1  cup  buttermilk
      1  tsp  vanilla extract


Method :

1.  Preheat oven to 375'F/190'C.  Grease or line muffin tin with paper cases.  Set aside.

2.  Sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt and nutmeg.  In a separate bowl, whisk together the melted butter, egg, buttermilk and vanilla extract.

3.  Pour the buttermilk mixture into the dry ingredients and stir just until mixed (the batter will not be smooth).  Gently stir in fruit, if desired (see Cook's note).

4.  Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin tins; fill the cups almost to the top.  Bake in the preheated oven until golden and the tops spring back when lightly pressed, about 18 minutes.

Cook's Note  :  You can add 1 cup of almost any fruit, nut or baking chips to this recipe by folding in at the end, and adding spices to match (blueberries and lemon zest, for example, or peeled chopped apples and ground cinnamon).