Jam Swirled Muffins

  For this month’s Baking eggless , we has to make this Jam swirled muffins. This was the recipe suggested by priya suresh of Priya’s Versatile Recipes. These jam swirled muffins are absolutely delicious.

 Muffins are a semi sweet cake or quick bread  that is baked in portions appropriate for one person. They are similar to cupcakes  , although they are usually less sweet and lack icing. Savoury version of muffins is also there like corn bread muffins and cheese muffins. There are many varities of muffins which are named according to the fruit , vegetable or nut used.

    

 I n this muffin , fruit jam is used and swirled little to get a pattern. I had used store bought mixed fruit jam in this muffin. The original recipe was made with egg , here I used yogurt instead of egg.

Recipe source : Technicolor Kitchen
Adapted from Dorie's lemon poppy seeds muffins 

Requirements :

Plain flour – 2 cup

Butter – ½ cup

Sugar – 2/3 cup

Baking powder – 2 tsp

Baking soda – ¼ tsp

Yogurt – ¾ cup

Salt – ¼ tsp

Vanilla extract – 2 tsp

Mixed fruit jam – 2/3 cup

Method :

Sift the flour , baking powder , baking soda and salt , thrice together.

In a bowl , whisk together the butter , sugar and yogurt well.

Add the vanilla extract and mix well.

Now , add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and gently fold in. Otherwise end up in a tough muffin when overmixed.

Add the jam and mix gently to retain the marble effect.

Grease the muffin mould and fill the batter till half of the mould.

Bake in the preheated oven in convection mode at 220 * C for 20 minutes or till the skewer inserted comes out clean.

Let it cool and serve immediately.

Delicious Jam swirled muffins are ready to serve.