Zucchini Oatmeal muffins- I rarely use this veggie in cooking. So i wanted to try some delicious recipe with this zucchini and made these breakfast muffins. They came out well and tasted yum too. These days i was experimenting with some healthy nutritious muffin recipe combinations. I have mentioned about this in my earlier post Banana Dates Oatmeal Muffins. This also one such experimentation which was a success dish. Do try at this for a breakfast especially at this summer season.
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- INGREDIENTS:
- All purpose Flour| Self raising Flour- 1 cup
- Whole Wheat Flour| atta- 1/2 cup
- Oats, rolled quick cooking- 1 cup
- Brown sugar| Jaggery, powdered- 3/4 cup
- Baking powder- 1 teaspoon
- Baking Soda- 3/4 teaspoon
- Salt- pinch
- Cinnamon powder- 1/4 teaspoon (optional)
- Zucchini, grated- 1 cup (or) 1 number
- Egg-1
- Vanilla essence- 1 teaspoon
- Oil- 1/4 cup
- Milk- 1/2 cup
- *Use Baking soda- 1/4 teaspoon if you use self raising flour
PROCEDURE:
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile In a mixing bowl add all purpose flour, wheat flour, oats, brown sugar| jaggery, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon powder if you are adding. Mix well with ladle or whisk to uniformly blend together.
- Wash and grate the zucchini using carrot grater; set aside.
- In a mixing bowl add the egg beat well with a fork, add vanilla essence, oil and milk together and beat well with a whisk or ladle. You could use electric beater too if you wish.
- Now add the zucchini and fold well with a ladle.
- Add the dry ingredients 1/2 cup at a time and mix well with out lumps.
- Line the muffin tray with paper liner and fill 3/4 th with the batter. Sprinkle some oats or chopped nuts of choice on top if you wish.
- Transfer the muffin tray inside the oven and bake for 20 minutes or till the skewer inserted comes out clean.
- Note: For the eggless version replace egg with 1/4 cup of yogurt.
- You could use any sweetener of your choice like jaggery, brown sugar, honey, maple syrup, agave syrup..etc.