What's with muffins these days?

[BigToque]

There's something that's really bothering me about muffins these days...

Why do the muffins break apart so easily? (I'm talking about Tim Hortons muffins specifically, but I assume it's the same with every other doughnut/coffee shop).

The muffins when I was a kid always had big glorious tops and a bottom that you could rip in half with your hands and butter without the thing crumbling into pieces.

I just bought a chocolate chip muffin and it fell apart while pulling off the wrapper around the bottom! I can't even begin to describe what an exercise in futility it was trying to butter the crumbs that ended up in my hands...

 

[Baked]

'cause you bought the low fat muffins where they cheap out on butter?

 

[BigToque]

Originally posted by: Baked
'cause you bought the low fat muffins where they cheap out on butter?

I just asked for a chocolate chip muffin. Are they all "low fat" now?

 

[GeekDrew]

Originally posted by: BigToque

Originally posted by: Baked
'cause you bought the low fat muffins where they cheap out on butter?

I just asked for a chocolate chip muffin. Are they all "low fat" now?

Not necessarily, but they all probably *are* lower fat than they were "when you were a kid." Assuming that wasn't within a year or two.

That said, I can't ever recall a time when muffins weren't crumbly.

 

[x-alki]

Oh that kind of muffin, never mind....

 

[xSauronx]

muffins are supposed to be a tad on the crumbly side, and not too sweet.

if its sweet and holds together well...its a cupcake, even if they call it a muffin.

 

[Iron Woode]

:music:He said you aint seen noting
till youre down on a muffin
Then youre sure to be a-changin your ways:music:

 

[Staple68]

tim hortons muffins are so inconsistent and horrible. it would be best if we just don't talk about it.

 

[0roo0roo]

you butter muffins?
perhaps you are thinking of a type of bread... muffins are more cake than bread.

 

[GeekDrew]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
you butter muffins?
perhaps you are thinking of a type of bread... muffins are more cake than bread.

You sure you're not thinking of cupcakes?

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: GeekDrew

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
you butter muffins?
perhaps you are thinking of a type of bread... muffins are more cake than bread.

You sure you're not thinking of cupcakes?

this. cupcakes are cake. muffins arent supposed to be sweet and cakey. theyre spose to crumble

/alton brown said so, dont tell me otherwise

 

[tboo]

I love to butter muffins

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: xSauronx

Originally posted by: GeekDrew

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
you butter muffins?
perhaps you are thinking of a type of bread... muffins are more cake than bread.

You sure you're not thinking of cupcakes?

this. cupcakes are cake. muffins arent supposed to be sweet and cakey. theyre spose to crumble

/alton brown said so, dont tell me otherwise

cupcakes are not cake like, they are cakes. muffins to me are some where in between.

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo

Originally posted by: xSauronx

Originally posted by: GeekDrew

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
you butter muffins?
perhaps you are thinking of a type of bread... muffins are more cake than bread.

You sure you're not thinking of cupcakes?

this. cupcakes are cake. muffins arent supposed to be sweet and cakey. theyre spose to crumble

/alton brown said so, dont tell me otherwise

cupcakes are not cake like, they are cakes. muffins to me are some where in between.

in between cakes and cake

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: xSauronx

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo

Originally posted by: xSauronx

Originally posted by: GeekDrew

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
you butter muffins?
perhaps you are thinking of a type of bread... muffins are more cake than bread.

You sure you're not thinking of cupcakes?

this. cupcakes are cake. muffins arent supposed to be sweet and cakey. theyre spose to crumble

/alton brown said so, dont tell me otherwise

cupcakes are not cake like, they are cakes. muffins to me are some where in between.

in between cakes and cake

:laugh:

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: BigToque
There's something that's really bothering me about muffins these days...

Why do the muffins break apart so easily? (I'm talking about Tim Hortons muffins specifically, but I assume it's the same with every other doughnut/coffee shop).

The muffins when I was a kid always had big glorious tops and a bottom that you could rip in half with your hands and butter without the thing crumbling into pieces.

I just bought a chocolate chip muffin and it fell apart while pulling off the wrapper around the bottom! I can't even begin to describe what an exercise in futility it was trying to butter the crumbs that ended up in my hands...

its lack of moisture disturbs me.

why not try making your own muffins?

Quaker has some great muffin mixes. Double chocolate is simply awesome.

 

[Regs]

Lack of Crisco?

 

[bobsmith1492]

Paperclip muffin?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tcR19y7GPM

 

[dennilfloss]

I can never eat my bran muffins without some crumbs finding their way on my lap.

 

[Krynj]

I'm only posting in this thread to share my love for pumpkin muffins.

 

[FoBoT]

i like lard in my muffins

Annie Mae Jones' Cornmeal Muffins Recipe
Ingredients
2 cup cornmeal,sifted*
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
1 1/2 cup buttermilk
1 1/2 tbsp lard or vegetable shortening
1 1/2 tbsp butter


Directions
1. Preheat oven to 400'F.

2. Grease 2 6-cup muffin tins with vegetable shortening or lard.
Place in oven to heat.

3. Sift cornmeal, soda, and salt into a mixing bowl.

4. Beat egg with buttermilk. Heat shortening with butter until
melted; add to egg and buttermilk and blend. Add to dry ingredients
all at once and stir just enough to give the mixture a rough
appearance. Add additional buttermilk if mixture seems too dry.

5. Pour into hot muffin pans and bake about 20 minutes, or until
lightly browned. Serve hot with plentyof soft butter and any homemade
jelly or jam.

Servings: 12 servings

 

[dainthomas]

mmmmm.....muffin!