scrap muffins

Makes: 14 Muffins.

Ingredients:

  • 2 1/2 cup flour

  • 2 tsp baking powder

  • pinch of salt

  • 1 1/2 cups veggie/fruit scraps

  • 1/2 cup oil

  • 2/3 cup sugar

  • 1/2 cup water

    Topping:

  • 2 tbsp sugar

  • 1 tbsp flour

    scraps that can be used raw:

  • apple skins, carrot skins and tops, cucumber skins, watermelon rind, fruit skins, celerey tops and leaves.

    Scraps that must be cooked:

  • sweet potato skins, potato skins, eggplant skins, zucchini skins.



Directions:

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

  • Prepare a cupcake pan by lining the cups with paper liners. IF YOU WOULD LIKE A MORE TRADITIONAL MUFFIN BUTTER THE BOTTOM AND SIDES OF THE TINS THEN DUST WITH FLOUR, THEN INVERT THE PAN TO SHAKE OUT THE EXCESS.

  • if you are using veggie/fruit scraps or peels that cannot be eaten raw place them in a microwave safe bowl with the water and microwave in 1 minute bursts until the scraps are soft or fully cooked. be careful the bowl will be very hot.

  • In a large bowl combine your flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix with a whisk until well combined.

  • add your veggie/fruit scraps to a blender or food processor with your water and blend on high until you have a fine pulp.

  • In a large bowl add the blended scraps, sugars, oil, AND water. Mix this with a whisk until well combined.

  • Now pour the wet ingredients on top of the dry ingredients and mix until everything just comes together, essentially when all the flour is hydrated. Try not to over mix there will be lumps which is okay, you want to avoid building Gluten.

  • Pour your batter into your CUPCAKE TINS. yOU WANT TO FILL THEM 3/4 OF THE WAY FULL.

  • Now combine all ingredients for your topping in a bowl and mix well. Using a spoon or your fingers sprinkle the topping as evenly as you can accross the top OF EACH MUFFIN.

  • place in the oven and bake until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean, APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MINUTES.

  • Remove from the oven and let cool completely before trying to remove from the pan.