Basic Peanut Butter Muffins

 

      2 cups         flour

      1 Tablespoon   baking powder

    1/3 cups         sugar

      1 teaspoon     salt

      2 large        eggs

    1/4 cups         peanut butter

    2/3 cups         milk

    1/2 cups         water

      2 Tablespoons  butter, melted

 

Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.  Beat eggs;

add peanut butter, milk, water and butter; beat well.  Add peanut

butter mixture to four mixture, beating only until blended.  Grease

muffin tins and fill 2/3 full.  Bake in a 400 degree oven for about

20 minutes.

 

Serve with peanut butter and grape jelly - the kids really like this!

 

 

 

 

 

Whole Grain Peanut Butter Muffins

 

      2 cup          whole wheat pastry flour

      1 Tablespoon   baking powder

    1/2 teaspoon     salt

    1/4 cup          crunchy peanut butter

    1/4 cup          vegetable oil

  1 1/2 cup          milk or water

      4 Tablespoons  molasses or honey

 

Stir flour, baking powder, and salt together.  Cut in peanut butter

and oil with fork or pastry blender until the mixture is like small

grains.  Add the milk and molasses; stir just until well mixed, but

do not beat.  Fill oiled muffin tins or muffin cups 2/3 full.

Bake 12 to 15 minutes at 350 F.  Yields 12 muffins.

  

Source: Arrowhead Mills "Whole Grain Muffins"

 

 

 


 

Peanut Butter Muffins with P&J Topping

 

      2 cups         all-purpose flour

    1/2 cup          sugar

  2 1/2 teaspoons    baking powder

    1/2 teaspoon     salt

    1/2 cup          chunky peanut butter

      2 Tablespoons  melted butter

      2 large        eggs, beaten

    3/4 cup          milk

    1/4 cup          currant jelly, melted

    1/2 cup          peanuts, finely chopped

 

Sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.  Cut in peanut

butter and butter until mixture resembles coarse meal.  Add beaten eggs

and milk; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.  Grease 2-inch

muffin pans or line with paper baking cups.  Fill about 2/3 full with

the batter.  Bake at 400° for 15 to 16 minutes, or until done.  Have

ready the melted jelly and chopped peanuts.  Immediately brush tops of

muffins with melted jelly and dip tops into the chopped peanuts. 

 

Makes about 18 to 20 peanut butter muffins.

 

 

 

Filled Peanut Butter Muffins

 

Use your favorite preserves for the filling in these muffins

 

  1 3/4 cup          all-purpose flour, sifted

  2 1/2 teaspoons    baking powder

      2 Tablespoons  sugar

    3/4 teaspoons    salt

      2 Tablespoons  wheat germ

    1/4 cup          shortening

    1/4 cup          peanut butter

      1 large        egg, well beaten

      3/4 cup        milk

                     apricot or other preserves

 

Sift flour, baking powder, sugar and salt into a mixing bowl; add

wheat germ.  Cut in shortening and peanut butter.  In a separate bowl,

beat egg with milk; add all at once to the first mixture.  Stir just

until moistened.  Spoon batter into greased large muffin pans, filling

about 2/3 full.  Spoon about 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of preserves into the

center of each.  Bake at 400° for about 25 minutes, or until done. 

 

Makes about 10 muffins.


 

Fudge Filled Peanut Butter Muffins

 

    1/3 cup          semisweet chocolate chips

      1 Tablespoon   unsalted butter or margarine

  1 2/3 cups         flour

    1/2 cup          light brown sugar, firmly packed

    1/4 teaspoon     salt

      1 Tablespoon   baking powder

    3/4 cup          milk

    1/2 cup peanut   butter

    1/3 cup          oil

      1 large        egg, lightly beaten

  1 1/2 teaspoon     vanilla extract

    1/2 cup          salted peanuts without skins, chopped  (optional)

 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F; prepare pans.

In a small saucepan (or microwave) heat chocolate chips and butter

until melted, stirring constantly; remove from heat and reserve.

In a bowl stir together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In an

other bowl stir together milk, peanut butter, oil, egg and vanilla

extract. Add dry mix to wet mix until just combined. Spoon half of

batter into pans.  Divide chocolate mixture among muffins, a scant

teaspoon per pan; do not let filling touch sides of pan.  Spoon

remaining batter over filling.  Sprinkle tops of muffins with chopped

peanuts if desired.  Bake for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned.

Makes 9 muffins.