Laura Bushs Carrot Muffins Recipes

LAURA BUSH'S CARROT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line 12 muffin molds with paper cup liners.
• Combine flour, baking soda and cinnamon in a medium bowl.
• Place the eggs, oil, vanilla and sugar together in a mixing bowl.
• Whisk for about 5 minutes.
• Stir in flour mixture until combined.
• Stir in carrots and pecans.
• Fill cups 3/4 full.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean (approx 18-20 minutes).
• Cool in pan for about 5 minutes and invert the muffins into a rack.

BASIC CARROT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°C.
• Measure first 7 ingredients into a large bowl. Stir and make a well in the center.
• Combine next 4 ingredients in a medium bowl. Mix well. Add to well.
• Add grated carrot. Stir until just moistened.
• Divide evenly among 12 greased muffin cups.
• Top each muffin with some white sugar or some streusel topping. Here is where you can get really creative. Nuts might be nice for some people. Others might want some oatmeal sprinkled on top. You could do many different toppings in one pan.
• Bake for 20 - 22 minutes or until pick comes out clean.
• Let stand in pan for 5 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool.
• **There are a few variations listed in the book.
• Date Nut Carrot Muffins: Stir in 1/2 cup chopped dates and 1/2 cup chopped pecans into buttermilk mixture. The baking time may need to be longer (20-25 minutes total).
• Ginger Oat Carrot Muffins: Reduce Whole wheat flour to 1/2 cup. Add 1/2 cup quick cooking oats. Add 2 tsp finely chopped, peeled gingerroot. Sprinkle tops of muffins with 1/4 cup quick cooking oats before baking. Baking time may need to be longer (20-25 minutes total).

MOIST CARROT MUFFINS

Steps:

• preheat oven to 400 with pan of water at bottom of oven.
• mix dry.
• mix eggs and sugar.
• mix in carrots and let sit 10 minutes.
• mix in rest of wet ingredients.
• fold in dry (don't over mix- will be lumpy).
• pour into greased muffin cups (almost full).
• bake 15-18 minutes.

OATMEAL CARROT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Sift together the flour, oatmeal, baking powder, baking soda, salt, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• Mix the eggs, oil, yogurt and vanilla in a large mixing bowl.
• Stir in the carrots and then the dry ingredients.
• Spoon into 6 jumbo or 12 regular-sized muffin cups.
• Bake for 30 minutes.