not only for the ginger

 ORANGE & GINGER MUFFINS

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 cups flour
  
• 0.5 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 pinch salt
• 0.5 cup buttermilk
• 0.5 cup orange juice
• 0.5 cup vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons orange zest
• 2 tablespoons fresh ginger (grated)
• brown sugar to sprinkle on top

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. In one bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Whisk together the liquid ingredients in another separate bowl.

2. Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ones and stir until roughly combined.

3. Fold in the orange zest and ginger.

4. Fill paper liners with the batter and sprinkle brown sugar on top.

BAKE:    18 min.   170° C

for a very sweet treat

 FUDGE MUFFINS

INGREDIENTS:

• 1.5 cups flour
• 4 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.5 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 5 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 cup fudge candy (chopped)

• 1 bar dark chocolate (100g)
• 0.3 bar white chocolate (30g)
• 1 tablespoon heavy cream

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. In one bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Whisk together the liquid 
ingredients in another separate bowl.

2. Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ones and stir until roughly combined.

3. Fill paper liners with half of the batter and put about two thirds of the 
fudge onto it. Cover up with the rest of the batter.

BAKE:   17 min.    170° C

4. In a double boiler melt both kinds of chocolate (separately). Add the 
heavy cream to the dark one.

5. Top the muffins with the dark chocolate and garnish them with the 
white one and the rest of the fudge.

Note: I put the white chocolate in a pastry bag with a very narrow tip and 
pipe 3 circles on each muffin: the smallest one in the center and the biggest 
one near the edge. Using a toothpick, I lightly pulled the white chocolate in 
four times and out four times (as if to draw two crosses).

for a lovely finger food plate

 TOMATO TARTLETS WITH AVOCADO TOPPING

INGREDIENTS:

• 1.5 cups flour
• 0.5 cup bran
• 1 stick butter (100g, unsalted)
• 2 eggs
• 1.5 tablespoons tomato puree
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoon pepper
• 0.5 teaspoon sugar
• 0.5 cup sunflower seeds

• 2 avocados
• 0.5 cup thick natural yoghurt
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 20 cherry tomatoes
• chives for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Combine the flour, bran, butter, eggs, tomato puree, salt, pepper and sugar, and knead the dough thoroughly. In case it is likely to fall apart, add a tablespoon of water. Chop the sunflower seeds and add them to the dough. 

2. Cover about 20 forms first with olive oil and then the dough.

BAKE:   17 min.   180° C

3. Using a fork, mash the avocado and mix it with the yoghurt, lemon juice, salt and pepper.

4. Top the cooled tartlets with the avocado and garnish with the tomatoes cut into halves and chopped chives.

for a tasty autumn evening

 MINI PLUM PIES

fot. Sonia Łomnicka

INGREDIENTS:

• 0.5 kg plums
• 0.5 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

• 2 cups flour
• 0.5 cup sugar
• 1 stick butter (100g, unsalted)
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons sour cream
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

INSTRUCTIONS:

fot. Sonia Łomnicka

1. Put the plums into a frying pan and cover them with sugar, add cinnamon. Fry them on low heat to get jam. Let it cool. 

2. Combine the flour, butter, sugar, eggs, sour cream and baking powder, and knead the dough thoroughly.

3. Divide the dough into two  – a slightly bigger and smaller part.

4. Roll out the bigger part and cut out circles of a diameter slightly bigger than the one of the muffin trays. Cover the trays with the dough.

5. Fill them with the jam.

6. Roll out the remaining dough and cut out circles of a diameter matching the diameter of the muffin trays. Cover the pies with the dough circles and prick them with a fork.

BAKE:   24 min.   180° C

fot. Sonia Łomnicka

Note: You can use the remaining dough to form little roses for decoration!

for a quick modern solution

 LEMON MICROWAVE MUFFINS

fot. Malwina Wojewódzka

INGREDIENTS:
(for 3 glasses or 4 cups)

• cup flour
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 egg
• 5 tablespoons milk
• 5 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 0.5 cup raspberries
• butter to grease the glasses/cups

INSTRUCTIONS:

fot. Malwina Wojewódzka

1. In one bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Whisk together the liquid ingredients in another separate bowl.

2. Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ones and stir thoroughly.

3. Grease the glasses or cups with butter and cover them with some flour.

4. Pour the batter into the glasses or cups and stick in a few raspberries.

BAKE:   3,5 min.   800 W

Note: You can use other fruit instead of raspberries or just bake plain muffins.

I used empty nutella glasses. They were perfect for the microwave!

for a healthy breakfast

 WHOLEMEAL PEACH MUFFINS

INGREDIENTS:
(for 10 muffins)

• 0.5 stick butter (50g, unsalted)
• 1 egg
• 0.75 cup milk
• 1 cup wholemeal flour
• 4 tablespoons rolled oats
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 3 peaches

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Melt the butter.

2. In one bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Whisk together the liquid 
ingredients in another separate bowl.

3. Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ones and stir until roughly combined.

4. Cut the peaches into eighths. Put two peach slices into each muffin tray.

5. Pour the batter over the peach slices.

BAKE:   20 min.   180° C

6. Serve the muffins upside down.

for green energy

 GREEN MUFFINS WITH GORGONZOLA CHEESE AND GRAPES

INGREDIENTS:

(for 16 muffins)

• 1.5 cups regular flour
• 0.5 cup wholemeal flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoon pepper
• 0.5 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 4 handfuls of spinach
• 1.5 cups natural yoghurt
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 eggs
• 0.25 cup olive oil
• 0.5 cup gorgonzola cheese (diced)
• 1 bunch grapes

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Combine the sifted flour with the salt, pepper, sugar, baking powder and soda.

2. Blend 3 handfuls of spinach with the joghurt and lemon juice. Whisk in the eggs and olive oil.

3. Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ones and stir until roughly combined.

4. Chop the rest of the spinach and fold it into the batter with the cheese.

5. Fill muffin trays with the batter. Cut the grapes in halves, remove the seeds and stick the grapes into the batter (ca. 2 grapes per muffin.)

BAKE:   22 min.   160° C