Hummingbird Bakery Halloween and Bonfire Night Bakes by Tarek Malouf

Author:Tarek Malouf
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2014-01-26T16:00:00+00:00

PUMPKIN, CHEESE AND CHIVE MUFFINS

We love our savoury muffins still warm in the mornings. As with other pumpkin recipes, adding pumpkin purée to these muffins makes them really moist. You can use another sharp cheese instead of Cheddar if you prefer.

Makes 10–12 muffins

60g (2oz) peeled and finely chopped onion

½ tsp dried mixed herbs

90g (3oz) unsalted butter

300g (10½oz) plain flour

1 tbsp baking powder

½ tsp bicarbonate of soda

⅛ tsp salt

250ml (9fl oz) whole milk

2 large eggs

50g (1¾oz) tinned pumpkin purée

80g (3oz) mature Cheddar cheese, grated

30g (1oz) chives, finely chopped

One 12-hole deep muffin tin

1. Preheat the oven to 170°C (325°F), Gas mark 3, and line the tin with muffin cases.

2. In a small frying pan over a medium heat, fry the onion together with the mixed herbs in 5g (¼oz) of the butter for 3–4 minutes or until the onions are soft and glossy but not browned. Set aside to cool for a few minutes.

3. Sift together the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt in a large bowl or the bowl of a freestanding electric mixer. In a jug, mix together the milk and eggs. Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and pour in the milk and eggs while mixing on a low speed with a hand-held electric whisk or using the mixer with the paddle attachment.

4. Melt the remaining butter in a saucepan over a low heat, then, when all of the other ingredients have come together, pour in the melted butter. Add the pumpkin purée and mix thoroughly. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, and then mix on a medium speed until the batter is smooth. Finally, stir in the grated cheese, chives and cooked onions by hand.

5. Spoon the batter into the paper cases, filling them two-thirds full, then bake for approximately 35 minutes or until the muffins bounce back when lightly touched. Leave in the tin to cool for a little, then transfer to a wire rack.

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