Dimitri wrote:
>
> "biig" > wrote in message ...
> > 2 cups flour
> > 3 tsp. baking powder
> > 1 tsp. salt
> > 1/4 c melted butter
> > 2 eggs well beaten
> > 1 cup milk
> >
> > I sifted the dry ingredients. Added the wet and mixed until flour
> > was incorporated. Then stirred in chopped peppers and bacon.
> >
> > jmcquown wrote:
> >>
> >> biig wrote:
> >> > I made some savoury muffins this afternoon (no sugar) I put in some
> >> > chopped bell pepper and crumbled bacon. The batter puffed up as I
> >> > mixed it, but it didn't raise while they baked. The texture was more
> >> > like an english muffin without the big holes. What did I do wrong?
> >> > They did the same thing last time I made them, but I blamed it on my
> >> > baking powder, which I threw out and bought new for this
> >> > batch.....Thanks for any help.....Sharon
> >>
> >> Need more info (aka the recipe).
> >>
> >> Jill
>
> Question(s) - Did you preheat the oven?
> What was the time lag between mixing the batter and putting the muffin tin
> into the oven?
> How old is your baking powder?
> Have you tested it lately?
>
> Any of these would be the cause of your problem.
>
> Dimitri
> Dimitri

I preheated the oven. The baking powder was bought a few days ago.
No I didn't test it. But I will....next time I'll not mix so much
....thanks..... Sharon