Why muffins sink in the middle

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If the toothpick comes out clean after sticking it into a muffin they're ready. The older the baking soda or baking powder, the more likely that it has lost its effectiveness.

Baking soda or baking powder that has lost its effectiveness will make any recipe deflate and sink in the middle. This is because in higher altitudes, moisture evaporates quicker. If you live in a high altitude location and you find your baked goods come out dry when they finish baking, try adding a tablespoon or two of vegetable oil or even applesauce to the recipe the next time. To make a dome form on the top of the muffins, it's usually suggested to bake them at a higher temperature at the beginning of the baking process.

Once the dome has formed on top, the oven temperature is reduced and baking continues for between 10 to 20 minutes longer depending on the recipe and ingredients used. Leave the muffins in the oven as the temperature reduces and keep an eye on them. Check on them 5 to 10 minutes before the end of the baking time and do the toothpick test. If the toothpick comes out clean after poking the center of a muffin, they are ready.

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Hi there! Sometimes they "sink" in the middle but I can't figure out why. Two clues: 1. It only happens with muffins where the recipe has come from a "non professional" site [no problems with recipes from Epicurious, Food Network, etc.

It only happens when the leavening agent is baking soda. If you stir the dry mixture until ingredients are moistened, then your batter might end up lumpy.

Plus, when you over-mix it, the end product can end up tough with air holes throughout and a sink in the middle. Oven temperatures vary over time.

To insure the correct temperature each time you bake, always use an oven thermometer. The first muffins I made were the apple cinnamon crumble muffins, and yes, they did sink a bit in the middle, but the crumb was so light and perfect.

However, after making the fig-brown sugar muffins, my first thought was that they needed more flour, not only because they sank in the middle, but because they were greasy especially on the bottom. The reason that many quick breads, such as banana bread, sink in the middle after taking them out of the oven is due to several potential factors, such as being undercooked, not having enough leavening, allowing the batter to rest too long before baking, or having too high of a ratio of wet ingredients to dry.

If the cake takes too long to cook then the raising agent can also stop working the chemical recation which produces carbon dioxide bubbles will only last so long , causing the cake to sink back if it has not fully set. Also make sure that the oven is properly preheated before the batter is mixed.

You have a number of options for fixing cupcakes that sank in the middle, depending on the length of time the cupcakes have been out of the oven and the time you have before you need to serve these cupcakes.

You can also learn how to avoid this problem in the future, which will help you feel confident in your baking skills. Video of the Day. It always collapses in the middle as it cools.

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