So, a friend of mine who loves muffins was coming to town, and so we decided we should whip up some of the Bistro’s wonderful muffins. However, then she commented on not liking the “weird” stuff we do, like beets and rhubarb (I suppose Srirachi is right out). So, we came up with this rather normal muffin recipe.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups flour (Whole wheat, white, both, as you wish)
- ½ cup of sugar
- 2 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ tsp cardamom
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp ginger
- ¼ tsp cloves
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- 1 cup diced apples
- ½ cup chopped golden raisins
- ½ cup rolled oats
- ½ cup walnuts
- 2 cup cooked sweet potato (I like it baked, but I assume canned will do)
- 3 eggs
- ½ cup buttermilk or Greek yoghurt
- ½ cup oil (it might work without this; I liked making it with coconut oil.)
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- ½ cup brewer’s yeast (optional)
Step 1, Prepare Ye the way: Preheat the oven to 350°, chop the apple, either grease the muffin tins or put in the cupcake liners (I usually spray a little canola oil in the bottom of these to make things come out easier). I get 2 dozen medium sized muffins out of this mix.
Step 2, sifting the dry ingredients: In one bowl crumble up the brown sugar, then sift (mix if you don’t have a sifter) in the flour, white sugar, baking soda, brewers yeast, and salt. Mix thoroughly.
Step 3, mixing the wet ingredients: In another bowl, mix the apples, sweet potato, spices, vanilla, oatmeal, and walnuts,.
Step 4, combining the big mess: Add the dry ingredients to the wet ones and mix well. You want to make sure the individual bits of apple are each coated to keep them from getting too clumpy. Now mix in the eggs, buttermilk, and oil. The consistency should be much firmer than batter, but a little more liquid than cookie dough.
Step 5, baking: Fill two dozen or so muffin tins. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. See how they look. Stick a toothpick in one and see if it comes out battery.
Step 6, sharing: As always, these are great for breakfast, but especially great to share with a friend or loved one. Invite somebody over for Tea or an Herbal Infusions or some sort (maybe even for Chai). Better yet, brag about them and see if you can get somebody to invite you over for tea just to see how good they are.
