Morning Glory Muffins - This easy and tasty muffin is the perfect way to start your day. This has everything that is required for a great start like carrots, apples and nuts. This is also great snack for the road trips to eat in the car.
Ingredients:
- All purpose flour - 1 and 1/3 cups
- Granulated white sugar - 3/4 cup
- Baking soda - 1/2 teaspoon
- Baking Powder - 1 teaspoon
- salt - 1/4 teaspoon
- Toasted and chopped walnuts - 1/4 cup
- Eggs - 2
- Vanilla extract - 1/2 teaspoon
- Ground cinnamon - 1 teaspoon
- Apple (Peeled and grated) - 1 (1 cup)
- Carrots ( Peeled and grated) - 3 ( 1 cup)
- Vegetable oil - 1/2 cup
Note:
- Make sure the eggs are at room temperature
- Pre heat the oven to 350 degrees F
- Place the rack in the middle of the oven.
- This recipe makes around 12 muffins.
- Very important point to note is that you should NOT over mix the batter.
Preparation:
- This recipe is very easy and needs just two bowls and no electric mixer.
- Buttter the muffin pan or place paper cups in the pan.
- In one bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon powder and nuts.
- Whisk the mixture thoroughly to make sure the baking powder gets mixed properly.
- In another bowl, whisk together the eggs, oil and vanilla extract.
- Add the egg mixture in the flour mixture and mix just a little till the flour becomes moistened. Make "very very" sure you do not over mix.
- Now add the apple and carrot and stir it just once or twice.
- Fill up the muffin cups almost till top and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
- Check for doneness using the toothpick test.
- Once done, let it cool in the pan for 5 minutes and then cool them completely on a wire rack.
- Enjoy it for breakfast with a cup of coffee/tea or as a mid morning or evening snack.
