Apple Muffins with Pecans and Quinoa

• porții: Yield: 12 muffins

Ingrediente

¼ cup quinoa, uncooked

¾ cups water

3 tablespoon salted butter

2 cups apples, peeled, cored and chopped

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 cup pecans, crushed

1 teaspoon cinnamon, ground

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 tablespoon baking powder

2 large eggs, beaten

Instrucțiuni

First cook the quinoa. Combine water and quinoa in a medium-sized pot. Stir. Cover with a lid and bring to a boil. Reduce to low heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Stir to fluff. Remove from heat. Stir in butter until thoroughly melted and combined with quinoa. Set aside. This will yield a little less than 1 cup of cooked quinoa.

Preheat oven to 375°F.

In a large mixing bowl combine apples and lemon juice.

Fold in pecans, cinnamon, vanilla, apples quinoa and baking powder. Mix to combine. Finally, fold in eggs.

Line a 12 cup muffin tin with baking cup liners. Alternatively, skip the liners and grease the cups well with your favorite oil or butter. Scoop a ⅓ cup of muffin batter into each cup.

Bake for 20 minutes at 375°F. Let cool before eating.

Note

Tip: Save time by peeling and chopping the apples while the quinoa is cooking.

Tip: Mix apples with lemon juice as you prep the apples to keep them fresh. Lemon juice prevents the cut apples from browning, brightens the flavor and reacts with baking powder during baking to produce a fluffy muffin.

Tip: an average-sized ice cream scoop works perfectly for scooping the batter into muffin tin.

Storage: These muffins will keep for two days in an airtight container stored at room temperature. They can be kept up to 5 days in the refrigerator in an airtight container. When ready to eat, simply wrap in a damp paper towel and re-warm in the microwave. Muffins can also be frozen for up to one month.