Thursday, April 19, 2012

Cinnamon Swirl Muffins

A few days ago I was in the mood for cinnamon rolls. Since my regular recipe is far away from being paleo, I went online to see if I could find an alternative. I found one here and thought the results were pretty good. Technically this recipe isn´t 100% paleo since it includes yoghurt and honey but I personally don´t have any problems with lactose, and I eat fermented dairy products sometimes a little more than I should.

Since I love the cinnamon in any type of baked goods, I doubled the originally asked for amounts, and with my next batch I might even triple it. We´ll see.

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Cinnamon Swirl Muffins (makes 8 – 10)

Muffin Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup yoghurt
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 eggs
- 2/1/2 cups ground almonds / almond flour
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda / baking powder

Cinnamon Topping Ingredients (already doubled amounts from original recipe)
- 4 Tbsps. cinnamon
- 8 Tbsps. honey
- 4 Tbsps. unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts (walnuts, hazelnuts, etc.)

What to do:
- Combine yoghurt, honey and eggs with a spoon

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- add ground almonds, salt and baking powder and blend with each step

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- place cupcake liners in muffin pan or grease muffin pan with butter/coconut oil; then add about a Tbsp of dough to each form

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- heat oven to 350F
- blend liquid butter, cinnamon and honey in a separate bowl

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- add 1 Tbsp of topping to the center of each muffin

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- top each muffin with remaining batter

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- add nuts (unfortunately, I didn´t have any)
- add any remaining cinnamon topping and swirl in using a toothpick

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- bake for about 25 to 30 minutes (until toothpick comes out clean)
- enjoy with whipped cream and fruit

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As you can see, mine stayed in the oven a tad too long, but still tasted great. I loved the cinnamon mix when still warm and fresh out of the oven.

Next time I make these, I´ll take 1/1/2 times the muffin dough recipe and maybe even triple the cinnamon topping. That way, I will have sufficient dough for 2 layers of each.

Either way, this recipe will get a spot in my little recipe basket Smiley

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