I do so love corn and anything made from it.

Always fresh in my mind are fond memories of my coronation as the Corn Princess during the June festivals (Festas Juninas) when I was a child back in Brazil, as well as all of the sweet and savory foods made from corn that are served during those festivals every year.

Like clockwork, I used to crave corn foods in the middle of the year (between the months of June and July), but this year the craving took a whole new dimension. Yep! I have been craving corn foods almost the whole year long.

If you visit me here often, you already know that when I start craving something there is only one thing to do: make the dish!

The dish today is a simple, lezat, and different one. Although it is not a traditional dish from Brazilian cuisine, it was inspired by a Brazilian sweet version of the Portuguese corn bread Roti jagung. Di Brazil, we not only eat roti jagung with fennel seeds (our savory version) but also with guava paste in it (our sweet version).

Since I have a very sweet tooth, I decided to make a corn muffin with guava paste. You know how I like to create… The kitchen has always been my private lab and even my free therapy (without my children nearby asking me a zillion questions, as well as asking for food).

So sweet corn muffins here we go…

Menikmati!!!

Jagung Muffins dengan Jambu Paste

Porsi 12

(Ruas: Brazilian Cuisine / Terinspirasi)

Bahan:

1 cup all-purpose flour**

1 cup yellow cornmeal

1 cangkir gula

1 sendok makan baking powder

1 sendok teh garam

1 cup whole milk

1/2 sendok teh ekstrak vanili murni

1/4 cup or 1/2 stick ( 57 g) unsalted butter, dicairkan

2 besar telur, pada suhu kamar

1 cup chopped guava paste, divided**

** Untuk bebas gluten versi, use a gluten-free flour.

** Itu jambu pasta can be found in the Latin aisle of supermarkets, at Latin Markets, atau secara online.

Arah:

Panaskan oven sampai 400 º F (sekitar 200 º C).

Line 12 regular-size muffin cups with paper liners. In the bowl of an electric mixer, mencampur tepung, gula, cornmeal, baking powder, dan garam. Dalam mangkuk terpisah, combine the milk, vanili ekstrak, melted butter, and eggs. With the mixer on the lowest speed, pour the wet ingredients into the dry ones and stir until they are just blended (do not overmix). Spoon 1/2 cup chopped guava paste into the batter and stir.

Pour the batter into the paper liners, filling each one to 3/4 penuh. Panggang selama 15 menit, or until the tops are crisp and a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool slightly and remove from the pan.

Sementara itu, mencampur 1/2 chopped guava paste with 1/3 cup water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Once it starts to boil, low heat to medium and stir well with a wooden spoon until the guava paste dissolves and becomes liquid. Remove from heat and reserve. On the centertop of each muffin, make a small hole with a melon ball scooper or teaspoon, and fill with the melted guava paste. Serve with a cup of coffee, susu, or tea. Menikmati!

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Pendapatan dalam bahasa Portugis:

Bolinho de Milho com Goiabada

Menghasilkan: 12 bolinhos

Bahan:

1 cangkir tepung terigu

1 xícara de farinha de milho

1 xícara de açúcar granulado

1 sendok makan baking powder

1 sendok teh garam

1 xícara de chá de leite

1/2 colher de chá essência de baunilha

1/4 cangkir (57 g) Unsalted butter, derretida e depois esfriada à temperatura ambiente

2 besar telur, suhu kamar

1 xícara de chá de goiabada picada, dividida

Bagaimana Mempersiapkan:

Panaskan oven hingga 200 ° C.

Mengatur 12 formas de papel numa forma de cupcake. Dalam mixer, despeje os ingredientes secos (as farinhas, gula, fermento e sal) e misture. Em separado, misture os ingredietes líquidos (leite, a baunilha, a manteiga derretida e os ovos). Com a batedeira ligada na velocidade mais baixa, despeje os ingredientes líquidos pouco a pouco e vá batendo até que se forma uma mistura homogênea, mas não bata demais. Retire a tigela da batedeira, misture à massa com uma colher de pau 1/2 xícara de goiabada picada. Despeje a massa nas formas de papel (encha 3/4 de cada forma de papel). Leve ao forno para assar por uns 15 minutos ou até que um palito inserido no centro dos bolinhos saia limpo. Deixe esfriar e depois retire os bolinhos da forma.

Na parte central do topo dos bolinhos, faça um pequeno buraco arredondado usando uma colher de chá (retire essa pequena bolinha de massa dessa parte central). Despeje a goiabada derretida e sirva com café. leite ou chá. Selamat makan!

OBS: Para derreter a goiabada, ponha numa panela pequena sobre fogo médio-alto 1/2 xícara de chá de goiabada picada e 1/3 xícara de chá de água. Ketika mendidih, abaixe o fogo pra médio e mexa bem até que a goiabada tenha sido derretida por completo. Remova do fogo e despeje um pouco dentro do buraco no topo do bolinho até encher. Use uma colher de chá para isso, evitando assim sujeira.

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