September 16, 2014

A savory sin ... spinach cream cheese cupcakes




You all know by now I’m a little bit obsessed with cupcakes … that’s why I always wanted to try out savory cupcakes.
And last weekend it was time to try …

A savory cupcake is quite a fancy appetizer and it goes great with some salad. Moreover it’s a cute snack and I think it would look sooo amazing on a brunch buffet.
Another benefit? You don’t have to worry about too much sugar… ;)

But … before they can shine on our buffet we have to make them…

... here’s how:
Beat up two egg yolks with 80g of butter. Mix in one tablespoon of salt and about 200g of pureed spinach. Nicely green, right??
Make sure that there’s not too much water in your spinach. If you’re using frozen spinach, strain well before mixing it in. Otherwise the dough will be too wet and the cupcakes won’t rise.
Afterwards mix 250g of wholegrain flour with two tablespoons of baking powder, a pinch of nutmeg as well a a pinch of black pepper in a separate bowl. Then add in the flour mix by spoonfuls and stir well. Fold in the beaten egg whites carefully and scoop the dough into six lined muffin moulds.
Bake them for about 20 minutes at 180°C and remove from the oven afterwards.


While your little green muffins chill a bit you can prepare the topping.
I used cream cheese and sour cream. Just mix 200g of each in a bowl and season your topping with salt, pepper, some more nutmeg and rosemary.


As soon as your muffins are completely cold you can top and decorate. …the most fun part!!
I used some roasted pistachios to bring out the green a bit more and freshly grated black pepper.


Special tip: If you’re no veggie like me you maybe wanna add smoked salmon.

Enjoy!



And … a giant “thank you” to all those who recreated my recipes. The pics you sent me are amazing!
That really means a lot to me.

xo
Andrea


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