Author Notes
This combination of hearty beetroot with carrots, tart cranberries and buttery pistachios boasts a glut of wholesome ingredients and lots of festive colour. These muffins rise high, and are tender and light with just a touch of sweetness -- the perfect winter treat that won't weigh you down but rather, lift your mood. —Jamie Pea
Ingredients
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130 grams
all-purpose flour
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110 grams
whole-wheat flour
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3 teaspoons
baking powder
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300 grams
beetroot, steamed or boiled then peeled and puréed
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2
large eggs
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60 grams
light brown sugar
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115 grams
sunflower oil
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120 grams
soy milk
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1/4 teaspoon
fine sea salt
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70 grams
dried cranberries
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60 grams
carrots, coarsely grated
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60 grams
shelled raw pistachios, roughly chopped (reserve a few whole pistachios)
Directions
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In a large bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour and baking powder. Stir with a whisk to combine.
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In a blender, tip in the beetroot purée, eggs, sugar, oil, milk and salt. Blend on medium speed until the mixture is completely emulsified, about 30 seconds.
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Add the liquid mixture to the flour and fold through with a rubber spatula just until evenly combined, then add the cranberries and grated carrots. Fold the batter until all ingredients are combined and evenly distributed.
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Scoop the batter into muffin trays either lined with paper or greased, or directly into silicone trays. It's much easier, and you'll get more uniformly sized muffins, if you use a mechanical ice cream scoop (the kind that sweeps the batter off the scoop with a squeeze of the hand or push of a thumb).
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Sprinkle a few whole pistachios over the tops of each muffin, then sprinkle over the roughly chopped pistachios over the tops of each muffin to finish. Bake at 177*C (350*F) for 12 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in a muffin comes out clean.
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