Easy Hazelnut Muffins Food

EASY HAZELNUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425F and prep. muffin pan with 12 paper liners.
• In a large bowl combine the first 4 ingredients.
• In a medium bowl, beat the egg lightly then stir in the melted butter and milk. Add to the dry mix all at once and stir until just blended.
• Fill muffin cups 2/3 full and bake 20-25 minutes (or until brown).

ORANGE HAZELNUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C.
• Lightly spray muffin tray with olive oil spray or line with paper muffin cases.
• Sift flour, bicarb soda and baking powder together in large mixing bowl, and stir in ground hazelnuts, brown sugar, grated rind and choc bits.
• In another bowl, whisk together eggs, oil, juice and milk.
• Pour liquid ingredients into dry ingredients and mix very lightly till just combined.
• Bake for approx 20 minutes or until lightly golden.
• Cool on wire rack.
• Optional: Brush tops of still-warm muffins with marmalade, and allow to cool.

HAZELNUT CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F; line 15 muffin tins with paper liners. Set aside.
• In a small bowl mix together flour, hazelnut meal, baking powder and salt. Stir in chocolate chips.
• In a large bowl, using electric mixer, beat together the sugar and butter until well combines. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Alternatively beat in flour mixture and milk, making three additions of flour mixture and two of milk, beating until smooth.
• Scoop batter into prepared pans. Bake in oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove from pans and let completely cool off on racks.
• To make hazelnut meal: Place 1/2 cup of hazelnuts in a single layer on a foil or parchment lined baking sheet. Bake in center of preheated 350°F oven for 10 minutes or until slightly blistered. Wrap the nuts in a clean kitchen towel and let stand for 1 minute. Rub nuts in towel to remove loose skins (it's ok if you are unable to remove all the skin). Let cool completely before placing in a food processor with a metal blade. Grind the nuts finely, but be careful not to over process too much.