Sweet Potato Muffins
- 1 sweet potato large, approximately 400 g
- 1 2/3 cups wheat flour
- 1/2 cup rice flour
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 7/8 cup brown sugar or raw
- 1/2 cup sunflower oil
- 1/2 cup milk
- 5/8 cup almonds chopped
- sugar for garnish
- sliced almonds for garnish
- Peel and chop sweet potato.
- Cook sweet potatoes in boiling water, about 15-20 minutes, until tender.
- Drain and mash well with a fork until pureed.
- Set aside to cool.
- Preheat oven to 200u0b0C (approximately 400u0b0F).
- In a bowl, mix wheat flour, rice flour, cinnamon, baking powder and salt.
- In another bowl, beat eggs and add sugar, oil and milk.
- Mix well.
- Stir in sweet potato puree and mix until well blended.
- Add flour mixture and mix well.
- Fold in almonds.
- Place cupcake liners in a muffin tray.
- Fill cups about 3/4 full with muffin batter.
- Sprinkle a little sugar and sliced almonds over each.
- (Tip: before baking, adjust heat to lower heating element, so that muffins rise more).
- Bake for about 20-25 minutes or until done.
- Let rest for five minutes in the muffin tray, then remove from tray and let cool on a wire rack.
cups wheat flour, rice flour, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, eggs, brown sugar, sunflower oil, milk, almonds, sugar
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Sweet-Potato-Muffins-2049740 (may not work)