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Lucia Muffins
Photo: Diliara Garifullina

Lucia Muffins

14 ingredients 20 min + 25 min Makes 10 - 12 muffins (12 in the Lodge cast iron muffin pans)... openrecipes
Lucia Muffins

These muffins are saffron-smacked and riddled with golden raisins, buttermilk battered and barely sweet. Said another way, Lucia buns reinterpreted as muffins. If you love saffron give them a try.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

902
Calories
28g
Protein
27g
Fat
136g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 12 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Saffron not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Wheat not in our table 0
Pastry not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • butter to grease muffin tins
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 loose teaspoon saffron threads
  • 3 tablespoons natural cane sugar
  • 1 cup / 240 ml buttermilk
  • 2 egg whites
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 cup / 4.5 oz / 125 g whole wheat pastry flour
  • 3/4 cup / 3.5 oz / 100g unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped almonds
  • 1/2 cup / 2 oz / 60 g golden raisins, chopped

Directions

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By 101cookbooks · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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