Sourdough Gingerbread Muffins
Delicious Sourdough Gingerbread Muffins made with gingerbread spice, sourdough starter, molasses and touch of fresh ginger.
Servings: 7 servings
Calories: 224kcal
Ingredients
- ¼ cup ½ stick or 57.5g unsalted butter melted
- ¼ cup 89g dark molasses*
- 1 cup 130g all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoons baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon fresh ginger
- ¾ teaspoon gingerbread spice mix*
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ cup 50g packed light or dark brown sugar
- 1 large egg at room temperature
- ¼ cup 60g sour cream, at room temperature
- ¼ cup 50g Sourdough Starter
- Confectioner’s sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F (218°C). line with muffin tin with muffin liners. Set aside.
- Melt the butter in microwave with 5 minutes interval.
- Whisk the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and gingerbread spice mix together.
- In a large bowl, add butter, egg, molasses, brown sugar, sour cream, fresh ginger and sourdough starter until all wet ingredients are combined. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and mix until *just* combined. Do not over-mix. Batter will be thick and a little lumpy.
- Divide batter among prepared muffin pan, filling all the way to the top. Bake at 425°F for 5 minutes, then, keeping the muffins in the oven, reduce the oven temperature to 350°F (177°C) and continue to bake for 10 minutes until the tops are cracked and centers are set and tooth pick comes out clean.
- Cool the muffins then dust with confectioner’s sugar if you want you can glaze them with simple lemony glazing.
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Notes
Store at room temperature for 2 days or in the refrigerator for 1 week. Muffins freeze well for up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator or on the counter.
*If you want more sweeter muffins, add granulated sugar about 2 tbsp.
If you don't have gingerbread spice in hand, here is the recipe for spice mix*.
- 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons ground ginger
- 1 tablespoons ground nutmeg
- 1 tablespoons ground allspice
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Nutrition
Calories: 224kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 300mg | Potassium: 226mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 375IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 2mg
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