{"id":6621,"date":"2024-10-03T17:08:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T17:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malak.ca\/blog\/?p=6621"},"modified":"2025-04-30T19:44:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T19:44:54","slug":"making-simple-and-relatively-plain-yoghurt-muffins-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malak.ca\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/10\/03\/making-simple-and-relatively-plain-yoghurt-muffins-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Making (Simple) (and Relatively) Plain Yoghurt Muffins — Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

These easy to make muffins<\/a> are fairly straightforward, tasty, and, despite being labeled as “plain”, the term is used somewhat loosely since the yoghurt used may be any kind of flavoured yoghurt, which will come across lightly but distinctly in the final product. As well, small amounts of fruits or other flavouring agents could be added without substantial changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had originally researched the recipe<\/a> to allow me to serve a different kind of muffin to my mom, in order to contrast the bran muffins<\/a> she likes as well; as noted elsewhere<\/a>, she enjoys the bran muffin recipe<\/a> I found on the internet more than her own bran muffin recipe<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note that this yoghurt muffin recipe<\/a> lends itself well to half batches (one egg only), as well as easy and quick baking in countertop toaster-ovens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Update 20241008: Using the Google NotebookLM podcast generator, two podcasts were produced about this post, and, I made a blog entry about the podcasts<\/a>. Podcast1<\/a> Podcast2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making the muffins:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, the oven was pre-heated to 350F:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Oven preheated to 350F<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

A tray of muffin moulds, and correspondingly sized paper liners, were taken out: <\/p>\n\n\n

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Muffin moulds and paper liners taken out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The moulds were each lined with paper muffin liners:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Lining moulds with paper muffin liners<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Lining moulds with paper muffin liners<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The lined baking tray was put aside, and a mixing bowl, a spoon, and a fork were taken out:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Mixing bowl, spoon, and fork taken out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Flour and a measuring cup were taken out:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Flour and measuring cup taken out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The measuring cup was filled with flour:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Measuring cup filled with flour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The flour was transferred to the mixing bowl:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Flour transferred to mixing bowl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Flour transferred to mixing bowl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Flour transferred to mixing bowl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Sugar was taken out, and the measuring cup was taken out again:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sugar and measuring cup taken out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Sugar was measured out:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sugar measured out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The sugar was transferred to the mixing bowl with the flour:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sugar transferred to mixing bowl with flour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Sugar transferred to mixing bowl with flour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Sugar transferred to mixing bowl with flour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Sugar transferred to mixing bowl with flour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Baking powder and measuring spoons were taken out:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Baking powder and measuring spoons taken out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Baking powder was measured out:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Baking powder measured out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The baking powder was added to the flour and sugar in the mixing bowl:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Baking powder added to flour and sugar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Baking powder added to flour and sugar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Baking powder added to flour and sugar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Salt and measuring spoons were taken out:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Salt and measuring spoons taken out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Salt was measured out:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Salt measured out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The salt added to the flour, sugar, and baking powder:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Salt added to the flour, sugar, and baking powder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Salt added to the flour, sugar, and baking powder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Using the fork, the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt were thoroughly mixed:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt thoroughly mixed with fork<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt thoroughly mixed with fork<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

A tub of yoghurt and a measuring cup were taken out:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Yoghurt and measuring cup taken out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Yoghurt was measured out:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Yoghurt measured out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The yoghurt was transferred to the bowl with the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Yoghurt transferred to bowl of flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Yoghurt transferred to bowl of flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Yoghurt transferred to bowl of flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt, with spoon added<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Vegetable oil was taken out, and the measuring cup used for the yoghurt was reused, without needing to clean it since I’d only just used it moments before for the yoghurt :<\/p>\n\n\n

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Vegetable oil and measuring cup taken out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The vegetable oil was measured out:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Vegetable oil measured out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The vegetable oil was transferred to the bowl with the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and yoghurt:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Vegetable oil transferred to bowl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Eggs were taken out:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Eggs taken out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Eggs taken out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Eggs taken out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The eggs were cracked into the bowl with the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, yoghurt, and vegetable oil:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Eggs cracked into bowl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Eggs cracked into bowl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Eggs cracked into bowl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

All the ingredients were mixed together with a spoon:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ingredients mixed with spoon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

… creating a thick paste dough:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ingredients mixed with spoon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The muffin mould tray prepared earlier was taken out:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Prepared muffin mould tray taken out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The dough was spooned into the paper muffin moulds:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Muffin moulds filled with muffin dough<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Muffin moulds filled with muffin dough<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The filled muffin tray was placed in the preheated oven:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Filled muffin tray placed in oven<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

A timer was set to 21 minutes:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Timer set to 21 minutes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Looking through the oven window (which admittedly could use a cleaning!), the muffins began to rise:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Muffins baking and rising<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Muffins baking and tops beginning to brown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Muffins baking and tops browning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

While the muffins were baking, cooling racks were taken out:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Cooling racks taken out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

After the timer ran out and the muffins had baked, the muffins were taken out of the oven, and the tray placed on a cutting board:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Baked muffins taken out of oven<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The muffins were transferred from the muffin tray moulds to the cooling racks to cool down:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Freshly baked muffins transferred to the cooling racks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

A yummy fresh muffin was served to my mom with another mini-muffin, with the paper linings removed:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Muffins served<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Muffins served<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

… and the rest of the cooled muffins were placed in a sealable freezer bag, to be placed in the freezer:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Cooled muffins placed in a sealable freezer bag<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Yummy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

These easy to make muffins are fairly straightforward, tasty, and, despite being labeled as “plain”, the term is used somewhat loosely since the yoghurt used may be any kind of flavoured yoghurt, which will come across lightly but distinctly in the final product. As well, small amounts of fruits or other flavouring agents could be … <\/p>\n

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