Sometimes one wants to delight oneself and loved ones with something tasty, and there is not enough time and energy for a long lesson with a test. In this case, various baking mixes come to the rescue, which already contain all the necessary ingredients. They allow, without spending a lot of time working with the dough, it is pleasant to spend time with a cup of tea or coffee with own-made friable pastries in hand.
In this article, various ready-made mixes for muffins will be considered, a method for their preparation will be described, comparisons of mixtures, estimates and shopping secrets will be given.
Types of Ready Mixes
There are many kinds of cake mixes, as there are many varieties of muffins themselves. Muffins, cupcakes, muffins, a huge taste variety - all this is reflected in the counters with mixes for baking. However, for the most part, the assortment is represented by classic muffins, which, although they can be small and round, have a large number of calories, and the dough after kneading is dense and heavy. These are usually rectangular or round and with a hole in the center of the shape.
Muffin mixes can also be found, but more complicated, and the variety of flavors there is significantly inferior to classic muffins.
Evaluation of different baking mixes
The most popular brand of cake mix is Home Furnace.
She offers the buyer to cook a wide variety of cupcakes, as well as muffins. However, to name her for this is the best language does not turn. The sweep composition is not the most pleasant, in addition to flavorings and disintegrants, there are all kinds of stabilizers and other substances designed to give the product an attractive shape. Not always, such a good effect on the taste and quality of the finished baking. If there is such an opportunity, it is better to use other products. The packing mix for the cake contains 300 grams, for muffins - 250. The price varies depending on the additives, but on average - 70 rubles and 120. However, it is worth noting that the mixture contains in advance, for example, egg powder, that is add products to it you need less. So the baking mixture for the cake “Oven House” is ideal for those who, for the sake of less effort, are ready to put up with the additives in the composition. Rating - 6/10.
Also a good place in the Russian market belongs to mixtures from S. Pudov. They have a wide variety of not only dough for muffins, but also for muffins.
Despite the initially frightening composition, it is quite natural and harmless. With its preparation it will be necessary to tinker a bit longer than with the "Oven House", but the cupcakes are very soft and tender. The package with the mixture for muffins contains 400 grams, for muffins - 250. This makes it on average more than all other manufacturers, while the price is kept at or even lower - 70 rubles and 100. Evaluation - 9 / ten.
The latest mix on the market is the products of the Austrian company Haas, specializing in groceries. it’s immediately worth noting that you will have to work with this mixture the most: there are practically no additives in it. However, this mixture is perfect for those who prefer the most natural food.
Haas also does not provide customers with products with different tastes, because for the manufacture of such products you need to add flavors and flavor enhancers. At this company you can find only a mixture for the original cupcakes, in which there are no additives. The company offers the buyer to independently supplement the mixture with candied fruits, raisins or nuts. The package contains 300 grams of the mixture, and the cost of one is approximately equal to 50 rubles. Rating - 8/10.
Structure
To determine the approximate composition of the product, one of each brand was taken, as well as separately for cupcakes and muffins.
The composition of the mixture for the preparation of muffins with chocolate from the company "Bake House":
- Wheat flour.
- Sugar.
- Cocoa Powder
- Chocolate icing (drops) (sugar, cocoa butter substitute, cocoa powder, emulsifiers (lecithin, polyglycerol esters), Vanillin flavor, Caramel flavor).
- Baking powder (sodium pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate - baking soda).
- Dye sugar color E150s.
- Salt.
- Fragrance "Vanillin".
The composition of the mixture for chocolate cake:
- Wheat flour.
- Sugar.
- Potato starch.
- Cocoa Powder
- Egg melange is dry.
- The acidity regulator is citric acid.
- Baking powder - sodium bicarbonate (baking soda).
- Flavor "Truffle".
Mix for preparation of vanilla muffins from the S. Pudov company:
- Wheat flour.
- Sugar is white.
- Maltodextrin (molasses).
- Whole milk powder.
- Emulsifier E471 (included in the list of safe and of natural origin).
- The acidity regulator is citric acid.
- Baking powder - sodium bicarbonate (baking soda).
- Edible sea salt.
- Fragrance vanillin.
The mass for vanilla cake from S. Pudov company includes the following ingredients:
- Wheat flour.
- Granulated sugar.
- Corn starch.
- Egg powder.
- Whole milk powder.
- Edible sea salt.
- Baking powder - sodium bicarbonate (baking soda).
- The acidity regulator is citric acid.
- Fragrance vanillin.
The Vanilla Flavored Haas Cupcake Mix contains the following ingredients:
- Wheat flour.
- Sugar.
- Glucose.
- Corn starch.
- Baking powder - sodium dihydropyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate (baking soda).
- Fragrance vanillin.
How to use a cupcake mix
Typically, a baking mixture contains flour, sugar, salt, starch and soda. Some also have egg powder (replaces eggs) and milk powder.
In this mixture, it remains only to add oil, nuts / raisins, dilute with water and can be put in the oven. The detailed process for preparing the mixture from Haas is described below. For example, the mixture was taken from this manufacturer, because it contains the least additives. If additional ingredients are indicated in the mixture, they simply do not need to be added to the dough.
Cooking method
The mixture will need 1-2 chicken eggs, 100 grams of butter and 2/3 cup of warm milk.
Put the whole mixture in a bowl, add the milk there and mix thoroughly. After - add eggs and oil at room temperature. The dough should turn out the consistency of sour cream. If desired, you can add candied fruit, raisins, nuts.
Now the dough needs to be laid out in the form. You can use both one large mold and many small ones. In the mold, the dough should be about 3/4 of the total size (it will do). You can send cupcakes to an oven preheated to 180 degrees. If the mold is large, then it will take about 40 minutes for it to bake. Small ones are usually enough 20. But it depends on the oven. You can check readiness with a knife or a wooden skewer.
Calorie content
Measured in kcal / 100 g. This means the reduction in kilocalories per 100 grams of product.
- Mix for making chocolate muffins from "Oven House" - 360.
- Mix for making a chocolate muffin from "Oven House" - 360.
- Mix for the preparation of vanilla muffins from "S. Pudov" - 350.
- Mix for the preparation of vanilla cake from "S. Pudov" - 360.
- Haas Vanilla Flavor Cupcake Mix - 360.
Tips for buying and making cupcake dough
1. When choosing a mixture, you do not need to look at the picture on the package. It is just an image, not a real product.
2. The less ingredients in the mixture, the better. Most products of this plan contain nuts or raisins not at all of the best quality. The same applies to egg powder and milk powder.
3. If there is an indication on the package to add water or milk to the mass , then it is better to add milk. So the dough will be more tender.
4. If you need to add oil to the mass, then add sunflower for a tight dough. for light and airy - creamy. Also, the oil gives the product a different color.
5. If there is milk powder in the list of ingredients, you should carefully monitor the baking process, because the product may dry out because of it.
6. Do not add soda or baking powder to the dough. They are always in the mixture itself.