Surely many people have their own favorite sweet treat that reminds you of the taste from childhood, such as fluffy charlotte or classic sour cream. And for me these are cupcakes, delicious, sweet and a little high in calories.
This confectionery product is baked mainly in round or rectangular shapes, with a through hole in the center. They can be complex or simple in composition. They are divided as follows: if the dough contains components such as cocoa, raisins, nuts and much more, then it is complex.
Their origin story began in Ancient Rome, when pomegranate, nuts and raisins were mixed into barley puree. And already since the 16th century it has become popular throughout Europe, their recipes are varied and numerous.
Today I want to share with you 8 simple but very tasty recipes for preparing this product at home.
Several interesting cooking options in other countries. For example, in the USA, the so-called “pound cake” is prepared with a dense texture; it consists of butter, sugar, flour and eggs, each weighing 1 pound. In the Bahamas, the ingredients used for the filling are fruits, nuts and raisins, which are first aged in rum for 2-3 months. And after the baking process, the same rum is poured over the workpieces. Now let’s talk about what kind of food they cook in Russia.
Cupcakes in molds with sour cream - Step-by-step recipe
Ingredients:
- Flour - 300 gr.
- Egg - 3 pcs.
- Sour cream 20% - 150 gr.
- Granulated sugar - 150 gr.
- Salt - 1/4 teaspoon
- Baking powder for dough - 1 teaspoon
- Vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. spoons
- Cocoa optional - 1 teaspoon
Cooking method:
1. Break 3 chicken eggs into a deep bowl, add granulated sugar, vanilla sugar and 1/4 teaspoon of salt, beat all this thoroughly with a blender, naturally, it is fashionable to use a broom, but this will increase the time several times.
2. Add 20% sour cream and beat everything again with a mixer until smooth.
3. Pour baking powder into the flour and begin to sift everything into our mass. First add half the flour, mix, check the consistency and then add the rest. Mix well with a mixer.
Tip: The main thing is not to overdo it with flour, the dough should resemble whipped sour cream.
4. Pour in 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil and now bring to homogeneity using a spatula.
5. Transfer half of the dough to another bowl and add cocoa to it. We get two types of test. You can only make one white one.
6. Next, take the molds, if they are silicone, then you don’t need to grease them with oil, but if you have others, then grease them a little and sprinkle with flour so that the cupcakes come out easily. Shake off excess flour and simply turn the pan over.
7. We have prepared the mold, now we lay out the dough alternating white with chocolate.
8. Place the cupcakes in the oven for 20-25 minutes at 180 degrees. We check the readiness with a toothpick; it should be completely dry and they should have a ruddy color.
We take it out of the molds and, of course, let it cool, then sprinkle it with powder. Bon appetit.
Banana muffins
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Ingredients
- 3 large ripe bananas;
- 150 g sugar;
- 1 egg;
- 80 ml vegetable oil;
- 180 g flour;
- 1 teaspoon baking powder;
- 1 teaspoon baking soda;
- ¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt.
Preparation
In a large bowl, mash the bananas with a fork until pureed with small chunks. Add sugar, egg and butter and stir until smooth. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Pour the dry ingredients into the egg mixture and mix thoroughly but quickly. Mixing for a long time makes the dough tight and the baked goods will not rise well.
Spoon mixture into muffin tins, filling two-thirds full. Try to use the indentations evenly so that the muffins cook evenly.
Bake in the oven for 20 minutes until the muffins are golden brown. Let them cool for 5 minutes and then remove from the pan.
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