chickencam Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 These are another lovely was to use rhubarb. 10 oz 280g plain flour 2 teaspoons 10ml baking powder half teaspoon 2.5ml soda bicarb half teaspoon 2.5ml (or less to taste) salt 3-4 oz 85 - 110g sugar 1-2 oz 30 - 60g flaked almonds 1 egg 5floz 150ml milk 5 floz 150ml fresh sour cream half teaspoon 2.5ml almond essence 3 tablespoons 45ml corn oil 5-6oz 140-170g rhubarb chopped well (can also use peaches fresh or drained tinned) sift together flour, baking powder, bicarb and salt then stir in sugar and almonds in separate bowl beat together the egg, milk, soured cream, almond essence, corn oil and fruit pour all the wet ingredients into the dry ones and stir briefly with a fork until just combined and no flour can be seen, it should be lumpy, the less you stir it the lighter the muffins. spoon into muffin cases and bake at 375-400 F or 190-200 C for 20-25 minutes until lightly browned and springing back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 i bought some silicone muffin trays ages ago and still not used them, think i'll give this a go. Would ground nut oil or light olive oil be ok instead of corn oil do you think? do they turn out nice and moist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted May 21, 2008 Author Share Posted May 21, 2008 Groundnut oil would be the better one, it will probably have less flavour than the olive oil. I keep a bottle of corn oil just for muffin making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surferdog Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Or Lidl do an organic cold pressed sunflower oil for 69p. I stock up when I go and keep it for making muffins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted May 21, 2008 Author Share Posted May 21, 2008 We buy all our 70% chocolate from Lidl it is only about 60p and really nice. We don't feel so bad about cooking with it at that price and it is so much nicer than cooking chocolate. Being thin it does take ages to grate though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 I'm glad you've posted this . I made rhubarb muffins at the w/e and they weren't very nice . I just used the first Google recipe that turned up . They had honey as the only "sugar" and no oil . We're managing to choke them down warmed up with icecream. ES won't eat them at all . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henny penny Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Hi Ive been looking for rhubarb recipes as i have a family who think they dont like rhubarb so will be trying this recipe on them. After searching the internet i made a rhubarb cordial. which is very pleasant and a nice pink colour. I've called it fruity cordial as otherwise no one would drink it! Basically chop up approx 1kg rhubarb and place in a pan add approx 600g sugar and 1 litre of liquid (i think!- making sure the rhubarb is covered). Bring to the boil and simmer for ten minutes then leave to cool. Then drain through muslin - i used my sieve. Store the cordial in bottles in the fridge for up to two weeks. Dilute to taste. I then used the rhubarb pulp to make a crumble! I have frozen a batch of the cordial for later - hope that works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted May 22, 2008 Author Share Posted May 22, 2008 Sounds nice I might give that a go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 i bought some silicone muffin trays ages ago and still not used them, think i'll give this a go. Would ground nut oil or light olive oil be ok instead of corn oil do you think? do they turn out nice and moist? Melted butter would be better! I always use melted butter for muffins. (Naughty but nicer I think)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
