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applesauce cardamom muffins

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TheOrganizedChef avatar
La Quinta, CA
Updated on Jan 12, 2019

Cardamom is a relatively obscure spice in American cooking. It is found regularly in Scandinavian baked goods and Curries from Morocco and other countries. I admit I have not, in all my years of baking, included Cardamom in my kitchen regimen. I made some fresh applesauce recently and had just purchased some ground Cardamom, so I went to work and created this delightful muffin recipe. The fragrance of these muffins, fresh out of the oven, is delightful and quite pleasing. Cardamom is relatively pricey. I found my jar at World Market for $3.99.

prep time 20 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Bake
yield 12 muffins

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup applesauce, unsweetened
  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/3 cup cooking oil
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 2/3 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cardamom, ground
  • 1/4+ cup walnuts, chopped small

How To Make applesauce cardamom muffins

  • Step 1
    Chop walnuts and set aside.
  • Step 2
    Measure flour, baking soda, baking powder, and cardamom in a bowl and stir with a fork to mix well.
  • Step 3
    Place remaining ingredients in a separate bowl and whisk well to mix. Add flour mix and nuts and fold to mix just until no flour streaks show. Do not overmix.
  • Step 4
    Divide batter to evenly fill a regular 12 muffin pan. The pan should be well buttered and lightly floured on the bottom....or alternately use muffin papers.
  • Step 5
    Bake in an oven preheated to 400 degrees. When you place the pan in the oven, immediately reduce heat to 375 degrees. Muffins are done in 16 minutes.
  • Step 6
    Remove muffins from oven and cool 10 minutes on a wire rack before releasing to cool completely on the rack.
  • Step 7
    Serve these freshly baked muffins simply with softened unsalted butter to appreciate the delicate flavors.
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