Easy Plain Buttermilk Muffins

By
Elizabeth Yetter
Elizabeth Yetter
Bread expert Elizabeth Yetter has been baking bread for more than 20 years, bringing her Pennsylvania Dutch Country experiences to life through recipes.
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Updated on 02/23/22
Buttermilk muffins

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Prep: 8 mins
Cook: 20 mins
Total: 28 mins
Servings: 12 servings
Yield: 12 muffins

Muffins are fun and easy to make. What's more, the kids can help with the mixing and put the batter into the tins. This recipe is so simple to make and the ingredients are easily found.

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Ingredients

Steps to Make It

  1. Preheat oven to 400 F.

  2. Grease a 12-cup muffin tin.

  3. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.

  4. In a small bowl, mix together the vegetable oil, vanilla, egg, and buttermilk.

  5. Add liquid ingredients to the bowl of dry ingredients. Quickly mix the ingredients altogether, making sure not to over mix.

  6. Fill each muffin cup two-thirds with the batter.

  7. Bake at 400 F for 20 minutes or until done. Let the muffins cool in the muffin tin for about 10 minutes. Lift muffins out with a spoon and serve with butter.

Tips

  • Don't have buttermilk? Use this buttermilk substitute recipe instead.
  • Make a baking powder substitute by combining 1 teaspoon baking soda and 2 teaspoons cream of tartar. This will replace the 1 tablespoon of baking powder called for in this recipe.
  • Buy baking powder in small quantities if you do not bake a lot. Baking powder ​loses its potency over time.
  • Use a spoon to get muffins out of the tin cups. If the muffins stick to the tin, run a butter knife along the sides of the muffins.
  • Egg substitute can be used in place of the egg.
  • There is a milk to dry milk powder conversion table. Use it to figure out how much dry milk to add to the water when replacing the milk in the recipe.
  • Milk can be replaced with soy milk.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
134 Calories
4g Fat
20g Carbs
3g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 12
Amount per serving
Calories 134
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4g 5%
Saturated Fat 1g 4%
Cholesterol 16mg 5%
Sodium 255mg 11%
Total Carbohydrate 20g 7%
Dietary Fiber 1g 2%
Total Sugars 4g
Protein 3g
Vitamin C 0mg 1%
Calcium 97mg 7%
Iron 1mg 7%
Potassium 60mg 1%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)