Harvest Muffins


By Karen W. and Tori U. from Tohickon Middle School, Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

Description

During the cold and blustery winter months Carmen's warm, harvest muffins offer a wholesome and satisfying addition to any meal.  No one can resist the hint of apples and cinnamon as they bite into one of them.

Nutrition Facts

Serving size: 1 muffin

Calories253
From Fat19%
From Saturated Fat4%
From Sugar25%
Sodium302.3mg

Ingredients

Ingredient 6 servings 50 servings
flour, wheat1/2 cup/60 g4 cups + 8 tsp./500 g
flour, all purpose bleached3/4 cup/62.5 g6 1/4 cups/521 g
oats, rolled 1/2 cup/40 g4 cups + 8 tsp./337.5 g
baking powder, double acting1 tsp2 tbsp. + 2 1/2 tsp.
salt, table 1/2 tsp4 tsp.
spice, cinnamon ground3/4 tsp6 1/4 tsp.
spice, nutmeg ground1/8 tsp1 tsp.
potato, sweet frozen1/2 cup4 cups + 8 tsp.
buttermilk, fresh1/2 cup4 cups + 8 tsp.
egg liquid, whole1/4 cup2 cups + 4 tsp.
sugar, brown1/2 cup packed/96 g4 cups + 8tsp, packed/800 g
oil, vegetable1 1/2 tbsp3/4 cup + 1/2 tbsp
apples, red delicious 163 ct1/2, each 163 ct4 each 163 ct
vanilla extract1/2 tsp4 tsp

Preparation
  1. preheat convection oven to 300 degrees F; standard oven to 350 degrees.

  2. prepare sub recipes: bake or steam sweet potatoes for 5-8 minutes until soft and internal temperature is 145 degrees F. Whip potatoes until smooth. Peel, core and chop apple(s).

  3. Hand Mixing: combine whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, oats, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix well.

  4. In a separate bowl, mix sweet potatoes, sugar, buttermilk, eggs, and vegetable oil until batter is smooth. Slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients.

  5. Fold in chopped apple and vanilla. DO NOT OVERMIX.

  6. Spoon batter into paper lined or lightly sprayed muffin cups (#8 scoop of batter mixture per muffin cup).

Machine Mixing:

Hand Mixing:

  1. combine whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, oats, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix well.

  2. In a separate bowl, combine sweet potatoes, sugar, buttermilk, eggs, and vegetable oil. Slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Mix an additional 20 secondsuntil batter is smooth.

  3. Fold in chopped apple and vanilla. DO NOT OVERMIX.

  4. Spoon batter into paper lined or lightly sprayed muffin cups (#8 scoop of batter mixture per muffin cup).

Bake:

Convection oven: 15-17 minutes. Rotate muffins one-half turn after 5 minutes of baking.

Standard oven: 20-22 minutes