AMARETTI MUFFINS

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These simple gluten-free muffins are full to bursting with crunchy amaretti biscuits and creamy Greek yogurt for a light-textured sponge. Perfect with a cuppa

Provided by Elena Silcock

Time 40m

Yield makes 12

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

110ml vegetable oil
110g golden caster sugar
2 eggs
2 tbsp Greek yogurt , plus extra to serve
25ml espresso or strong coffee
110g ground almonds
60g rice flour
1 tsp gluten-free baking powder
4 soft, gluten-free amaretti biscuits , broken up
50g flaked almonds

Steps:

Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line a 12-hole muffin tin with muffin cases or baking parchment squares.
Whisk the oil, sugar and eggs together. Add the yogurt and espresso, then fold in the ground almonds, rice flour and baking powder. Carefully fold the broken amaretti biscuits into the mixture.
Divide the mixture between the cases (about 2 tbsp in each). Sprinkle with the flaked almonds and bake for 20-25 mins until golden on top. Serve warm with a large dollop of Greek yogurt.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 237 calories, Fat 17 grams fat, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 17 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 12 grams sugar, Protein 5 grams protein, Sodium 0.1 milligram of sodium