Ingredients
For the Muffins:
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup almond meal (or ground almonds)
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil or melted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup fruit jam (raspberry or your choice)
Sliced almonds for topping
Instructions
Preheat the Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a muffin tin with paper liners.
Mix Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, combine the flour, almond meal, baking powder, salt, and sugar.
Combine Wet Ingredients: In another bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla extract.
Combine Mixtures: Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Do not overmix.
Fill Muffin Cups: Fill each muffin cup about halfway with batter. Add a teaspoon of jam on top of the batter and then cover with more batter until almost full.
Top with Almonds: Sprinkle sliced almonds on top of each muffin.
Bake: Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Cool: Allow the muffins to cool in the pan for about 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Serve: Enjoy your delicious almond and jam muffins with coffee or tea!
Tips
You can experiment with different jams or even add fruits like blueberries or raspberries directly into the batter.
Make sure not to overfill the muffin cups to prevent overflow while baking.
Enjoy baking!