Macadamia Pineapple Muffins Food

HAWAIIAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a bowl combine first 4 dry ingredients.
• Stir in rest of dry ingredients; mixing to coat.
• In another bowl mix together the wet mix ingredients.
• Add wet mix ingredients to dry ingredients until just combined.
• Spoon batter into prepared pans and bake at 400ºF for 15-20 minutes or until tests clean.
• Makes 12.
• These muffins freeze well.

MACADAMIA & PINEAPPLE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 190°C (not fan-forced).
• Line a 12-hole muffin pan with paper cases.
• Place flour and sugar in a large bowl with half the macadamias, then set aside.
• Melt butter with honey in a small saucepan over low heat. When melted, remove from heat and add the buttermilk and pineapple.
• Stir to combine, then add egg. Make a well in centre of dry ingredients and pour in buttermilk mixture. Fold in to just combine, then pour mixture into muffin pan.
• Combine remaining nuts with extra tablespoon of raw sugar and sprinkle over the muffins. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until golden and cooked through.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
• Serve warm with extra honey and yoghurt, or dust with icing sugar if desired.

BANANA MACADAMIA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven at 375°. In a large bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients. In another bowl, combine the eggs, oil and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients until just moistened. Fold in the bananas, coconut and pineapple. , Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Sprinkle with nuts. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Freeze option: Freeze cooled muffins in airtight containers. To use, thaw at room temperature or, if desired, microwave each muffin on high until heated through, 20-30 seconds.

PINEAPPLE MACADAMIA POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Combine dried pineapple and boiling water in a small bowl; let stand 15 minutes; drain thoroughly and blot dry.
• If pineapple pieces are large, cut them into 1/2-inch pieces.
• Heat oven to 325°.
• Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer on high speed until light, 3 minutes; add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition; reduce mixer to low speed; add milk, rum, and vanilla; add flour mixture, mix just until combined; fold in pineapple and nuts with a spatula.
• Grease and flour an 8 1/2" x 4 1'2" loaf pan; transfer batter to pan; bake until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Cool in the pan 10 minutes; loosen cake from the sides of the pan with a flexible knife; invert onto a wire rack and cool completely before slicing.

PINEAPPLE MACADAMIA NUT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, combine sugar, eggs, oil, pineapple juice and pineapple.
• Mix well.
• Sift together baking powder and flour.
• Stir flour mixture into pineapple mixture.
• Fold in Macadamia nuts.
• Pour batter into greased pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of loaf comes out clean.
• Makes one 9x5 loaf.

PINEAPPLE RICOTTA MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a measuring cup, place the egg and add enough oil to make 1/2 cup.
• Add egg and oil mixture to the ricotta cheese in a large bowl and mix until smooth and add crushed pineapple.
• In a separate bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Add to wet ingredients and blend gently (the dough is pretty stiff).
• fill greased muffin tins 2/3 full and bake at 400 F for 25 minutes.

DADDY'S LOW-SODIUM PINEAPPLE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Combine dry ingredients.
• In another bowl, combine egg, vanilla and oil, beat lightly with fork or whisk, then add pineapple& juice; mix.
• Add wet ingredients to the flour mixture, stirring JUST until combined.
• This is very important!
• I learned the hard way: if you overmix muffins they come out tough and chewy, and people will realize you don't know the first thing about baking.
• So- DON'T BEAT THE MUFFIN BATTER, and they'll never know you just figured out how to turn the oven on yesterday.
• Spray (approximately) 18 muffin cups (2 1/2") with Pam (or Donna, or Julie, or Fred- or whatever you call your no-stick spray) DO NOT USE PAPER MUFFIN CUPS!
• (see above) Fill cups 2/3 full.
• Bake until golden brown (25 min).
• They may seem soft and undercooked, but they do firm up as they stand.
• If they don't come out moist, you baked them too long.
• Make a note of it for next time.
• Cool slightly then remove from pan.
• Dad had this in his recipe but he never did it!
• I do.