Nutty Cheese Muffins
 

Had an idea :idea: and thought I'd give it a try. This recipe is the end result - they taste similar to a wholemeal roll and would be great with butter and cheese, or pate!



Nutty Cheese Muffins

Makes 12 muffins
Just under 1g carbs per muffin

4 oz / 100g ground almonds
4 oz / 100g walnuts
3 oz / 75g butter, softened
4 oz grated cheese
4 eggs
1 tsp baking powder

Pre-heat the oven to 350°F/180°C/Gas 4, and also grease a 12-hole muffin/Yorkshire pudding tin with olive oil.

In a food processor, process the walnuts until they resemble ground crumbs. Add the rest of the ingredients and process until thoroughly mixed. The mixture should be of a soft dropping consistency. If the mixture is dry, add a little bit of water until the right consistency is achieved.

Spoon a desert spoonful into each hole of the tin. Place in the oven and bake for 15 minutes.

When ready, remove from the oven and leave to cool for 5 minutes before removing from the tin.

Good morning Lily,

Just wanted to say hi before things got busy. Have a great week.

Kewl! Now does anyone have a conversion chart? Need to know what all those ounces are in cups? lol Whats a dessert spoon? I thought you would have to fill a muffin tin at least half to 3/4 of the way ....no?

Try this site for conversions:

http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/conversions.htm

A dessert spoon is slightly smaller than a tablespoon.


Well these do come up to about 3/4 of the way in my 12-hole pan ... perhaps a UK muffin pan is smaller than a US one??? !!!

For reference - these muffins keep very well in an airtight container in the fridge. The last one from the batch I cooked last week, was still fine to eat this morning :thup:

Conversions charts SUCK! lol ok so the closest I could figure out was

4 0z of ground almond is 8 tbsp?
3 oz butter is 6 tbsp?

etc.....is that about right? I measure in cups, tsp etc, this ounce stuff is lost on me.

Thanks

I think that 4oz is about half a cup, but it does depend on the ingredient being measured - if you ask in kitchen help, i'm sure somebody else will know for sure.

what is kitchen help?

Kitchen help is part of this recipe forum - you can find it here:

http://forum.lowcarber.org/forumdisplay.php?f=42

Thanks Demi! I should have taken a better look around!

In case anyone is interested, I've now also made this as a 'loaf'. I followed the recipe exactly as above, then put the mixture into a loaf tin and cooked it adding an extra 10 minutes to the original cooking time.

It cuts and also toasts beautifully :)

These are very good!I love them...made a new batch this weekend. Cut in half with butter and cheese, I have these for breakfast now.

This recipe sounds good-what kind of cheese did you use?

Well,Im from Norway and use a norwegian one called Norvegia. Its a pretty mild one. I guess Jarlsberg would be nice too.

Demi what an absolutely fab recipe.

Where do you buy the almond flour from as I used whole almonds but a struggle to powder them.

Thanks for a fab recipe :)