Spicy Squash Muffins
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Cooking:
20 min.
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Servings per container:
12
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Ingredients for - Spicy Squash Muffins

1. All-purpose flour - 2 cups
2. Baking powder - 2 teaspoons
3. Baking soda - ½ teaspoon
4. Cubed butternut squash - 1 ½ cups
5. Minced fresh ginger root - 2 tablespoons
6. Lemon, zested and juiced - 1
7. Light cream - 1 cup
8. White sugar - 1 cup
9. Quick-cooking oats - ½ cup
10. Eggs, beaten - 2

How to cook deliciously - Spicy Squash Muffins

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper liners.

2. Stage

Whisk flour, baking powder, and baking soda together in a bowl.

3. Stage

Place butternut squash in a saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain and transfer squash to a bowl; mash with a potato masher until smooth. Add ginger, lemon zest, and lemon juice; mix well.

4. Stage

Mix cream, sugar, oats, and eggs together in a large bowl. Whisk squash into cream mixture until light and creamy. Stir squash mixture into flour mixture until batter is just combined; fill muffin cups 3/4-full.

5. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Allow muffins to cool for 5 minutes in the muffin cups before transferring to a serving plate.