Yugra resident shares muffin recipe

If you want something sweet with tea, made at home with love, try these muffins — simple to make and loved even by picky children. They’re versatile: plain or with chocolate, raisins, or candied fruit — pick whichever you like. The recipe was shared by a resident of Yugra (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia). Preparation takes about 35 minutes.

Ingredients

Yields about 10 muffins.

• Wheat flour — 234 g.

• Butter — 175 g.

• Sugar — 176 g.

• Eggs — 3.

• Salt — 1 tsp.

• Raisins, chocolate or candied fruit (optional) — 175 g.

• Vanillin — 1 tsp.

• Baking powder — 1 tsp.

Preparation method

Take the butter out ahead of time so it softens. Prepare the molds — paper liners or a lightly greased tin.

Beat the softened butter until light and airy — about 5–7 minutes. Then add the sugar to the butter and beat again for another 5–7 minutes.

In a separate bowl, lightly beat the eggs. Gradually add the beaten eggs to the butter mixture.

Next, add the prepared raisins (or chocolate, candied fruit), vanillin, baking powder, and salt to the mixture, then mix thoroughly.

Then add the flour — fold it in and mix until you have a batter.

All that’s left is to divide the batter among the molds, filling each about two-thirds full. Bake in a preheated oven at 205–210 °C (401–410°F) for 15 minutes.

Let the muffins cool in the molds for 5–10 minutes, then dust with powdered sugar. That’s it!

Recommendations

• It’s best to soak the raisins in hot water for 10 minutes and pat them dry — they’ll soften and won’t draw moisture from the batter.

• If using chocolate, cut it into small pieces.

• For a lighter version: reduce the sugar by 20–30% or replace part of it with honey.

Earlier we published how to make a lingonberry pie using a recipe from a resident of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug (KhMAO).