Baking Tips – Muffins

Have you ever wanted to make mini muffins instead of the regular size muffins, but wasn’t sure how long to bake them?  Below are some simple tips to help you make your next muffin, mini muffin or even a jumbo muffin…For mini muffins, this means that your muffin cup size is 1 3/4 x 1 inch (small).  You will bake at 375′ F for 20 to 25 if you are using a 15.5 – 19.6 oz boxed mix.  If you are uisng a pouch mix (about 6.5 oz) then you will want to bake at 400′ F for 10 to 14 minutes.  With the box, you should get abou 36 mini muffins and with the pouch you should get about 18 mini muffins.

For extra large muffins, your muffin cup size would 2 1/2 x 1 1/4 inches (medium).  Bake these at 425′ F for 17 to 22 minutes if you are using a boxed mix and bake at 400′ F and bake for 15 to 20 minutes for the pouch mix.  You should get about 10 muffins from the box and about 5 from the pouch.

Jumbo muffins (like the ones you get in the bakery).  Your muffin cup size will be 3 1/2 x 1 3/4 inches and you will want to bake a boxed mix at 400′ F for 22 to 27 minutes and a pouch mix at 400′ F for 18 to 20 minutes.  You should get about 6 Jumbo muffins from the boxed mix and 3 Jumbo muffins from the pouch mix.

Follow the box or pouch directions if you want the regular size muffins.

Tips: For the mini-muffins, fill each cup about 3/4 full (this is about 1 Tablespoon each) – For Extra Large muffins, fill each cup almost full and for the Jumbo Muffins, fill each cup 1/2 full.

These times will vary slightly depending on the flavor of your muffin.  Check your muffin at these times, by poking a toothpick into the tallest point of the muffin.  If the toothpick comes out clean, your muffin is done.  If it does NOT come out clean, bake for 2 minutes longer.