Recipe of the Week
From the taste kitchen of Dr. Sarah Laginess and Family
Lunchbox Harvest Muffins
Ingredients
- 140 grams (1 1/8 cups) whole-wheat pastry flour
- 5 grams (1 teaspoon) baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 70 grams (1/3 cup) packed dark brown sugar
- 1 small apple, grated, and juices reserved (1/2 cup)
- ½ cup grated carrots or butternut squash or parsnips
- ½ cup grated zucchini or beets
- 55 grams (1/3 cup) raisins
- 40 grams (1/2 cup) unsweetened shredded coconut
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease mini-muffin tins.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
- In a large bowl, combine the eggs, olive oil, honey, brown sugar, grated apple and juices and grated vegetables.
- Using a spatula, fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture until just combined. Gently fold in the raisins and coconut.
- Fill each muffin cup 3/4 of the way up, and bake for about 15 to 18 minutes for mini-muffins and about 20 to 22 minutes for regular muffins. The muffins are finished baking when an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Notes:
I use white whole wheat flour
I use coconut oil in place of olive oil
I have made it with the apple, carrots and zucchini. I chop them into large chunks and put them into a mini chopper to make the pieces really little.
I do not like coconut so I do ½ cup of golden raisins and 1/3 cup of craisins.
Source:
http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1015211-lunchbox-harvest-muffins
