The variety of Lenten recipes in our time is not inferior to the variety of those dishes that are prepared with the use of animal products, and therefore during the fast to deprive oneself of favorite treats follows only on their own. To all those who want to pamper themselves with delicacies, we offer to choose one of the recipes of the lean muffins from our material.
Banana muffins - recipe
Among the most popular additives to the muffin test is a banana. Its pulp will give your favorite baking not only a stunning aroma and light sweetness, but will also allow you to tie all the components of the dough together without adding eggs.
Ingredients:
- flour - 220 g;
- sugar - 145 g;
- baking powder - 5 g;
- ground cinnamon - 1 teaspoon;
- banana - 1 piece;
- almond milk - 115 ml;
- vegetable oil - 115 ml;
- honey - 65 ml;
- a handful of nuts;
- pinch of vanillin.
Preparation
First of all, we mix together all the dry ingredients - this is the first four in the list of constituents above. Add cinnamon and vanillin to the mixture. In terms of spices, you can give free rein and choose your favorite alternatives: ground cardamom, nutmeg, cloves and others will work perfectly. Take a ripe banana and turn it into mashed potatoes. Whisk the resulting puree with almond (or any vegetable) milk, add butter and pour honey. Combine the two prepared mixtures together, add crushed nuts (if desired) to them and spread the dough between the muffin shape cells. Send everything to bake at 200 degrees for 20 minutes.
Lenten muffins with berries
If you decide to prepare berry muffins, then it's better to postpone this idea until the season comes, because frozen fruit tends to give an unpleasant shade, coloring your pastries in unappetizing blue-green hues.
Ingredients:
- flour - 175 g;
- soda - 5 g;
- ground flax seeds - 2 tbsp. a spoon;
- water 235 ml;
- vinegar - 5 ml;
- vegetable oil - 65 ml;
- mix of berries - 1 item;
- sugar - 135 g.
Preparation
Before cooking, pour the freshly ground flax with 75 ml of warm water and leave to stand. Combine flour with soda and sugar, dilute vinegar in water. Water is also possible, and even desirable, replaced with vegetable milk, this will benefit both taste and texture. Then add the liquid to the dry mixture, pour in the swollen linseed and mix well. Add the berries and repeat the kneading. Distribute the dough in 12 cells of the baking dish and put everything in a preheated 180 degree oven for 20 minutes.
Carrot muffin with orange and pumpkin
For lovers of bright baking, we have prepared these muffins with carrots and pumpkins, which after baking acquire not only an attractive taste and aroma, but also a pleasant orange color.
Ingredients:
- flour - 255 g;
- sugar - 115 g;
- baking powder - 10 g;
- soda - 5 g;
- Ground cinnamon - 2 tsp.
- Pumpkin puree - 115 ml;
- Walnut milk - 115 ml;
- vegetable oil - 115 ml;
- carrots - 3 pieces;
- a handful of raisins, walnuts, coconut shavings.
Preparation
Mix flour with spices and baking powder. Sugar whip with pumpkin puree butter and milk until the crystals completely dissolve. After peeling the carrots, finely chop it. Mix the dry ingredients with the pumpkin-milk mixture, add grated carrots, raisins, nuts and shavings. Divide the prepared mixture into 12 portions and bake at 200 degrees 18-20 minutes.
Lenten chocolate muffins
Ingredients:
- flour - 175 g;
- soda - 5 g;
- cocoa - 45 g;
- water 230 ml;
- powdered sugar - 115 g;
- apple puree - 45 g;
- vinegar - 15 ml;
- chocolate crumb - 95 g.
Preparation
Dry ingredients and liquids are mixed separately, then join together, and complete the finished dough with chocolate chips. Put the portions of dough into 12 cells of the mold and send the baked at 180 to 18 minutes.