{"id":5289,"date":"2012-05-15T12:41:46","date_gmt":"2012-05-15T17:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debslunch.com\/debslunchblog\/?page_id=5289"},"modified":"2014-05-26T09:55:58","modified_gmt":"2014-05-26T14:55:58","slug":"upside-down-rhubarb-muffins","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/debslunchblog\/recipes\/upside-down-rhubarb-muffins\/","title":{"rendered":"Upside down rhubarb muffins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Makes 12 &#8211; 14 muffins<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5305\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/debslunchblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/upsidedownrhubarb2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5305\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5305\" title=\"upsidedownrhubarb2\" src=\"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/debslunchblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/upsidedownrhubarb2-400x323.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/debslunchblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/upsidedownrhubarb2-400x323.jpg 400w, https:\/\/debslunch.com\/debslunchblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/upsidedownrhubarb2.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5305\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Upside down rhubarb muffin<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For the rhubarb:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>(generous) 3\/4 pound rhubarb, washed, trimmed and thinly sliced (about 2 1\/2 to 3 cups)<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup sugar, plus a little extra for sprinkling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Toss the rhubarb and sugar together in a bowl, and let stand (macerate) for about an hour. Drain through a fine strainer, squeezing out as much juice as possible with your hands. (You can save the juice and boil it down to a nice syrup for spritzers or drizzling on anything you like &#8211; pancakes, ice cream &#8230;..)<\/p>\n<p>Prepare the muffin tin:<\/p>\n<p>Grease the wells in the muffin tin(s) generously with softened butter or shortening, making sure to grease the spaces in between the wells, too. Place a heaping tablespoon of rhubarb into each well, and sprinkle with a little bit of sugar. Heat the oven to 375\u00b0.<\/p>\n<p>For the muffin batter:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/3 cup vegetable oil or melted unsalted butter<\/li>\n<li>2 eggs<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup brown or white sugar (I like light brown best in these muffins)<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/3 cups buttermilk<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons vanilla<\/li>\n<li>2 1\/2 cups flour &#8211; unbleached white or part whole wheat (I like white best with the rhubarb)<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons baking powder<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon baking soda<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mix the wet ingredients in a large bowl &#8211; oil, eggs, sugar, buttermilk, and vanilla. Measure the dry ingredients in on top: flour, baking powder, soda, salt. Mix gently but thoroughly, until there are no visible dry ingredients &#8211; a few lumps are OK. Spoon or scoop about 1\/4 cup of better into each well in the muffin pan &#8211; a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kingarthurflour.com\/shop\/items\/muffin-scoop?utm_source=frooglecom&amp;utm_medium=cse&amp;utm_campaign=shopping\">muffin scoop<\/a> is really helpful for this. Bake in the pre-heated oven for about 20 minutes until fimr and brown. Cool in the tin for about 5 minutes, then invert onto a rack to cool completely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Makes 12 &#8211; 14 muffins For the rhubarb: (generous) 3\/4 pound rhubarb, washed, trimmed and thinly sliced (about 2 1\/2 to 3 cups) 1\/2 cup sugar, plus a little extra for sprinkling Toss the rhubarb and sugar together in a bowl, and let stand (macerate) for about an hour. 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