Carrot & parsnip soup
Create a batch of creamy parsnip and carrot soup for a warming lunch or supper. Serve with crusty bread and freeze any leftovers you have for busy days
Spiced parsnip & maple muffins
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook: -
- plus cooling
- Easy
- Serves 10 - 12
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- 200g plain flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamonplus extra to serve (optional)
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- 125g light brown soft sugar
- 1 parsnip(around 200g), peeled and grated
- 100g pecanschopped, plus 10-12 whole pecans to serve (optional)
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 3 eggs
- 125ml vegetable oil
For the frosting
- 50g icing sugar
- 50g softened butter
- 100g soft cheese
- 1 tbsp maple syrupplus extra for drizzling (optional)
Nutrition: Per serving (12)
- kcal313
- fat18g
- saturates5g
- carbs34g
- sugars19g
- fibre2g
- protein4g
- salt0.4g
Method
step 1
Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases. Sift the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg into a large bowl. Tip in the sugar and rub any lumps between your fingers to break them up.
step 2
Mix in the grated parsnip and chopped pecans, ensuring that everything is fully combined. Pour the maple syrup into a jug and mix in the eggs and oil. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry, and mix with a wooden spoon until nearly combined with a few specks of flour remaining. Spoon about 2 tbsp of the batter into each case, so they’re about three-quarters full. Bake for 22-24 mins until risen and a skewer inserted into the middle of a muffin comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tin for 10 mins before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
step 3
Meanwhile, make the frosting. Sift the sugar into a bowl and beat in the butter using an electric whisk. Fold in the soft cheese and maple syrup. If the frosting is too loose, whisk for a few minutes more or chill until it has stiffened up again.
step 4
Spoon or pipe the frosting over the cooled muffins, then drizzle over some maple syrup, dust with cinnamon and decorate each one with a whole pecan, if you like.
