Nigella Lawson Maple Pecan Muffins

Name: Nigella Lawson Maple Pecan Muffins
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup pecans, roughly chopped; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 4 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 cup wheat germ; 1 pinch salt; 1/2 cup milk; 1 egg; 1/2 cup maple syrup; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar

Submitted by daisy M

"This is a Nigella Lawson recipe from 'Feasts'. It is slightly sweet and has a tender crumb. The wheatgerm makes it, sort of healthy."

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photo by Jennifer B.

Ready In:: 25mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 12

ingredients

1 cup pecans, roughly chopped
2 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
¹⁄₂ cup wheat germ
1 pinch salt
¹⁄₂ cup milk
1 egg
¹⁄₂ cup maple syrup
¹⁄₂ cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon dark brown sugar

directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Fill a 12 cup muffin tray with paper liners or butter it.
You can also use mini-muffins in which case it will make about 28.
Reserve 1/4th of the chopped pecans.
Mix together remaining pecans with flour, salt, wheatgerm and baking powder.
In another bowl, whisk together milk, egg, maple syrup, oil and vanilla.
Pour the liquids into the dry mixture.
Gently fold to mix.
The batter can have some lumps.
Do not overmix because these muffins can get tough.
Spoon into the muffin tins.
Chop the remaining nuts finely and mix with the brown sugar.
Sprinkle a little on the top of each muffin.
Bake for about 20 minutes until tester comes clean (less if baking in a mini muffin tin).
The nut topping turns golden but the muffins will be very pale.
Remove muffins to a cooling rack.
Serve them warm or at room temperature, may be with some more maple syrup.

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Reviews

Just made these, increased flour to 3 cups & used self raising, no baking powder.<br/>Oats instead of wheat germ. Absolutely lovely!

Jennifer B.
I liked the crunchiness of the pecans, but overall I found the muffins a bit bland.

Flowerfairy
dont add 4 teaspoons baking powder all you can taste is baking powder i think 2 would be better and add a little more brown sugar

Dienia B.
I've been on the "lookout" for a pecan, brown sugar muffin. I immdiately made these after browsing the new recipes! They turned out excellent! I added a bit of maple flavoring and used light brown sugar in the topping. My batter made 10 large muffins. I loved the addition of wheat germ, which along with them not being very sweet, makes them very healthy in my book! Roxygirl in Colo.

Roxygirl in Colorado