I have an editorial calendar where I keep track of upcoming blog posts and what I am planning to cook or bake for different group themes. I penciled in Muffin Monday on the 22nd of February and started thinking about what to bake. If you’ve been reading along here for a while, you know that the new Muffin Monday doesn’t have a theme or prescribed ingredients. We are free and easy on the last Monday of each month. But then I discovered that this was a leap year so the last Monday of the month is actually February 29th. How did I get all the way to the middle of February and just find that out? Seems like it would have come up at some point in December or January at least, right?
Soooooo, I had an idea: A leap of faith muffin. We’d each use an unusual ingredient, one we’ve never used before, at least not in a muffin. I proposed it to the group and, good sports that they are, they all agreed. Make sure you scroll down and check out the link list of muffins. Some of them may look normal to you, but I can assure you that the Muffin Monday bakers have stretched themselves this month!
One of my favorite dishes when we lived in Malaysia was something called Butter Prawns. I’ve only made them myself once because they are a bit of a faff but, dear me, they are divine! Crispy curry leaves, crispy prawns and lots of bits of buttery crumbs. I didn’t do the crumbly part for these muffins but all the butter, curry leaves and prawns still gave me the right flavor I was looking for.
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| My one attempt at butter prawns |
Ingredients
10 medium-sized prawns or shrimp, already cleaned and shelled (Mine weighed 5oz or 140g.)
1/2 cup or 115g unsalted butter
Generous handful fresh curry leaves
2 1/2 cups or 315g flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
Black pepper
1 cup or 240ml milk
2 eggs
Method
Preheat oven to 350°F or 180°C and prepare your 12-cup muffin pan by generously greasing with butter, oil or non-stick spray.
Chop the prawns into three or four pieces and put them in a bowl handy to your stove or cooktop.
Melt two tablespoons of the butter in a small frying pan and then fry the curry leaves briefly.
Cook them till just pink. Remove the whole pan from the heat, add in the rest of the butter and set aside so the additional butter can melt and the prawns can cool.
Combine flour, baking powder and salt together in a large mixing bowl with a few generous grinds of fresh black pepper.
In another bowl, whisk together the milk and eggs. Once the prawns are cool enough not to cook the eggs, add them along with the melted butter and stir well.
Add all the milk/egg/prawn mixture to flour bowl.
Gently fold a few turns then add in the crispy curry leaves. Continue folding just until the dry ingredients are moistened.
Divide the batter between the muffin cups in your prepared pan.
Bake in your preheated oven for 20-25 minutes or until muffins are golden.
Remove from oven and let cool for a few minutes before removing muffins from tin.
Enjoy!
Take a leap of faith with us this month – Bake some muffins! Many thanks to all the Muffin Monday bakers for playing along.
- Berry Mango Swirl Muffins from Farm Fresh Feasts
- Brown Sugar, Pistachio and Garam Masala Muffins from Karen's Kitchen Stories
- Carrot Muffins from Kelli's Kitchen
- Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins with Cardamom Browned Butter from The Spiced Life
- Marmite Muffins from Passion Kneaded
- Prawn and Curry Leaf Muffins from Food Lust People Love
- Rosewater Banana White Chocolate Muffins from Making Miracles
- Spinach, Bacon and Cheese Breakfast Muffins from A Day in the Life on the Farm
#MuffinMonday is a group of muffin loving bakers who get together once a month to bake muffins. You can see all our of lovely muffins by following our Pinterest board.
Updated links for all of our past events and more information about Muffin Monday, can be found on our home page.
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I love that these muffins are a complete meal! I need to step up my muffin game.
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