Why do my muffin tops lean?
I'm getting close to (my idea of) muffin heaven with this recipe which after trying a few others I've found to work consistently and well.
One small thing I don't understand is why my muffin tops, which are rising nicely to a delicious crust, are "leaning" or I should say pointing in a direction other than straight up.
It's not a problem since the muffins have good texture, taste, and a home-made look I find appealing, but I cannot explain why they lean.
Any ideas?
Best Answer
Perhaps I'm stating the obvious, but is your oven rack perfectly level? Muffin mix initially has low enough viscosity that it can be influenced by gravity as it gradually rises. Even a small inclination of the tray/rack is likely to cause this.
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Why do my muffins have flat tops?
Why do my muffins come out flat? As a general rule, your muffins will come out flat because they are underbaked, you used inactive or insufficient leavening ingredients, or you didn't mix your ingredients correctly. Follow the muffin recipe precisely to get the muffins to rise.How do you make a muffin top domed?
According to O. Corriher, the way to get a perfectly puffed up dome on your muffins is to increase your oven heat. She says that 400\xb0 should do it, no matter what the recipe says. The higher baking temperature means that the the outside edges of the muffin will set while the middle is still liquidy.How do I make my muffin top Rise?
Bake at an initially high oven temperature: Bake the muffins for 5 minutes in a very hot oven. Then, keeping the muffins in the oven, lower the oven temperature. This initial high oven temperature quickly lifts up the muffin top.How do you keep muffins from collapsing?
Filling the pan definitely matters.Fill your cupcake liners 3/4 of the way full. If you fill them more than that, they'll have no room left to expand, and they will collapse. If you fill them less than that, there will be so much space for them to expand that they won't be able to reach. 3/4 is key.More answers regarding why do my muffin tops lean?
Answer 2
If you are using a convection oven, the air current, blowing consistently in one direction over the tops of your muffins as they bake, could account for the lean.
Try turning down the fan speed, if you can. Otherwise position the muffins in the oven somewhere where they'll be blown on less, use another oven, or put something else in the oven to block the airflow.
Answer 3
Gravity (as Noldorin), heat gradient in the oven, air movement, improper mixing of rising agent - all these are possible.
Answer 4
if your oven leaks more heat out of the door than anywhere else i would theorize that might have something to do with it. Try turning your muffins.
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