Blackcurrant-almond muffins
Blackcurrant muffins with a rather special ground almond dough. Blackurrants give a delicious hint of acidity, which goes very well with the almond flavour.
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Last modified on: February 21th 2011
Keywords for this recipe:MuffinAlmondBlackcurrantPastrySmall cakesFor 30 muffins, you will need:
- 1
450 g Muffin dough - 2
100 g blackcurrant - 3
100 g ground almonds - 4
1 tablespoon caster sugar - Total weight: 665 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 34 min. | 15 min. | 49 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 21 min.
Prepare 450 g Muffin dough, but reduce flour by 1/3 and make up with 100 g ground almonds.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Pour 1 tablespoon caster sugar onto 100 g blackcurrant, and stir a few seconds to coat them with sugar.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Preheat oven to 392°F (200°C).
Put a teaspoon of mixture into each mould.
Put a teaspoon of mixture into each mould.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Put on a few blackcurrants, then cover with another teaspoon of mixture.
It's not necessary for blackurrants to be completely covered.
It's not necessary for blackurrants to be completely covered.
Stage 5 - 15 min.
Put in the oven for about 15 minutes.
Stage 6
Allow to cool slightly, then turn out onto a rack.
Remarks
You can use fresh or frozen blackcurrants.
As usual, muffins are better slighly warm.
As usual, muffins are better slighly warm.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,237 Kcal or 9,366 Kj | 47 gr | 231 gr | 123 gr |
| 112 % | 18 % | 22 % | 19 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 336 Kcal or 1,407 Kj | 7 gr | 35 gr | 18 gr |
| 17 % | 3 % | 3 % | 3 % |
| Per muffins | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 75 Kcal or 314 Kj | 2 gr | 8 gr | 4 gr |
| 4 % | 1 % | 1 % | 1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 30 muffins : 3.50 €
- Per muffins : 0.12 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Muffin dough: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate muffins, Raspberry muffins, ... All |
 | Blackcurrant: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Blackcurrant coulis, Blackcurrant liqueur, ... All |
 | Ground almonds: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Caribbean upside-down cake, Financier batter, Fruit crumble, Succès praliné (praline meringue), Chestnut moelleux, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Caramel semolina pudding with raisins, Flaked almond tart, Meringues, Pear compote , Caramel rice pudding, ... All |
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