Jamie Oliver's life has been linked to cooking since childhood – his parents ran a small restaurant and pub, where young Jamie received his first culinary lessons. Today, his name is firmly associated not only with cooking but also with promoting healthy eating. As part of one of his shows dedicated to the topic of healthy and delicious eating, Jamie invited his viewers to make delicious pumpkin muffins. The recipe for these muffins is simple, and the pumpkin muffins are incredibly tender and delicious! Here's the recipe:

Jamie Oliver's Muffins

Ingredients for the dough:

  • Pumpkin (the sweeter the variety, the tastier) – 500 gr.
  • Eggs – 5 pcs.
  • Brown sugar – 400 g, or regular sugar 150-200 g (depending on the sweetness of the pumpkin).
  • Vegetable oil – 200 ml (the original recipe recommends olive oil, but sunflower or canola oil will also work)
  • Flour – 350 gr.
  • Baking powder – 2.5 teaspoons.
  • Walnuts 50-80 g (peeled).
  • Ground cinnamon – 1 teaspoon

Pumpkin muffins

Ingredients for glaze:

  • Lemon – 1 pc. (large).
  • Zest of 1 clementine (can be easily replaced with orange or tangerine zest).
  • Sour cream (20%) – 200 ml.
  • Powdered sugar – 3-4 teaspoons (and the same amount more to balance the taste).
  • Vanillin – 1 sachet (or vanilla pod).
  • Decorative elements (depending on availability and your preferences) - lavender flowers, sunflower petals, walnut halves, citrus zest, almond crumbs or something else.

Muffins recipe:

  1. Turn on the oven to preheat to 180 degrees.
  2. Peel and seed the pumpkin, cut it into pieces, and place it in a blender. Grind it very finely.
  3. With the blender running, beat in the eggs one by one, then add the granulated sugar. The mixture should become smooth.
  4. Add oil to the pumpkin-egg mixture and stir.
  5. In a separate bowl, sift flour, add baking powder and cinnamon.
  6. Break the nuts into small pieces, carefully checking for any shells. You can lightly grind the nuts in a blender, or place them in a plastic bag and crush them with a rolling pin. Add the crushed nuts to the flour mixture and stir.
  7. Pour the pumpkin mixture into the nut-flour mixture and stir. Don't over-knead the dough; this recipe calls for a gentle mixing and allows for some lumps.
  8. Grease a baking pan with butter or insert disposable paper cups.
  9. We distribute our future pumpkin muffins into the molds, filling them a little more than half full.
  10. Now place the pan in the oven for 20 minutes. A couple of minutes before the end of the baking time, check the muffins for doneness. You can use a match or a toothpick for this. Pierce the muffin in the center and remove the match. If there are no traces of batter stuck to the surface, the pumpkin muffins are ready! The recipe is followed.

Let our pumpkin muffins cool (in an open oven, on a wire rack, or on the table, covered with a towel) and let's get to work on the glaze.

Glaze recipe

Pumpkin Muffins with Filling

  1. If the clementine (or orange/tangerine) zest isn't already grated, grate it. We only need the orange part; leave the white part alone.
  2. Similarly, we grate the lemon zest, then cut it in half and squeeze the juice from one half.
  3. Mix both zests and juice in a bowl, then add 2/3 of the sour cream, vanilla, and sifted powdered sugar. Mix thoroughly and check the consistency and taste. If the glaze is too thick, add more sour cream. If the taste is too sweet or too tart, add a little sour cream, lemon juice, or powdered sugar, respectively.
  4. After this, we put the glaze in the refrigerator to set, having first covered the bowl with a lid or film to protect it from drying out.
  5. After waiting at least thirty minutes, take the glaze out of the refrigerator.
  6. Generously drizzle each muffin with glaze, then decorate it with your chosen decoration.
  7. Place the decorated pumpkin muffins on a plate, trying not to place them too close to each other, otherwise they may stick together and be difficult to pick up without getting dirty.

Now all that's left to do is enjoy these amazing cupcakes and mentally thank Jamie Oliver for giving the world such a simple yet effective recipe.

This recipe is also a popular Halloween favorite, as it's easy to make these cupcakes themed simply by choosing spookier decorations, or using the same frosting to make the cupcakes look like cute ghosts.

And of course, by modifying this recipe, adding nutmeg and dried ginger in addition to cinnamon, you will discover new flavors for these unforgettable cupcakes!

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