English Tea Muffins Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Gradually add flour and mix well. Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls into greased miniature muffin cups; flatten slightly. Press a walnut half into the center of each., Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool for 2 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease muffin cups or use paper liners.
• Mix flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in a small bowl. Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with a wooden spoon or electric mixer. Beat in egg. Add flour mixture to egg mixture about one third at a time, alternating with milk and ending with flour. Stir just until blended. Fold in raisins.
• Mix topping ingredients in a small bowl. Scoop batter into muffin cups and sprinkle with topping. Bake about 20 minutes or until springy to the touch in the center.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• In a small bowl, beat yolks for about 3 minutes.
• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• Fold yolks into butter.
• Mix flour, baking powder and salt.
• Add 1/4 dry mixture to wet mixture alternatively with juice and peel.
• Mix until well blended.
• Continue to add dry to wet until it is all mixed in well.
• Beat egg whites until stiff.
• Fold egg whites into batter.
• Fill muffin cups 1/2 full with batter.
• Mix topping ingredients and sprinkle over muffins.
• Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes.