Parsnip Muffins Recipes

PARSNIP MUFFINS

Steps:

• Place the almonds in a single layer in a pie pan and place in oven. Heat the oven to 375 degrees F. Bake the nuts until lightly toasted, approximately 20 minutes while the oven heats. Meanwhile, spray a standard 12-cup muffin tin with the nonstick spray and set aside.
• Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt in the bowl of a food processor, and process for 5 seconds.
• Whisk the eggs, yogurt, vegetable oil, and sugar in a large mixing bowl until combined. Add the flour mixture and parsnips, and fold with a spatula until all of the flour is moistened, there will be some lumps. Divide the mixture evenly among the muffin cups using a level 2 1/2-ounce disher or 1/3 cup measure. Sprinkle the top of each muffin with the toasted almonds. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until the muffins reach an internal temperature of 210 degrees F and are golden brown, rotating halfway through baking. If needed, use a small knife or offset spatula to loosen the muffins and immediately remove them from the tin to a cooling rack, and cool for 15 minutes. Serve warm. Store completely cooled muffins in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

SPICED PARSNIP CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together flour, cardamom, baking powder, and salt. In a large bowl, whisk together brown sugar, eggs, oil, 2 teaspoons vanilla, and parsnip. Stir in flour mixture.
• Line 12 standard muffin cups with paper liners. Divide batter among cups. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of a cake comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, 18 to 20 minutes. Let cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
• In a large bowl, with a mixer, beat cream cheese, butter, confectioners' sugar, and remaining teaspoon vanilla until combined. Spread frosting onto cooled cupcakes.

PARSNIP ROSEMARY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 14 cups oftwo 12-cup muffin tins with baking cups,and lightly coat each with cooking spray.
• Whisk together flours, sugar, bakingpowder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Whisk togetheryogurt, oil, eggs, and egg whites in amedium bowl. Fold yogurt mixture into flour mixture, then gently fold in parsnipand rosemary until combined.
• Spoon batter into baking cups untileach is three-quarters full. Sprinkle each muffin witha pinch of coarse salt. Bake until atoothpick inserted into the center of eachcomes out clean, about 25 minutes.Transfer pans to wire racks, and let coolfor 10 minutes. Turn out muffinsonto racks, and let cool completely.