Carob muffins with orange cream
Automatically translated from Romanian. See the Romanian original
Fluffy carob (or cocoa) muffins, filled with a smooth orange cream and garnished with forest fruits.
Ingredients
Method
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Whisk the egg yolks well with the sugar, while heating the soy milk with the orange zest.
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Once the sugar has dissolved, add the cornstarch to the egg mixture.
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Remove the milk from the heat when it starts to boil and pour it over the egg, sugar, and starch mixture, stirring constantly.
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Return the composition to the pot, place it over low heat, and stir for about 40 seconds.
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Turn off the heat and continue stirring until you get a thick cream, then add the orange juice towards the end.
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Cover the cream with plastic wrap and set it aside.
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For the muffins, mix the egg well with the sugar, then add the coconut oil, carob, flour, salt, and baking soda activated with lemon juice, and finally the soy milk.
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Mix until you get a semi-thick batter.
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Pour about a finger's width of batter into each muffin tin and bake for 20 minutes over medium heat.
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Remove the muffins and let them cool, then slice them into two horizontal halves.
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Spread the orange cream on each piece and garnish with forest fruits, as desired.
The story behind this recipe
Looking for something sweet? I propose a relatively easy recipe, though you must be careful with the quantities so you don't have any unpleasant surprises. For the orange cream, you need: 4 egg yolks, 400 ml soy milk, 100 grams brown sugar, the zest of one orange, the juice from half an orange, and 40 grams cornstarch. Preparation: It's just like a lemon pastry cream; that is, whisk the eggs well with the sugar while heating the milk with the lemon zest. After the sugar has dissolved, add the starch. Remove the milk from the heat when it boils and pour it over the egg, sugar, and starch mixture. Stir, then return to the pot where the milk was heated and cook over low heat. Stir and leave on the heat for about 40 seconds, then turn off the heat and keep stirring until a thick cream is obtained, adding the orange juice towards the end. Set it aside and cover the cream with plastic wrap. For 4 muffins (which will turn into 8 pieces), you need: 1 egg, 25 grams brown sugar, 1 tablespoon carob powder (if you don't have any, use cocoa), 100 grams whole wheat flour, 100 ml soy milk, 1 teaspoon coconut oil, a pinch of salt, and 1 leveled teaspoon baking soda activated with lemon juice. Preparation: First, mix the egg well with the sugar, then add the coconut oil, carob, flour with the pinch of salt, and the activated baking soda, followed by the milk. Mix well until you get a semi-thick batter. Pour about a finger's width into each muffin tin and bake for 20 minutes over medium heat. Remove them and let them cool completely, then slice them into 2 horizontal halves. Then, spread the cream on each piece and garnish as you prefer. It pairs very well with forest fruits! Enjoy!