Sep 1, 2009

Doughnut muffins with chocolate and strawberry jam

I would like to give a big thank you to all my readers for their birthday wishes and sympathizing with my lunch fiasco. This month’s Sweet and Simple Bake’s jammy doughnut muffins are for all of you.
Being a chocoholic I had to try adding some chocolate chips to half of them. The result, I was sorry to find out, was not as nice as the one with the jam filling.
The strawberry jam was made a while ago by chopping and cooking some on the verge of going bad strawberries with 1/2 cup of sugar and some lemon juice.
Quick Strawberry Jam
Ingredients:
2 cups chopped strawberries
1/2 cup sugar
Juice of half a lemon
Method:
In a heavy bottom pan cook the strawberries, sugar and lemon juice till thick. Cool and store in a clean glass jar.

Now for the jammy doughnut recipe all my Sweet and Simple bake friends will be posting all over the world.
Ingredients:
2 cup all purpose flour
1/2cup + 2 tbsp superfine sugar
3 tsp baking powder
2 eggs
7 oz milk
4 oz butter
1 tsp vanilla
Jam and semisweet chocolate chips

Method:
In a microwave safe mixing bowl melt the butter and let cool. Meanwhile crack the eggs, measure the milk and sift and combine the dry ingredients (flour, sugar and baking powder).
When the butter is cooled add the milk, eggs and vanilla to it. Whisk to combine before adding the dry ingredients. Combine to incorporate but do not over mix. It is ok to have a lumpy batter. Preheat oven to 375c and line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
Method:
Fill with the batter half way and add a tsp of jam or chocolate chips. Top with the rest of the batter and bake for 15 -20 minutes till a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.

Finishing touches:
To decorate, I just brushed the muffins with a cold stick of butter and rolled them in white sugar and red sprinkle sugar. The original recipe calls for melting 4 oz of butter and dipping the muffins in it before rolling on the sugar.
The muffins were delicious and were presented to the new neighbors across the street as a welcome to the neighborhood gesture.
Thank you Maria and Rosie for another Sweet and Simple bake recipe.

19 comments:

  1. Very yummy indeed...I love surprises tucked into simple packages.

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  2. Great looking muffins there..I really love the strawberry in and out :)

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  3. Looks delicious. I love anything that has stuffed jam in it :-))

    As far as mangoes are concerned we buy themfrom Costco, they have something called Atulfo which tastes delicious. They also carry another brand mango from Mexico which is usually hit or miss. Sometimes they are sweet, but other times have lots of fibre which is not edible. Hope this helps.

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  4. Yours look lovely with the red sugar. Great idea.

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  5. These look so pretty, well done! You also win points for making your own strawberry jam :)

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  6. Your muffins turned out great and I love the red sugar toppings!

    Thanks for taking part and hope you will be joining us in our next bake.

    Maria
    x

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  7. wow simply superb nice idea of adding chocolate chips and love the red sugar.

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  8. Wow just love those red sugar, looks really pleasant, i enjoyed making these soft and fluffy muffins..

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  9. your muffins look amazing!! love the red sugar and the chocolate chips fillings.. wish i can have some now.. hehe

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  10. These look delicious - love the topping

    Lucie
    http://cookingatmarystow.blogspot.com/

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  11. Muffins look delicious, tempting clicks!

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  12. Great idea to make your own jam. The chocolate chips would be a hit for sure.

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  13. I liked your blog very much. I appreciate for your wonderful presentation of yummy and mouth watering recipe of muffin with delicious pictures.
    One of my friend's Mom has done the painting on leaf. You are welcome in my other blogs too.

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  14. Hi Jaya:)
    Looks amazing:)
    Love from Norway, SP

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  15. Missed this month's S&SB. Love the jam filling!

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  16. Oh my god, those donut muffins with the filling inside are so adorable! What a great idea, Jaya.

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  17. hi...
    your muffin looks so nice and delicious...
    the red sugar for the topping is the highlight for your muffin...

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  18. Muffins & with fillings inside! always a winner. these look great Jaya.

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  19. Hi jaya,

    First time on your site. Loved the jammy strawberry muffins....and the click. Many of your posts make interesting reading...Keep rocking...

    Shobha

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