Cinnamon Soy Monkey Muffins

Cinnamon Soy Monkey Muffins
Cinnamon Soy Monkey Muffins
  • 1 cup white whole-wheat flour
  • 14 Tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 2 Tablespoons soy flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • ¼ cup coconut oil
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup dark brown sugar, lightly packed
  • 2 large eggs
  • 6 Tablespoons nonfat plain Greek yogurt
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Soynut Cinnamon Sugar

  • 2 Tablespoons roasted unsalted soy nuts, coarsely ground
  • 4 teaspoons raw cane sugar
  • 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
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  1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray 12 muffin cups with no-stick baking spray.
  2. In small bowl, whisk together white whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, soy flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
  3. In mixer with beater attachment, cream butter, coconut oil, granulated sugar and dark brown sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition until combined. Scrape down sides of bowl as needed.
  4. Add half the flour mixture, and stir on lowest speed to just blend. With rubber spatula, fold in yogurt then remaining flour mixture, being careful not to overmix.
  5. For Soynut Cinnamon Sugar, in a shallow bowl, combine soy nuts, sugar and cinnamon. In another shallow bowl, melt butter.
  6. Using a 1¼-inch ice-cream scoop, place a scoop of the batter in butter. Remove batter with slotted spoon; roll in Soynut Cinnamon Sugar; and place in muffin cup. Repeat twice more, placing sugared batter into the same muffin cup. Continue placing three sugared scoops in each muffin cup.
  7. Bake 15 minutes until golden brown and center springs back when lightly touched. Cool on rack 10 minutes, run knife gently around edges, and remove muffins to rack. Serve warm or cool completely.
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Yields 12 muffins

Note: For a quicker alternative, place three small scoops of batter in muffin cup, drizzle or brush with melted butter, and generously sprinkle with Soynut Cinnamon Sugar mixture. You may have some melted butter and Soynut Cinnamon Sugar left over, which can be served on the side for dunking your muffin.

Nutrition per serving (1 muffin, 82 g): 280 calories;120 calories from fat; 14 g fat (9 g saturated; 0 trans fats); 50 mg cholesterol; 190 mg sodium; 35 g carbohydrate; 2 g dietary fiber; 19 g sugar; 6 g protein; 21 micrograms folate; 96 mg calcium; 1 mg iron

Source: Morgan Famula, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, Youth Runner-up Award, 2017 National Festival of Breads. “I like to watch the Kids Baking Championship on TV, so I thought it would be fun to enter a contest. My mom always makes healthy recipes, so I wanted to make cinnamon bread healthier. I love muffins and lots of cinnamon sugar.”