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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.
264 K 3.9/5 (22 reviews)
50 min.
Easy
10 muffins
4 IngredientsLast modified on: February 21th 2011
For 10 muffins, you will need:
- 1
2⁄3 cup muffin dough - 2
2 ½ tablespoons blackcurrant - 3
1⁄3 cup ground almonds - 4
1⁄3 tablespoon caster sugar
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 35 min.
Cooking: 15 min.
All in all: 50 min.
To finish around 7pm, you'll need to have started before: 18:45.Change end time
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 25 min.
Prepare 2⁄3 cup muffin dough, but reduce flour by 1/3 and make up with 1⁄3 cup ground almonds.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Pour 1⁄3 tablespoon caster sugar onto 2 ½ tablespoons 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.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 90 RDI=30 % | 540 RDI=50 % | 220 RDI=30 % | 4,470 RDI=220 % | 18,720 RDI: 220 % |
| Per 100 g | 40 RDI=20 % | 240 RDI=20 % | 100 RDI=20 % | 1,990 RDI=100 % | 8,320 RDI: 100 % |
| Per muffins | 8 RDI=3 % | 50 RDI=5 % | 20 RDI=3 % | 450 RDI=20 % | 1,870 RDI: 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 10 muffins : 1.25 €
- Per muffins : 0.15 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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