This is my 1st attempt of making:
CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFIN
PREPARATION TIME: Less than 1 HOUR
* Less than 5 minutes to mix & fold batter
* 30 minutes for baking process
Ingredients / Tool Required:
* 1 pack of Chocolate Muffin Mix (500g)
* 4 eggs (room temperature)
* 130ml water (room temperature)
* 135ml oil
* A measuring jug
* A big containter to mix ingredients in
* A flexible spatula for mixing and folding
* Cupcake casings-depending the casing size, I used 22 pieces
(Note: I used the hard type which can put into oven and bake together)
* A small ladle to spoon mixture into cupcake casings
* Baking aluminium foil the size of wire rack
What to Do?
* Place all ingredients into a big container.
* Mix and fold using the flexible spatula.
(Check out Ben helping mummy out!)
* Continue mixing and folding until all ingredients are combined.
* Using the small ladle, spoon the mixture to each cupcake casing until about 3/4 full.
* Drop in small amount of chocolate chips into each cupcake casing (if you want to eat more, then dump more!)
* Place each cupcake casings on top of wire rack which has been lined with baking foil.
BAKING PROCESS
*Pre-heat oven at 190℃ (about 5 minutes)
* Place wire rack tray into oven.
(Check out the chocolate chips on top of the muffin mixture)
* Set oven to 190℃ and bake for 25 minutes.
(25 minutes seem long especially when you start smelling the sweet aroma of the chocolate muffins. Oh, and you get real excited when you start seeing the muffins rise!)
THE RESULTS
CLOSE UP SHOT
REACTIONS FROM MY "GUINEA PIGS"
* Test subject 1 (aka me): "A bit dry all over... suspected due to the smaller cupcake casing and small surface area. Inside muffins are moisty though."
* Test subject 2 (aka Ben): "Mmmmmmmmm... "(showing mummy his index finger which meant "GOOD"-he has yet to master the thumbs up...)
* Test subject 3 (aka hubby): "Looks 3/10, taste 8/10!!! Yeah you are right need bigger cup... 1stly its not enough in 1 cup to feed my appetite. The moist part inside oooooo heaven..."
QUESTIONS TO ANYONE WITH BAKING EXPERIENCE:
* I'm wondering when is the right time to put those sugar decoratives in?
* Why does some of the muffins 'sway' to certain directions? (Due to fan?) and how do I overcome this?
* Do you think using pre-mix ingredients are good? Somehow I feel as though I'm cheating but I was told I need to get more experience in baking first and not focus much on what flour and all at the moment...
TO TAKE NOTE IN NEXT ATTEMPT
* Definitely going to buy bigger size cupcake casings... (don't think reducing mixture amount will help)
So there you go.... my 1st CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS attempt!
Overall, I feel it should be better! I'm a tad disappointed with the hard crust though. And I wanted to put the sugar decorative on top of the muffins but it just rolled off the cupcakes because of the hard surface.
If you have any questions or tips to share, feel free to leave a comment as I might have left out details of it or I could find out more from my SIL who taught me this during my 1st baking class recently.
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