Grapefruit and pecan muffins recipe
- 1 grapefruit, only use the zest and flesh
- 120 g (4.2oz) muscovado sugar
- 2 eggs
- 125 ml (4.4fl oz) fresh orange juice
- 250 g (8.8oz) plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 50 g (1.8oz) chopped pecans
- 100 ml (3.5fl oz) melted butter
- Preheat the oven to 200C/180C fan.
- Take off the top and bottom of the grapefruit so that it sits flat.
- Cut into 4, remove the pips and roughly chop including the skin.
- Place the chopped grapefruit and sugar into a food processor and pulse until finely chopped.
- Add the egg, orange juice and melted butter and combine.
- Sieve all the dry ingredients apart from the pecans into a bowl, mix in the orange mixture and fold through the nuts until the mixture is just combined.
- Try not to over mix.
- Pour into 12 muffin cases in muffin tins and bake for approx 14 minutes.
muscovado sugar, eggs, orange juice, flour, baking powder, bicarbonate, pecans, butter
Taken from www.lovefood.com/guide/recipes/18604/grapefruit-and-pecan-muffins-recipe (may not work)