Mantecadas Sweet Mexican Muffins Recipes

MANTECADAS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F. Place muffin paper liners in muffin pan.
• Sift together flour, baking powder and yeast in one medium size bowl, and set aside. Place egg and sugar in a large bowl and whisk until sugar has dissolved.
• Add milk and the flavoring of your choice (vanilla, orange essence plus orange zest) and mix.
• Incorporate the oil in a gentle stream and whisk again to form a homogenous mixture.
• Slowly stir in the dry ingredients plus the pinch of salt, mixing gently until you have a very uniform batter. Do not over mix. Let the batter rest for 15 minutes.
• With the help of a pitcher or a ladle, pour the batter into the already prepared muffin pan. Fill it up just a little bit bellow the edge. See picture above.
• Carefully place in the preheated oven and bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and cool for about 5 minutes on a cooling rack. They keep well for 2 to 3 days when stored in an airtight container.

MANTECADAS (SWEET MEXICAN MUFFINS)

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. In another bowl, whisk together the eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla extract.
• Beat the butter with the sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium speed until light and fluffy and pale in color, this should take about 2 minutes.
• Add 1/3 of the dry ingredients, followed by 1/3 of the wet ingredients. Repeat until you've added all of the dry and wet ingredients.
• Cover your batter with plastic and let it rest in the fridge for 2 hours.
• After the batter has rested in the fridge, preheat your oven to 425 degrees and line a muffin pan with cupcake liners.
• Add 3 tablespoons (or two 1 1/2 tbsp cookie scoops) of the batter to each of the cupcake liners. Bake your muffins at 425 for 8 minutes, then lower the temperature to 400 degrees and bake for 8 more minutes. Let your muffins cool completely before serving.*Store in a ziploc bag overnight to prevent the muffins from drying out.