Maple Spiced Carrot And Pineapple Sour Cream Muffins

(from kylerhea’s recipe box)

Source: Pompeian website

Categories: Baked Goods, Breakfast, Carrot, January2012, Muffins, Pineapple

Ingredients

  • Preparing the Muffin Tins:
  • 3 Tbsp unsalted butter
  • Granulated sugar
  • The Muffins:
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1-1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp ground allspice
  • 1/4 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup
  • 2/3 cup Pompeian Extra Light Tasting Olive Oil
  • 1/3 cup sour cream
  • 4 extra-large eggs
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 2 cups carrots, finely grated
  • 1 cup canned pineapple chunks, drained

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350° F.

  2. Prepare the tins: Lightly butter 3 large-sized muffins tins. Sprinkle each with a little granulated sugar, shaking out the excess, and set aside. You can also line the tins with paper muffin cups instead of buttering and sugaring them.

  3. The muffins: In a large mixing bowl, add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices and whisk until thoroughly combined. Set aside.

  4. In the workbowl of a food processor, combine the sugar, maple syrup, oil, sour cream, eggs and vanilla and process until smooth. Add the grated carrots and pineapple and pulse 3 to 4 times.

  5. Transfer the carrot mixture to the flour mixture and whisk gently but thoroughly until all the dry ingredients just disappear.

  6. Spoon the batter into the prepared pans, filling each muffin cup about 3/4 full. Place in the center of the preheated oven and bake for about 25 minutes or until a toothpick, when inserted, comes out clean.

  7. Remove the muffins from their tins and place on wire cake racks to cool. Serve warm or at room temperature.

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