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Title: Advice please
Post by: Manda77 on February 24, 2011, 05:07:12 am
I have only had my TM for 4 days and have made a few different things which have turned out great. I attempted the muffin mix in the EDC but also added banana and dark choc (nestle melts which I roughly chopped in TM first). My problem is..... When I went to put mix in patty cases, my bananas were still in massive chunks so should I have cut them smaller or mashed them in TM first or just mashed them with a fork instead? Any advice would be greatly appreciated  :)
Title: Re: Advice please
Post by: Yvette on February 24, 2011, 05:18:27 am
You could mix them first in the TM which is what I do for the banana bread
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Post by: meganjane on February 24, 2011, 05:32:26 am
Just what I was going to say. Whizz them in the TMX first and then proceed with your cake. No need to remove them I shouldn't think.
Title: Re: Advice please
Post by: faffa_70 on February 24, 2011, 08:18:01 am
I do exactly as Meagan said  ;D I find if you leave them in the bowl you have less chance of over mixing the mix (that is what gives you a tough muffin ;))
Title: Re: Advice please
Post by: Manda77 on February 24, 2011, 01:40:31 pm
Thankyou all, I will try that next time! They were very yummy though!
Title: Re: Advice please
Post by: Lovemythermo on February 25, 2011, 02:23:21 am
on this note, what is the recommended speed and time for muffins in order to stop them  being tough? I've seen recipes for 40 seconds on speed 5 which I thought was a lot.
Title: Re: Advice please
Post by: faffa_70 on February 25, 2011, 03:51:42 am
To be honest I use the turbo button about 3 or 4 times. Just quick pulses until it is all just mixed  ;)
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Post by: Lovemythermo on February 25, 2011, 06:29:43 am
that makes sense, thanks faffa
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Post by: cookie1 on February 28, 2011, 09:14:21 am
I use  :: on a lot of my biscuits etc as I can stop when it is just mixed then.
Title: Re: Advice please
Post by: faffa_70 on February 28, 2011, 11:47:37 am
Actually Cookie I never thought of that -  :: could just be the winner for muffins - I will try that I think  ;D
Title: Re: Advice please
Post by: meganjane on March 01, 2011, 08:13:27 am
I often use  :: for cakes, biscuits and pastry just to get it going.
Title: Re: Advice please
Post by: meganjane on March 05, 2011, 05:38:27 am
I've just added a Banana Muffin  (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=5758.0)recipe to the forum. I've made it up from a few different ideas and recipes. It has a wet and a dry mix and these are mixed together in a bowl after each being individually mixed in the TMX.

This method makes for a lighter muffin.