My kids love to help me whenever I'm in my kitchen baking.This time round my four year old was very excited to be my helper.While I was getting the ingredients ready he had taken out a large bowl and the whisk on the table ready for mixing!!Of late I've been coming across a lot of cake and muffin recipes with Olive Oil which cuts off the fat content by a lot.Talk about healthy indulgence!I like the sound of that :)
Olive Oil muffins sound so good, but unfortunately I'd never tasted them and was always intrigued every time I saw the recipes posted by my baker friends.So I decided to try making these muffins and figure out myself!My son loves vanilla and so I decided to make a Vanilla Muffin with Olive Oil and Yoghurt.I tweaked the original recipe(which was a cupcake recipe)a little bit and came up with this!
Oh my, what a delicious, moist treat this was?Why didn't I try this out earlier?I have to tell you that these are my absolute favorites and thanks to all my baker friends out there, I was inspired to bake with Olive Oil.You can clearly taste the Olive Oil in every bite.The yogurt gives it the moistness that make these muffins a perfect healthy indulgent treat!My son enjoyed it and was very proud that it was his creation!My daughter enjoyed it for her school snack the following day!Hubby who is very finicky when it comes to desserts also liked it!That tells it all I guess :)
Vanilla,Olive Oil and Yoghurt Muffins-Adapted from The Foodies' Kitchen
Makes 12 muffins
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Ingredients:
1 3/4 cup All purpose Flour
Pinch of salt
1 1/4tsp Baking Powder
1/4 tsp Baking Soda
1 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Olive Oil
1/4 cup Plain Yoghurt
1/2 cup milk
1 Egg
1 Egg White
1 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
Process:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.Line standard muffin pan with paper liners.
Sift together Flour,Baking Powder, Baking Soda and Salt.
In a mixing bowl mix the Oil,Yoghurt, Milk,Egg, Egg White and Vanilla Extract.
Mix well and add the dry ingredients and just mix until combined.
Take an ice cream scoop and divide between 12 muffin cups.
Bake on the center rack in the oven for 18-20 minutes or until slightly golden.
Make sure to keep an eye on them.Allow them to cool and serve!
Olive Oil muffins sound so good, but unfortunately I'd never tasted them and was always intrigued every time I saw the recipes posted by my baker friends.So I decided to try making these muffins and figure out myself!My son loves vanilla and so I decided to make a Vanilla Muffin with Olive Oil and Yoghurt.I tweaked the original recipe(which was a cupcake recipe)a little bit and came up with this!
Oh my, what a delicious, moist treat this was?Why didn't I try this out earlier?I have to tell you that these are my absolute favorites and thanks to all my baker friends out there, I was inspired to bake with Olive Oil.You can clearly taste the Olive Oil in every bite.The yogurt gives it the moistness that make these muffins a perfect healthy indulgent treat!My son enjoyed it and was very proud that it was his creation!My daughter enjoyed it for her school snack the following day!Hubby who is very finicky when it comes to desserts also liked it!That tells it all I guess :)
Vanilla,Olive Oil and Yoghurt Muffins-Adapted from The Foodies' Kitchen
Makes 12 muffins
Print this Recipe
Ingredients:
1 3/4 cup All purpose Flour
Pinch of salt
1 1/4tsp Baking Powder
1/4 tsp Baking Soda
1 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Olive Oil
1/4 cup Plain Yoghurt
1/2 cup milk
1 Egg
1 Egg White
1 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
Process:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.Line standard muffin pan with paper liners.
Sift together Flour,Baking Powder, Baking Soda and Salt.
In a mixing bowl mix the Oil,Yoghurt, Milk,Egg, Egg White and Vanilla Extract.
Mix well and add the dry ingredients and just mix until combined.
Take an ice cream scoop and divide between 12 muffin cups.
Bake on the center rack in the oven for 18-20 minutes or until slightly golden.
Make sure to keep an eye on them.Allow them to cool and serve!
super soft n fluffy muffins!!
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I love olive oil cakes, the texture is just so fluffy and light. And the combo with vanilla must be delicious!
ReplyDeleteYour son is a darling to have helped you with the muffins, Soni - that is such a cute picture of the little guy:)Olive oil sounds like a very interesting punch to the Vanilla cakes - lovely golden brown color and beautifully made - thanks so much for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteLove the pic of your son helping! Love cooking my kids too. I've never baked with olive oil before either -- I'm definitely going to give it a try.
ReplyDeleteTt's really great when children join in & bake together with their mums. Your son is really adorable to help out in making these lovely vanilla & olive oil cupcakes. I love olive oil cake & most of the time I added in savory cakes. Have not try with sweet cupcakes. Very interesting recipe & I really want to give this ago since I have all the ingredients at home! Thanks for sharing! Have a pleasant day, Soni! :)
ReplyDeleteI did try out some olive oil muffins last week and they were spectacular. Yours look great too Soni. The texture and I can only imagine how tender they must be with the addition of yogurt.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful idea! Definitely going to try those very soon.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!
This looks great! I could easily adapt to fit my allergen free needs! It looks like such a light texture! :) YUM! Thanks for stopping by last week! You'll have to let me know if you tried the black bean brownies. The kids ate them all week, I liked them only the first day or two :)
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Such lovely cakes and they look beautiful. Your photos are lovely. Another recipe for my collection of 'to cook'!
ReplyDeleteOlive oil muffins sounds good to me. They look perfectly done.
ReplyDeleteWow! They look unbelievable! I'm certain the olive oil gave them an extra touch of deliciousness!
ReplyDeleteI love working with olive oil when I bake, it is so beautiful! These muffins sound wonderful, and look so fluffy:-) Hugs, Terra
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ReplyDeleteSoni, these are beautiful! I love the use of olive oil in baked goods. I bet they smelled fantastic.
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ReplyDeleteI have had olive oil cakes a few times and enjoyed them...these look wonderful!
ReplyDeleteHope you are having a great week :)
Now I need to start baking with Olive Oil :-) These look awesome :-)
ReplyDeleteBeing a Greek I believe that olive oil is one of the best ingredients not only for savory dishes but also for the sweet ones! these muffins look seriously good!
ReplyDeleteI love that photo of your son cooking, so cute! Your cakes look fluffy, moist and rich. Baking with olive oil is my new favorite thing, it is so much better than baking with butter!!! Will definitely try out your recipe soon. Have a great weekend!:)
ReplyDeleteDoes this recipe fill up a cake pan? I am thinking of making this in cake format for my daughter's birthday.
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-Allison
Yeah Allison, it would fill up a cake pan.So you can go ahead :)
DeleteThank you! One more question- what kind of icing would you recommend with this cake?
ReplyDeleteI would go for a vanilla buttercream frosting on top!I would suggest you try it once beforehand so you like all the flavor combinations :)
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