Do you need to use baking powder to make muffins? Can anyone give me a basic muffin recipe i can adapt please?

Metric measurements only.Do you need to use baking powder to make muffins? Can anyone give me a basic muffin recipe i can adapt please?
basic muffin





Ingredients


1 egg


1/2 cup milk


1/4 cup oil


1 teaspoon vanilla


12oz flour


1/2 teaspoon salt


2 teaspoons baking powder


4oz cup sugar


Variation


8oz well drained pineapple (optional)


8oz chopped walnut (optional)


2 mashed ripe banana (optional)


1 1/2 tablespoons orange zest (optional)


8oz coconut (optional)


8oz raisins (optional)


Directions


1Beat egg; add milk, oil and vanilla.


2Stir in dry ingredients.


3Spoon into muffin pan.


4Bake at 375* for 25 minutes.


5Variations: After mixing add the Variation ingredients.


6Mix and match to get your favorite!Do you need to use baking powder to make muffins? Can anyone give me a basic muffin recipe i can adapt please?
Muffin Recipe


Muffin recipe preparation time: about 10 Minutes


Muffin recipe cooking time: 20 Minutes





A fun and simple muffin recipe, children will love to help make muffins and it's a good way to teach them the basics of cooking. If you don't have a muffin tray, throw away paper cake cases will work just as well. Once you become familiar with the recipe try experimenting with blueberries, chocolate or an alternative filling of your choice.





Muffin recipe ingredients: Serves 4-8


380g self-raising flour


100g butter (cut into small cubes)


200g caster sugar


300ml milk


1 beaten egg


100g raisins


large pinch of cinnamon





Muffin recipe cooking Instructions:





1. Blend the sifted flour and butter in a large bowl.





2. Fold in the sugar, milk, raisins, cinnamon and egg, don't worry if the mix isn't smooth.





3. Spoon the mixture into the well greased muffin tray (or paper cases).





4. Bake on the middle shelf at about 180 degrees C for 20 minutes.


You would only need baking powder if you used plain flour.
If you have a recipe for muffins but no baking powder or baking soda, substitute self-rising flour for the plain flour. To your recipe, if you have any in the cupboard, I would stir through an additional 1/4 tsp of cream of tarter to the self-rising flour.





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this site has some really good recipes for lots of thing besides muffins. It also has a button on each recipe that translates it into metric values rather than the cups and spoons.





Enjoy!!