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Muffins make a great snack or quick breakfast for busy mornings when you have so much to do. If you enjoy baking muffins as I do, you may have noticed times when your batch came out dry, cracked, and hard. If you’ve run into this problem, you’ve come to the right place! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a general rule, muffins usually come out dry and crumbly because they have been overbaked or overmixed. Overbaked muffins become dry since most of the moisture in the muffins will evaporate overtime in the oven. Overmixing the muffins can create dense batter which will become hard when baked.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learning about all the reasons why my muffins turned out dry helped me prevent it from ever happening again. Keep reading to see the full breakdown of why you may run into this problem, and how to fix as well as prevent it so you’ll never have to worry about ruining your muffins again!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Are My Muffins Dry?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Muffins become dry for two main reasons, the muffins have either been left in the oven to bake for too long, or the batter was roughly over-mixed. Overbaked muffins will become dry since the moisture is mostly evaporated while overmixing will create a dense batter that will get dry in the oven.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Usually, when I end up with dry muffins it’s because I’ve left them in the oven for a little longer than I should have. Overbaking will pull all the moisture out of your batter, leaving you with dry, hard muffins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Overbaked Dry Muffins!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

During my search for the perfect muffin\/cupcake, I came across a Great Nonstick 12-Cup Muffin Pan<\/a> that will make my muffins\/cupcakes the perfect size.<\/strong> Ever since I got it, my muffins came out looking better<\/strong> than ever before! You can find this Muffin Tin on Amazon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you mix your batter, you need to be mindful of how you add your ingredients. Usually, what you want to do is combine all of your dry ingredients in a bowl first.<\/strong> Create a small dip in the middle and then add your wet ingredients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After you’ve combined your ingredients, slowly start mixing them with a spatula. <\/strong>Only mix until the ingredients have completely combined. This process should only take fifteen to twenty strokes at the most!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Side Note:<\/strong> You might also want to know Why Your Muffins Didn’t Rise<\/strong> the way they were supposed to. I recently wrote an article talking about Tips For Preventing Flat Muffins,<\/a><\/strong> you can check it out here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By avoiding these two common mistakes you’re more likely to end up with a perfect batch of muffins!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Common Causes Of Dry Muffins<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Common causes of dry muffins are overbaking or overmixing the batter. They can also become dry when they are left in the pan for too long after baking, or if they were baked at too high of a temperature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While overmixing and overbaking are two main reasons you end up with dry muffins, there are some other common reasons<\/strong> why they turned out this way. Fortunately, these reasons can be remedied quite easily so this never happens to you again!<\/p>\n\n\n\n