Muffins / Briose

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to medium-high.

2. In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Blend well.

3. In a smaller bowl, beat egg. Add buttermilk and melted butter, mix well.

4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until just blended (don't over-mix).

5. Pour into a greased muffin tin or use trimmed-down paper cups.

6. Bake the muffins for 15-20 min or until golden on top. You may need to reduce the temperature a bit after the muffins go in to keep them from burning on the bottom or cover with aluminum foil to keep from burning the top.  Muffins are done when a knife or toothpick inserted into the middle of the muffin comes out clean.

                              

Notes: These muffins make a fantastic weekend breakfast or treat to bring to your office. In case you haven’t noticed, no one makes muffins in Romania. If you love muffins, plan a trip to one of the big box stores, they are the most likely to have muffin tins. If you try to fashion your own muffin tin from paper cups – try to find cups without wax.

 

Variations: Once you're comfortable with the basic recipe, try adding up to ½ c fruit or berries, nuts or seeds. Try ½ tsp of spices like cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg or lemon zest. You can also reduce the sugar to 1 Tbs or less, and add ½ c cheese and/or herbs for savory muffins.

 

Substitutions: Buttermilk/Lapte bătut, sana or yogurt.