Finnish Marmalade Muffins
For these lush muffins, select biscuits such as the Old-Fashioned Swedish Style Vanilla Snaps.
Ingredients
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1 cup unsalted butter
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1 cup sugar
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2 large eggs
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1 teaspoon ground cardamom
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1 cup sweet biscuit crumbs
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1 cup (about 5 ounces) ground almonds
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1 cup whole milk
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6 tablespoons orange or apricot marmalade
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1/2 cup water
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1/3 cup sugar
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1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
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2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
Directions
1.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Butter 18 muffin cups thoroughly, and set aside.
2.
Cream butter and sugar together. Add one egg at a time, beating mixture well after each addition. Whisk together flour, baking powder, cardamom, biscuit crumbs and almonds. Add dry ingredients to butter mixture in 3 parts, alternating with milk and beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Blend just until smooth, taking care not to overmix. Divide batter among muffin cups.
3.
Bake in middle of oven for 5 minutes. Drop 1 teaspoon marmalade into center of each muffin, and bake for 12 to 13 minutes more, or until firm and golden brown.
4.
Meanwhile, stir together water and sugar, and bring to a boil over medium heat, cooking for 30 seconds. Use a pastry brush to moisten muffins thoroughly with sugar syrup after muffins come from oven. Set aside to cool completely, and remove muffins from baking cups.
Nutrition information
Calories 293, Total Fat 17 g, Saturated Fat 7 g, Cholesterol 53 mg, Sodium 67 mg, Carbohydrate 35 g, Protein 7 g, Sugars 25 g
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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