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<h4>You're browser does not support iFrames - here is an exerpt of the content</h4> <a href="http://nipitinthebud.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/making-beetroot-and-chocolate-muffins/">Click here to read the article in full</a> <div class='snap_preview'> <p><a href="http://nipitinthebud.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/beetroot-muffins_close-up.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2477" title="Beetroot muffins_close up*" src="http://nipitinthebud.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/beetroot-muffins_close-up.jpg?w=455&h=341" alt="" width="455" height="341" /></a>These <a title="beetroot" href="http://gardenersvoice.com/category/beetroot/">beetroot</a> and <a title="chocolate" href="http://gardenersvoice.com/category/chocolate/">chocolate</a> muffins went down a storm at a bring-and-share lunch on Saturday. I found the recipe on the <a href="http://www.ooffoo.com/" >Ooffoo</a> website after posting up my <a href="http://nipitinthebud.wordpress.com/2009/12/08/making-spinach-and-aubergine-lasagne/" >spinach and aubergine lasagne</a> last month. The funny thing is that the muffin recipe was posted by Mrs Green, a name you may recognise from comments on my blog, whose <a href="http://myzerowaste.com/" >My Zero Waste</a> blog chronicles her families commitment to recycling and reducing their household waste. Discovering one of Mrs Green’s recipes was like bumping into an old friend and since the last of my <a title="allotment" href="http://gardenersvoice.com/category/allotment/">allotment</a> beets were also looking ‘<em>sad</em>‘ in the bottom of the fridge I decided to give the muffins a try. My beets had been destined for soup but to be honest I was quite relieved to find an alternative - I can’t can’t quite get my head, or stomach, round the idea of hot purple slurp. They certainly won’t be left languishing so long next time and this recipe would be ideal for using up those larger, tougher beetroots that often end up on the compost heap.</p> <p><a href="http://www.ooffoo.com/listing/Raisin-chocolate-and-beetroot-muffins---makes-12.aspx" >The original recipe is here</a> but I adjusted the quantities around the amount of beetroot I had and got 12 muffins <em>and </em>a 9” cake out of this much mixture. I used a melted a bar of dark chocolate instead of cocoa and reduced the quantity of sugar a little. You’ll not be disappointed with these muffins; they’re beautifully moist and light and a rich chocolatey brown colour which retains the purple hue of the beetroot. And Mrs Green adds <em>‘here is a great snack for kids. Full of the chocolatey sweet taste they want, but with some cunning raisins and beetroot added so that you can help them achieve their 5-a-day quota!’ <a href="http://nipitinthebud.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/mosaic-beetroot-muffins.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2478" title="MOSAIC - beetroot muffins" src="http://nipitinthebud.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/mosaic-beetroot-muffins.jpg?w=455&h=227" alt="" width="455" height="227" /></a><br /> </em></p> <p><strong>To make beetroot and chocolate muffins</strong><br /> 300g self raising flour<br /> 100g bar of dark chocolate or cocoa powder<br /> 280g caster sugar<br /> 110g raisins<br /> 3 eggs<br /> 300ml oil<br /> 375g blended cooked beetroot (about 6-10 beets depending on size)</p> <ul> <li>Pre heat oven to 190°c</li> <li>Cook the beetroot until soft and then blend with a hand mixer</li> <li>Sift the flour (and cocoa powder if using) into a bowl and add the sugar and raisins. Mix well.</li> <li>In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs into the oil. Add the cooked beetroot and mix well.</li> <li>Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix everything together lightly.</li> <li>Spoon the mix into muffin cases or cake tins and bake for 20-25 minutes until brown and risen.</li> <p><a href="http://nipitinthebud.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/beetroot-muffins-tray.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2479" title="beetroot muffins - tray" src="http://nipitinthebud.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/beetroot-muffins-tray.jpg?w=455&h=341" alt="" width="455" height="341" /></a></p> <p>ps. …about that 9” cake. 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