Even if we don't continue to make these, we ended up with 2 bags of Coarse Ground Polenta, 'cos it was 46p at Morrison's for a 500 gm 'Dunn's River' bag, THEN we found an identical bag at Sainsbury's for 32p!
You all know I'm a right cheapskate, and hate putting the big oven on if avoidable. We also pad out our Scan Bran Cakes with grated carrot or courgette, which gives them a much better texture, and they keep a bit longer too.
So this is our microwaved version of Polenta Muffins
Method:
Note
You all know I'm a right cheapskate, and hate putting the big oven on if avoidable. We also pad out our Scan Bran Cakes with grated carrot or courgette, which gives them a much better texture, and they keep a bit longer too.
So this is our microwaved version of Polenta Muffins
Ingredients:
225 g coarse ground polenta (40 syns as used as flour)
2 medium eggs, beaten
2 medium carrots about 120 gms, finely grated or whizzed
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 500 gm pot of very low fat plain yogurt – cheaper than Mullerlights!
10 tbsp sweetener
2 tbsp black treacle (4 syns)
2 tsp ground ginger
225 g coarse ground polenta (40 syns as used as flour)
2 medium eggs, beaten
2 medium carrots about 120 gms, finely grated or whizzed
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 500 gm pot of very low fat plain yogurt – cheaper than Mullerlights!
10 tbsp sweetener
2 tbsp black treacle (4 syns)
2 tsp ground ginger
Method:
- Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl. Whisk for at least 3 minutes. Leave to stand for a minimum of 20 minutes, so the bi-carb can do its work.
- We put 3 tbsp of the mixture into each of our red plastic silicone muffin cases, unfortunately we only have 6, so had to cook 3 ½ batches!
- Microwaved (on full) each batch of 6 muffins for 3 minutes, left them to cool and then 'pinged' them out of the cases.
This made 21 muffins, so each muffin is approx 2 syns.
They looked lovely – golden brown in colour with tiny orange specks.
Note
- We used our 1,000 watt microwave, if you have 800 watt or 850, you could slightly increase the time – maybe 30 seconds. No more, or they will have “biscuit bottoms”.
- You could use more carrot if you wanted – I'm sure it would work, and you'd get more cakes! Didn't have any courgettes left today, but it would be worth trying.
- Make sure the carrot is finely grated – it only cooks for 3 minutes so bigger pieces would remain raw.
- Even with this quantity the 1 ½ litre Pyrex bowl hubby used for mixing was barely big enough – that's the main reason it was only whisked for 3 minutes!
- They are still a bit 'heavy' – I've now eaten 3, and definitely know it! We've put some in the freezer, and will let you know how that works – and we'd love ANY feedback, good or bad!
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