// Pumpkin and lotus muffins
Tender and fluffy
I'm bringing you a delicious autumnal recipe!! Pumpkin muffins with Lotus, perfect for a snack.
They're tender, juicy, and with an irresistible crunchy crumble 🧡🤤
Ingredients: Muffins (for 8 🧁 large)
- 🥚2 eggs M @pazodevilane
- 🍬80g white sugar
- 🍬80g light brown sugar
- 🫒150ml mild olive oil
- 🎃350g thick roasted pumpkin puree
- 🍶100g natural Greek yogurt
- 🥛50ml milk
- 🥄1 tsp vanilla
- 🌾180g pastry flour
- 🍁70g Lotus cookie crumbs
- 🍂10g baking powder @royal_postres
- 🫧4g baking soda
- 🤎Lotus Cream
Ingredients: Lotus Crumble
- 🧈40g butter
- 🍂50g Lotus cookie crumbs
- 🌾50g flour
- 🍬15g sugar
- 🥄½tsp vanilla
Elaboration
- 🍂Preheat the oven to 170°C (top and bottom heat, no fan).
- 🥣In a bowl, mix all the crumble ingredients and rub with your fingers until you get a sandy texture. Set aside.
- 🧁In another bowl, beat the eggs with the sugars until the mixture is creamy.
- 🫒Add the oil and continue beating until combined.
- 🎃Add the pumpkin puree, yogurt, milk, and vanilla. Mix well.
- 🌾Add the flour, Lotus crumbs, baking powder, and baking soda. Mix and beat until smooth, without beating too much.
- 🧁Fill the tulip-shaped cups (4.5 x 7cm) with the batter.
- 🍁Add 1 teaspoon of Lotus cream on top of each muffin.
- 🥣Spread the reserved crumble over the Lotus cream on each muffin.
- ♨️Bake at 170°C for 35 minutes.
- 💨Let cool, decorate to taste, and enjoy!
Tips
- ✔️Use roasted pumpkin, not boiled: it has more flavor and texture.
- ✔️Remove as much water as possible from the pumpkin puree.
- ✔️You can add a touch of cinnamon or pumpkin spice to the batter.
- ✔️If you want to give it even more flavor 😋, after baking, add melted Lotus cream on top and more Lotus cookie crumbs!
A perfect recipe to enjoy autumn with all the flavor of pumpkin and Lotus 🍂.
