Muffins don't really rise ...

[MostlyWater]

I see that the muffins in the bakeries are high and beautifully shaped whereas my whole grain muffins are flat flat flat. If I overfill the container, I just have a mess.

Is it due to the whole wheat flours that I use, ya think?

thanks

 

[Andy M.]

WW flour does not rise as well. You have to compensate for that.

 

[Steve Kroll]

Does your recipe call for baking powder? Baking powder has a relatively short shelf life. Check the expiration date.

 

[taxlady]

I make whole grain muffins. They are dense and moist and rise to about double the size of the dough, maybe a little less. They are nicely rounded, but not tall.

I usually use baking soda and something acid, like yogourt, sour cream, or buttermilk substitute.

 

[Siegal]

Must bakeries only put a small percentage of whole wheat/grain in or it would be dense.... Trick of the trade

 

[CharlieD]

Post you recipe, might be easier to help. But it's true, baking soda is one thing, and another is to mix WW flour and white.

 

[salt and pepper]

Don't over mix, just enough to bind

 

[MostlyWater]

I always use recipes specifically for the ingredients I have. My baking powder is brand new.

I guess I just have the image of a tall cupcake in my head, and I exzpect my whole grain goodies to be just like that, only healthier.

 

[CharlieD]

Are all your muffins do not rise?

 

[MostlyWater]

They rise, but just to the top of the muffin paper. they aren't high and domed like bakery cupcakes.

 

[CharlieD]

post the recipe.

 

[MostlyWater]

i use a bunch of different recipes. all whole grain and none of them rise.

 

[taxlady]

i use a bunch of different recipes. all whole grain and none of them rise.

Don't they rise at all? Or just not as much as you were hoping for?

 

[MostlyWater]

They rise. But just to the tops of the muffin papers, not like a large dome.

 

[taxlady]

They rise. But just to the tops of the muffin papers, not like a large dome.

I don't think it gets much better than that with whole grain flour. Mine rise about 1 cm above the top of the muffin tin, sometimes. If you want that large dome, I think you will need to add white flour.

 

[CWS4322]

Without the recipe, it is hard to pinpoint what might to be tweaked. Also, the technique re: how the ingredients are blended would help. I sometimes add seltzer to things, in addition to baking soda/powder.