Chia Cornbread Muffins

We were craving cornbread muffins to eat with our soup tonight, but I didn't have any eggs.  I have been playing with chia seeds though, so decided to make them using chia gel in place of the eggs.  It was a great success and the muffins are delicious.

Chia Cornbread Muffins

This recipe is based on my original Cornbread Muffins.


Ingredients

2 tbsp chia seeds
6 tbsp water
1-1/4 cups flour
3/4 cup Polenta (corn meal)
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup milk
1/4 cup hemp oil


First, stir the chia seeds into the water and leave to thicken up.  Stir again a few times and leave until the seeds have completely taken up all the water and have become a good thick mixture.  This should only take a few minutes.  Stir again.

Stir all the other ingredients together in a bowl.  Add in the thickened chia gel and stir well until the mixture is completely combined.

Put spoonfuls of the mixture into greased muffin pans - approx. 3/4 full.

Bake at 190 degrees C for approx. 25 mins.

Serve with soup, or as a side for just about anything.

You can use this recipe in a baking dish, or bread tins - whatever you choose.  Just remember to alter the cooking time accordingly.

Enjoy!

Caryl ♥

Blueberry & Apple Chia Muffins

It's always nice to add a little extra from the garden - in this case, from our apple trees - to a baked treat!

Ingredients - (makes approx. 12 muffins)

1 cup fresh Blueberries
1 Apple - peeled and chopped
1/4 cup Chia seeds - ground
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup plain flour
60g butter
3 tbsp honey
2 large eggs - beaten
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup creme fraiche (or sour cream)


Preheat oven to 200 degrees C.

Rinse the blueberries and leave on a paper napkin to dry.  Peel and roughly chop the apple and set aside.

Melt the butter with honey.

Sift the ground chia seeds with the flours and baking powder into a large bowl.  Stir the chopped apple into the flour.

In a small bowl, roughly beat the eggs with the vanilla, the pour in the butter mixture and the creme fraiche.  Stir until well combined.

Pour the wet ingredients into the flour and apple mixture.  Mix lightly with a fork, until just combined.  Carefully fold in the blueberries, without crushing.

Put spoonfuls of the mixture into well-greased muffin pans - approx. 3/4 full.  Bake in oven for approx. 20 minutes, or until well risen and golden.  Transfer to a wire rack.

Enjoy warm, or cold!

I usually try to double the recipe so there are some muffins left to freeze for another time.  They make a healthy and delicious snack!

Caryl ♥

Cornbread Muffins

You can never go wrong serving these yummy muffins with soup, or as a side for just about anything!  I tend to make double the recipe each time, as they are VERY popular in my house.  Oh.... and they freeze well too!

Ingredients

1-1/4 cups flour
3/4 cup Polenta (corn meal)
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil (or butter)
2 eggs


Stir all the ingredients together in a bowl.

Put spoonfuls of the mixture into greased muffin pans - approx. 3/4 full.

Bake at 200 degrees C for approx. 15 mins.

Serve with soup, or as a side for just about anything.  They are delicious with butter!

You can use this recipe in a baking dish, or bread tins - whatever you choose.  Just remember to alter the cooking time.

Enjoy!

Caryl ♥

Blueberry Chia Seed Muffins

More playing with chia seeds in this healthy blueberry muffin treat!

These were deliciously wholesome, not too sweet.  They also disappeared VERY quickly!


Ingredients

1 cup fresh Blueberries
2 tbsp Chia Seeds
3/4 cup Whole wheat flour
1 cup Plain flour
1 tbsp Baking powder
60g Butter
3 tbsp Honey
2 large Eggs - beaten
1/2 cup Creme Fraiche (or sour cream)
1/4 cup Milk
1 tsp Vanilla

Makes 12 muffins

Preheat oven to 200 degrees C.

Firstly, rinse the blueberries and leave to dry.  Grind the chia seeds finely - this should make approx. 1/4 cup of chia flour.  Sift this with the other flours and baking powder into a bowl.  Melt the butter with the honey and combine with beaten eggs, creme fraiche, milk and vanilla.  Pour over the flour and mix lightly with a fork, until just moistened.  Carefully fold in the blueberries, without crushing.

Put large spoonfuls of the mixture into well-greased muffin pans - approx. 3/4 full.  Bake in oven for approx. 20 minutes, or until well risen and golden.  Transfer to a wire rack.

Delicious served warm, but I'm sure they would also be just as good when cool - if there are any left that is! :)

Caryl ♥