Quinoa And Apricot Muffin Recipe

Sweet muffins we have all heard about but savoury muffin is the new trend. These muffins combines taste and health in small package. These muffins can be made easily at home with quinoa and apricot. Incase you don't have apricot you can swap it with walnuts as well. They are really tasty and definitely make a good option for high teas and coffees.

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Prep Time

10 Mins

Cook Time

20M

Total Time

30 Mins

Recipe By: Pooja Gupta

Recipe Type: Snacks

Serves: 3-4

Ingredients

Quinoa - 1 cup

Finely chopped dried apricot - 1 ½ cup

Tub Quark - 2 cups

Large eggs - 3

Vanilla extract - 1 tsp

Rapeseed oil - 2 tbsp

Grated apples - 2 small

Zest and orange juice - 1 small

Pumpkin seed, plus a bit extra - ½ cup

Wholemeal plain flour - ½ cup

Ground almond - 3 tbsp

Chia seeds - 2 tbsp

Wheatgerm - less than half cup

Baking powder - 1½ tsp

How to Prepare

1. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases.

2. Tip the quinoa and apricots into a small pan with 300ml water.

3. Bring water to the boil, then turn the heat right down, cover and simmer for 20 minutes until the water has been absorbed and the quinoa is cooked.

4. Check frequently that it doesn't boil dry.

5. Meanwhile, beat the quark with the eggs, extract, oil, apples, and orange zest and juice.

6. Stir in the cooled quinoa mixture, then fold in the pumpkin seeds, flour, ground almonds, chia seeds, wheatgerm and baking powder.

7. Spoon into the muffin cases, scatter with a few pumpkin seeds and bake for 20 minutes.

Instructions

1. You can also add almond meal in the muffin batter to enhance the taste.

Nutritional Information

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Quinoa And Apricot Muffin Recipe

Quinoa and apricot muffins is a unique savoury muffin that is prepared mainly for breakfast or for high tea and evening snacks. Here is a detailed step-by-step procedure.