The paradise muffins are soft, simple, and wholesome treats perfect for breakfast and the whole family’s snack time. To make them, you only need a bowl and an electric mixer, and in just a few minutes, you’ll have the batter ready to bake.
I could have made butter muffins, the paradise cake is indeed very rich in butter, but since we are approaching the warm season, I preferred to use yogurt and seed oil. This way, I obtained very soft treats perfect to enjoy plain or filled as you like.
The yogurt is a dairy product rich in lactic ferments and slightly acidic, these characteristics improve the leavening of the desserts making them much softer. I always use whole plain yogurt in my desserts, but you can easily substitute it with fruit yogurt.
If you prefer to prepare the muffins with butter you can easily do so, I will leave the substitution quantity in the ingredients.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: For 9 large muffins or 12 classic ones
- Cooking methods: Electric oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 328.67 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 52.39 (g) of which sugars 25.99 (g)
- Proteins 5.86 (g)
- Fat 12.04 (g) of which saturated 2.59 (g)of which unsaturated 8.79 (g)
- Fibers 0.53 (g)
- Sodium 37.62 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 100 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup potato starch
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt (or 3/8 cup of milk)
- 3 eggs (medium)
- 2/3 cup peanut oil (or 1/3 cup of softened butter)
- 1 packet baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest (grated)
- as needed vanilla powdered sugar
Tools
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Electric mixer
- 1 Spatula
- 1 Scale
- 1 Sieve
- 1 Muffin pan with 9 tulip liners or 12 classic liners
Procedure
Sift the flour, potato starch, and baking powder and set them aside.
In a large bowl, whip the eggs with the sugar until you get a light and frothy mixture. Using room temperature eggs is essential for the success of the recipe.
Add the yogurt, lemon zest, and vanilla to the mixture and gently mix with the spatula to avoid deflating it.
Incorporate half of the flour mixture with the spatula, then add the oil and the remaining flours; it’s important to gently mix the batter from the bottom up to prevent deflating it. This will help you get a soft and frothy batter that will become very soft during baking.
Pour the batter into the liners inserted into the muffin pan; you will get 12 classic muffins or 9 with tulip liners.
Bake the muffins in a preheated static oven at 350°F for about 17-18 minutes. If using tulip liners, they will take a few more minutes.
Perform the toothpick test to check doneness; note that each oven bakes differently.
The paradise muffins are ready, let them cool completely, sprinkle with powdered sugar, and serve.
Tips
Storage
The paradise muffins can be stored at room temperature for 3-4 days under a glass dome.
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