Fast Ed’s Basic Muffin Recipe

One of my favorite TV foodie presenters is Ed Halmagyi who is a regular on channel 7’s Better Homes and Gardens. Watching him the other night presenting his basic muffin recipe got me motivated to give his recipe a try.  Over the years I have tried heaps of muffin recipes and can honestly say this one may not be the healthiest – but it is foolproof, makes the lightest, best tasting and long lasting muffins I have ever made. When I made my first batch of muffins I divided the wet mixture into 2 even batches.  Adding 1 diced Granny Smith apple into one mix and 1 large mashed banana into the other;  Finishing up with 6 apple and 6 banana muffins.  Looking back at the finished product I could have added a little more apple into the mixture thus enabling me to fill these muffin cases to the desired ¾ level.

Fast Ed’s Basic Muffin Recipe (12 large muffins)

350 gms self raising flour

140 gms caster sugar

1tsp baking powder

¼ tsp salt

200 mls milk

140 mls vegetable oil

1 tsp vanilla extract

Sift all the dry ingredients a couple of times. In a separate bowl mix all the wet ingredients ensuring the vegetable oil is thoroughly emulsified. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and gently mix them together using a silicone spatula – do not over mix.

To add texture and extra flavour to your muffins add about 1½cups of any of the following ingredients: diced apple or pear, mashed bananas and walnuts, frozen blueberries, chocolate chips are just a few to get you started. I could just imagine how delicious some good white chocolate would taste using this recipe – maybe next time.

Add your chosen filling to the wet mixture gently mixing it through. Then ¾ fill each of the paper muffin cases and let them rest for 5 minutes so they form a crust, this will assist them to rise better. Bake in a pre-heated fan forced oven at 190C for 20-25 minutes or until a tooth pick comes out clean from tested muffin. 

Enjoy with your morning cup of tea or coffee.