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Saturday, 21 April 2012

Barley & Banana Muffins




I had a bit of a cupboard Spring clean the other day and came across an unopened bag of barley flour that I'd no doubt bought for a recipe that I haven't got round to making.  A google search threw up this recipe for banana muffins which are made using barley flour on www.thekitchn.com (no that isn't a typo).  


It's the first time I've made muffins using cooked porridge before but they turned out really well. They are light and not too sweet - they are definitely a breakfast muffin. The original recipe, which can be found here, is for 'muffin tops'.  As I like to avoid a muffin top at all costs I've made regular muffins!


I'm also entering this post into the Alpha Bakes challenge which is hosted this month by Ros, from The More Than Occasional Baker blog. The aim each month is to bake something with an ingredient that starts with the random alphabet letter chosen for that month, which in April's case is 'B'.  



12 comments:

  1. They look gorgeous! I have never really thought of making healthy brekfast muffins so will give this a whizz when I get time :)

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  2. Lovely looking muffins - I've never baked with barley flour before - what does it taste like? Does it have a different texture? Thank you for entering these little beauties to AlphaBakes. Double points for double B :)

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  3. Wow beautiful muffins!!
    Have a nice evening

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  4. These look good...I could do with one for my breakfast tomorrow in fact! I've never actually heard of barley flour! :-)

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  5. They look delicious - it'd make a change from my usual breakfast too.

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  6. These look similar (but better!)to a breakfast muffin I'd sometimes buy when I couldn't face breakfast biscuits.

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  7. Thanks for the comments. Ros - barley flour is very fine so makes for really light cakes. We made some pancakes with it this morning and they were delicious!

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  8. They are very cute - love how youve topped them with oats. I've never heard of barley flour though, is it easy to get hold of?

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  9. Lovely! I think I'll have to keep an eye out for some barley flour. I've always fancied making a breakfast-style muffin.

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  10. What a great entry for Alphabakes! It just happen that I've some bailey flour in my pantry too! These muffins will be great for our tea time treat this afternoon. Moreover we're having some friends over! So glad to visit your space & found this awesome recipe, dear! Thanks for sharing! Will be hopping over later for your weekend bakes! Have a lovely weekend! :)

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  11. I'm so with you on the muffin tops. Barley flour sounds interesting - I haven't used it at all, never mind in muffins. They sound like great breakfast on the run material.

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