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You want carrot muffins that don’t suck? Okay.
Get carrots. Not the bagged ones. Those are dead. Go buy two carrots. The orange kind. Not purple. Not white. Just regular.
Wash them. Don’t peel unless dirty.
Grate them on the big holes. Watch your fingers. I cut myself last week.
You need one cup. Loose. Not squished.
Oven on. 350. Now. Not later. Now.
If you wait, you’ll forget. I forget every time. Then the batter sits and goes flat.
Get a bowl.
Put in flour. Whole wheat. One and half cups.
Add baking powder. One teaspoon.
Add baking soda. Half teaspoon.
Add cinnamon. One teaspoon. Or two. I don’t measure cinnamon anymore.
Add salt. Little pinch.
Mix with fork. Clumps bad. Break them.
Second bowl.
Crack two eggs.
Add honey. Third cup. Or maple. Don’t care.
Add coconut oil. Third cup. Melt it first but let it cool. Hot oil cooks eggs. Then you got little yellow bits. Still tastes fine. Looks weird.
Add yogurt. Half cup. Plain. Not sweet. Not flavored. Plain.
Add vanilla. One teaspoon.
Mix. Whisk good. Smooth.
Pour wet into dry.
Use rubber spatula. Not whisk. Whisk is enemy.
Fold. Scrape bottom. Bring up. Turn bowl. Do it ten times.
Stop when you still see dry flour. I’m serious. Stop.
Add carrots. Fold three times.
Add walnuts if you want. Or raisins. Pick one. Not both.
Batter thick? Good. Runny? Add spoon of flour.
Grease tray. Or use paper cups. I use paper. Less washing.
Fill each cup 3/4. Not full. Not half. 3/4.
Bake 18 minutes.
Set timer.
Do not walk away. Whole wheat burns fast.
At 16 minutes, look. At 18 minutes, stick toothpick in middle muffin.
Clean or crumbs? Done. Wet batter? Two more minutes.
Take out. Leave in tray 5 minutes. Don’t touch. I know you want to. Wait.
Then move to rack. Or tip sideways in tray.
Eat one warm. Burn tongue. Worth it.
Problems?
Flat muffins? Baking soda old. Test with vinegar. No fizz? Throw. Buy new.
Raw middle? Too much wet stuff. Next time bake at 325. Low and slow.
Can I prep night before? No. Batter dies. But you can grate carrots and mix dry and wet separate. Combine in morning.
Storage?
Counter two days. Fridge five days. Freezer two months.
Reheat? Microwave with damp paper towel. Fifteen seconds. No paper towel = rubber
