Nigella Lawson Maple Pecan Muffins

poniedziałek, 27 stycznia 2014

Nigella Lawson Maple Pecan Muffins

Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 cup pecans, roughly chopped
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 cup wheat germ
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar

Directions

  • 1 Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • 2 Fill a 12 cup muffin tray with paper liners or butter it.
  • 3 You can also use mini-muffins in which case it will make about 28.
  • 4 Reserve 1/4th of the chopped pecans.
  • 5 Mix together remaining pecans with flour, salt, wheatgerm and baking powder.
  • 6 In another bowl, whisk together milk, egg, maple syrup, oil and vanilla.
  • 7 Pour the liquids into the dry mixture.
  • 8 Gently fold to mix.
  • 9 The batter can have some lumps.
  • 10 Do not overmix because these muffins can get tough.
  • 11 Spoon into the muffin tins.
  • 12 Chop the remaining nuts finely and mix with the brown sugar.
  • 13 Sprinkle a little on the top of each muffin.
  • 14 Bake for about 20 minutes until tester comes clean (less if baking in a mini muffin tin).
  • 15 The nut topping turns golden but the muffins will be very pale.
  • 16 Remove muffins to a cooling rack.
  • 17 Serve them warm or at room temperature, may be with some more maple syrup.

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