SPICY SQUASH MUFFINS

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A very light muffin with spicy flavor and squash added for an extra moist muffin with tea or coffee at breakfast-time or brunch.

Provided by Cheerios

Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Muffin Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 ½ cups cubed butternut squash
2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger root
1 lemon, zested and juiced
1 cup light cream
1 cup white sugar
½ cup quick-cooking oats
2 eggs, beaten

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper liners.
Whisk flour, baking powder, and baking soda together in a bowl.
Place butternut squash in a saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain and transfer squash to a bowl; mash with a potato masher until smooth. Add ginger, lemon zest, and lemon juice; mix well.
Mix cream, sugar, oats, and eggs together in a large bowl. Whisk squash into cream mixture until light and creamy. Stir squash mixture into flour mixture until batter is just combined; fill muffin cups 3/4-full.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Allow muffins to cool for 5 minutes in the muffin cups before transferring to a serving plate.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 214.9 calories, Carbohydrate 39.1 g, Cholesterol 44.2 mg, Fat 5.2 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 4.5 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 155.1 mg, Sugar 17.2 g