Zucchinimuffins mit Parmesan und OlivenölZucchini Muffins with Parmesan and Olive Oil

Die Zucchinischwemme hat uns nun auch erfasst und wie jedes Jahr bin ich auf der Suche nach leckeren Rezepten um Zucchinis en masse zu verarbeiten. Da wir kein Fan von eingelegten oder angebratenen Zucchini sind, müssen es Rezepte sein, die die Zucchini etwas maskieren ;).

Für Backwaren sind Zucchini eins A geeignet, da sie das Gebäck schön saftig machen und so auch noch einige Tage später verzehrt werden können ohne unter den Händen zu zerbröseln oder man das Gefühl hat in Steine zu beißen.

Zucchinimuffins mit Parmesan und Olivenöl

Bei dieser Hitze habe ich wenig Lust aus Süßes und wenn dann wird dieser Bedarf durch Eis gedeckt.

Daher habe ich mich an eine herzhafte Variante der Muffins gewagt.

Der Parmesan kommt richtig schön zur Geltung und Zucchiniraspel und Olivenöl verleihen den Muffins Saftigkeit. Durch die Zugabe der Zucchini kann auf einen Teil des Mehls verzichtet werden, Zucker braucht es bei einer herzhaften Variante ja sowieso nicht und so sind die Muffins schön leicht und haben eine mediterrane Note.

Zucchinimuffins mit Parmesan und Olivenöl

Vor einem Jahr: Rote Beete Gnocchi mit grünen Bohnen in zweifacher Nussbutter

Vor drei Jahren: Indisches Mandelhühnchen

The zucchin glut hit us and like every other year I’m looking out for delicious recipes, that use up many many zucchinis. As we are not a fan of pickled or pan-roasted zucchini, the recipes have to mask the zucchini a bit ;).

Zucchini are great for baked goods, since they make them luscious, so they can still be eaten after days without crumbling under your hands or getting hard like a rock.

Zucchini Muffins with Parmesan and Olive Oil

In this heat I’m not keen on sweet things and if, then I’m eating my fair share of ice cream these days.

So I tried a savoury version of muffins and they turned out amazing!

The parmesan shows off great and the grated zucchini and the olive oil make the muffins nicely moist. You need less flour because of the zucchini and sugar isn’t needed anyway in a savoury muffin, so this muffins are very light and have a mediterranean touch.

Zucchini Muffins with Parmesan and Olive Oil

One year ago: beetroot gnocchi with green beans in a twofold brown nut butter

Three years ago: Indian almond chicken

Cooking through La Tartine Gourmande: Basil-flavoured zucchini and Comté muffinsCooking through La Tartine Gourmande: Basil-flavoured zucchini and Comté muffins

Ina hat sich diese Woche diese Muffins von Seite 54 aus La Tartine Gourmande herausgesucht. Ich war natürlich froh etwas von unseren Zucchini aufbrauchen zu können. Die Muffins sind saftig und schmecken ganz gut. Ganz gut, weil einfach Salz fehlt. Nur eine Prise ist einfach zu wenig. Leider kommt der Käse nicht zur Geltung, man schmeckt ihn kein bisschen. Ich würde einen anderen nehmen, zum Beispiel Parmesan. Der Schinken passt hervorragen in die Muffins, den Basilikum habe ich leider auch nicht herausgeschmeckt.

Trotzdem sind diese Muffins gut. Man muss sie nur mit etwas Salz und einem anderen Käse aufpeppen. Denn ich steh auf Käse. Ich werde sie sicherlich nochmal machen, dann aber mit ein paar Änderungen. Und ich kann mir ein paar Änderungen vorstellen, die gut passen würden. Getrocknete Tomaten zum Beispiel.

Basil-flavoured zucchini and Comté muffins

 

Ina chose those muffins from page 54 from La Tartine Gourmande. I was glad that I can use up some zucchini. The muffins are moist and taste ok. Ok, since they are lacking of salt. Just a pinch isn’t enough for those muffins. Unfortunately the cheese doesn’t shine here, it doesn’t taste at all. I would take another cheese, like Parmesan next time. The ham is perfect in here. But I didn’t recognized the basil either.

Nonetheless these muffins are good. They just need some spicing up with some salt and another cheese. Because I like cheese. I will make them again with these alterations. And I can think of some changes that would go well here. Sun-dried tomatoes for an instance.

Basil-flavoured zucchini and Comté muffins

Rhabarber MuffinsRhubarb Muffins

Update: Für das deutsche Rezept nach unten scrollen!

We spotted the first rhubarb from Germany this year in the supermarket. But we had to lay our hands on it, nonetheless. At the farmer’s market they had the first German asparagus last weekend. But for 15 €/kg I can resist a few weeks more. Although I love asparagus, too. So at home we thought about what to do with the rhubarb. It didn’t want to make a cake, since it’s often too much for us two to eat. As I made some really good muffins a few days before, they came to my mind. As well as a crumble. So we made both.  

Rhubarb Muffins

The muffin recipe is a variation of my new favourite muffin recipe, for which I searched really really long. In fact I looked for the perfect chocolate chip muffin recipe. But that’s another story. But be sure, it will follow! Because those chocolate chip muffins are to die for. The rhubarb muffins are slightly crispy on the outside, but very soft inside, filled with creamy rhubarb bites. It’s just perfect for welcoming spring.  

Rhubarb Muffins

Spring itself welcomed me too, with a nice allergy to some pollen. I have no clue, since it’s the first time ever. But I know it’s a pollen allergy, since my eyes are red and sore, which they wouldn’t, if it would be a normal cold  (my other symptoms would suggest I have a cold). Thank you spring, I welcome you nonetheless (especially because my enemy – the winter – has gone finally)!  

If you want to get rid of the last frozen rhubarb remains in your freezer – like I did some weeks ago, which was just right, cause who wants to eat the old one from last year, if you can have fresh one from this year?- I recommend you my quick and easy rhubarb streusel cake, which I posted last year. You can even bake it with the frozen rhubarb bites! I wouldn’t try the muffins with the frozen rhubarb, because they will get eventually too soggy. And no one fancies soggy muffins…

Rhubarb Muffins

We spotted the first rhubarb from Germany this year in the supermarket. But we had to lay our hands on it, nonetheless. At the farmer’s market they had the first German asparagus last weekend. But for 15 €/kg I can resist a few weeks more. Although I love asparagus, too. So at home we thought about what to do with the rhubarb. It didn’t want to make a cake, since it’s often too much for us two to eat. As I made some really good muffins a few days before, they came to my mind. As well as a crumble. So we made both.  

Rhubarb Muffins

 

The muffin recipe is a variation of my new favourite muffin recipe, for which I searched really really long. In fact I looked for the perfect chocolate chip muffin recipe. But that’s another story. But be sure, it will follow! Because those chocolate chip muffins are to die for. The rhubarb muffins are slightly crispy on the outside, but very soft inside, filled with creamy rhubarb bites. It’s just perfect for welcoming spring.  

 

Rhubarb Muffins

Spring itself welcomed me too, with a nice allergy to some pollen. I have no clue, since it’s the first time ever. But I know it’s a pollen allergy, since my eyes are red and sore, which they wouldn’t, if it would be a normal cold  (my other symptoms would suggest I have a cold). Thank you spring, I welcome you nonetheless (especially because my enemy – the winter – has gone finally)!  

If you want to get rid of the last frozen rhubarb remains in your freezer – like I did some weeks ago, which was just right, cause who wants to eat the old one from last year, if you can have fresh one from this year?- I recommend you my quick and easy rhubarb streusel cake, which I posted last year. You can even bake it with the frozen rhubarb bites! I wouldn’t try the muffins with the frozen rhubarb, because they will get eventually too soggy. And no one fancies soggy muffins…  

Rhubarb Muffins