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Pistachio Muffins ~ 开心果玛芬

 

It's year end again, will be saying áuld lang syne' to 2024' in relatively 2 weeks and soon will be ushering in the new year, 2025.  This Pistachio muffin will be great to greet you on the morning of Christmas, a light breakfast after all the gourmet food at X'mas eve dinner. 





Pistachio Muffins ~ 开心果玛芬                              
Ingredients
  • 100 gm caster sugar
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 2 'L' eggs
  • 250 gm self-raising flour
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 100 gm pistachio, chopped
  • Icing sugar to dust
Method
  1. In a large mixing bowl, whisk oil and sugar till well incorporated.  Add in the milk, vanilla mix well and break in the eggs.  Whisk till well combined.
  2. Sift in the self-raising flour and fold till just combined.
  3. Mix in the chopped pistacho.
  4. Using an ice cream scoop, scoop the batter into the muffin cups, about 3/4 full.
  5. Bake in a preheated oven @ 200 deg.C for about 20 mins. till muffins are brown.  Test with a skewer till it comes out clean.
  6. Remove muffins from the oven and let cool.  Dust some icing sugar on top to decorate.

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