Scandinavian Rye Muffins Recipes

RAISIN RYE MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Combine the water, honey and oil; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in raisins. , Fill six muffin cups coated with cooking spray two-thirds full. Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.

SCANDINAVIAN RYE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Stir together yeast, brown sugar, and 1/4 cup warm water in a large bowl until yeast is dissolved. Let stand until foamy, about 15 minutes. (If mixture doesn't foam, discard and start over with new yeast.).
• Whisk together rye flour, 1 cup all-purpose flour, zest, salt, anise seeds, cumin, and 1/2 teaspoon caraway seeds. Add flour mixture along with melted butter, molasses, and remaining 3/4 cup warm water to yeast mixture and beat with an electric mixer at medium speed 5 minutes. Reduce speed to low and add 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, beating until combined. Add remaining 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour and beat until incorporated. (Dough will be very sticky.) Scrape down dough from side of bowl with a rubber spatula and let rise, bowl covered tightly with plastic wrap, in a draft-free place at warm room temperature until doubled in bulk, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F Butter muffin pans.
• Stir down dough (it will be too sticky to punch down). Divide dough evenly among 24 muffin cups, about a rounded tablespoon per cup. (Grease tablespoon with oil as necessary to prevent sticking.) Let dough rest, uncovered, in a draft-free place at warm room temperature 30 minutes. Gently brush tops of muffins with some of egg wash, then sprinkle with sea salt and remaining 1/4 teaspoon caraway seeds.
• Bake until muffins are puffed and a wooden pick or skewer inserted into center comes out clean, 25 to 35 minutes. Turn out muffins onto a rack and cool to warm or room temperature.

SWEDISH RYE MUFFINS WITH CARAWAY BUTTER

Steps:

• Stir together yeast, brown sugar, and 1/4 cup warm water in a large bowl until yeast is dissolved.
• Let stand until foamy, about 15 minutes. (If mixture doesn't foam, discard and start over with new yeast.).
• Whisk together rye flour, 1 cup white flour, zest, salt, anise seeds, cumin, and 1/2 teas. caraway seeds.
• Add flour mixture along with melted butter, molasses, and remaining 3/4 cup warm water to yeast mixture and beat with an electric mixer at medium speed 5 minutes.
• Reduce speed to low and add 1/2 cup white flour, beating until combined.
• Add remaining 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoons white flour and beat until incorporated. (Dough will be very sticky.)
• Scrape down dough from side of bowl with a rubber spatula and let rise, bowl covered tightly with plastic wrap, in a draft-free place at warm room temperature until doubled in bulk, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F
• Butter muffin pans.
• Stir down dough (it will be too sticky to punch down).
• Divide dough evenly among 24 muffin cups, about a rounded tablespoon per cup. (Grease tablespoon with oil as necessary to prevent sticking.)
• Let dough rest, uncovered, in a draft-free place at warm room temperature 30 minutes.
• Gently brush tops of muffins with some of egg wash, then sprinkle with sea salt and remaining 1/4 teaspoon caraway seeds.
• Bake until muffins are puffed and a wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean, 25 to 35 minutes.
• Turn out muffins onto a rack and cool to warm or room temperature.
• Serve with Caraway Butter or as suggested in description.

CINNAMON OAT RYE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• Beat eggs lightly and mix with wet ingredients.
• Combine dry and wet ingredients, line muffin pan with non-stick spray.
• Scoop ingredients in to lined muffin pan and top muffins with whole rolled oats and chia seeds for extra nutrients.

RAISIN RYE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Coat 6 muffin cups with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
• In a small bowl, whisk together water, honey, and canola oil until well combined; add mixture to dry ingredients, stirring until just moistened.
• Fold in raisins; fill the 6 muffin cups 2/3 full.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until a tootpick comes out clean.
• Cool in the pan for 5 minutes; remove to a wire rack.
• Great served warm.

CORNMEAL RYE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients.
• Combine wet ingredients.
• Mix all.
• Bake in greased muffin tins at 400F for 20 minutes.