Savoury Avocado Muffins - #CIC

It's almost 2 am and I was getting ready for bed when an email popped up on my phone. It was  Pinterest notifying me that someone had posted to the Bundt Bakers board. (Side note, it's been way too long since I've participated in Bundt Bakers. Out of my control. Held hostage by a strange oven.) So I thought, "It's Bundt Bakers time already? What's today's date?" It's the 20th! And my post for CIC has not been written. Why oh why does the date always sneak up on me in some way? At least I'd already made these muffins.

So bedtime is delayed while I talk about these muffins. The winning combination for this month's Crazy Ingredient Challenge was avocado and cumin. Another non-crazy one but for some reason, I just could not think of anything to make. Salads aren't my thing.I thought of doing some sort of wrap but couldn't decide on a filling. Funny story - right after I made these muffins, I made some breakfast. I fried some breadfruit (my breakfast staple), tossed some cumin into an omelette and topped said omelette with avocado. Where was that idea when I was trying to think of things to make?!! The next day I tossed some cumin into a mock guacamole. Too easy, but again, that idea would have helped to jump start my thinking. I could have made burgers!


Avocado is usually suggested as a way to replace fat in baked goods. I'd never tried it before and it did work here. I want to try again with some other recipes but the truth is, during avocado season, we eat so many per day that it's hard to set aside one or two to bake with. I had to hide the one I used here. Yes, I hid it from myself. Hid it in the crisper with all the vegetables. I only open that drawer on Sundays. I don't dislike vegetables, I just don't eat them often. Don't judge me too harshly.

Remember to check out the links to the other CIC creations below!

Savoury Avocado Muffins 

Yield: ~ 10-12

Ingredients 
240 grams flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons cumin
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
300 millilitres milk
100 grams avocado
1 egg

Directions 

Preheat the oven to 400 F. Line or grease a muffin pan.

Whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, cumin, salt, basil, and cayenne. In a separate bowl, mash the avocado and whisk in the milk and egg.
Gently stir the avocado mixture into the dry ingredients. Don't over mix - just stir until it has just come together. Alton Brown recommends ten strokes.
Scoop the mixture into the muffin pan.
Bake 15- 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
Enjoy warm with a little butter!

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