Breakfast for 18

Spicy Ginger Muffins

Name: Spicy Ginger Muffins
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 18 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter; 1 cup sugar; 2 eggs; 1 cup molasses; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/2 tsp cloves; 1 tsp ground ginger; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 cup buttermilk or sour milk

$1.37for 430 minServes 18

These ginger muffins blend molasses, warm spices, and buttermilk into a tender batter baked in a muffin pan.

Photo: thekitchenmagpie.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Butter, 4 oz$0.40/oz typical	4 oz	$1.60Typical price
	Eggs, 2$0.30 each typical	2	$0.60Typical price
	Buttermilk, 8.5 oz$0.05/oz typical	8.5 oz	$0.43Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$6.16

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarFlourDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsBaking powder and soda

Not included in the cost.

30 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
18servings as written
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$0.34 per serving$1.37 for 4

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Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup molasses
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup buttermilk or sour milk

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and grease an 18-cup muffin pan.
Beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl until smooth, then beat in the eggs and molasses.
Whisk the flour, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, baking powder, and baking soda in another bowl.
Stir the dry mixture into the butter mixture in two additions, alternating with the buttermilk.
Divide the batter among the muffin cups and bake for 18 minutes, until the tops spring back.

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