Orange and Passion Fruit Muffins

As I mentioned earlier this week. I get a delivery of fresh fruit and veg each fortnight and it is fantastic. However sometimes there are items that our family does not easily get through. This time it was a stack of oranges and passion fruit  I wasn't really sure if the combination of orange as passion fruit would work but they turned out perfect so I thought I would share the recipe with you.

Orange and Passion Fruit Muffins

Ingredients:

2 eggs
½ cup sugar
3/4 cup yoghurt, plain or flavoured
60 g butter, melted
1 3/4 cups self-raising flour
½ cup passionfruit pulp (around 6 Passionfruit)
1/3 cup orange juice
1/2 teaspoon of orange zest

Method:

Preheat oven to 180°C and grease and line a 12-hole muffin pan with cases.
In a large bowl, whisk eggs and sugar together until frothy.
Add yoghurt and melted butter and mix well. Add the passionfruit, orange and flour and mix gently.
Fill muffin pans with the mixture and bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden.

Product Review: Masha & White Bean Mash Recipe

A couple of years ago something big happened in out kitchen. After watching an episode of Masterchef,  our mashed potato was never the same. With a simple (yet painful and messy) push through a strainer we were able to enjoy lump free mashed potato. We have been pretty happy with this technique but just recently I was given a Masha to review and things have changed again.

Masha

If you have ever tried to achieved mashed potato in a food processor you will know the gluey mess that results. This new product is different. It actually creates, smooth and fluffy mashed potato super quickly. Instead of blades, it uses a Rotor cone (see picture below) to spin and squeeze the mash through the outer mesh.

So far I have tried it on mashed potato and the white bean mash (see recipe below) and it has worked really well. It is also able to puree baby food, make dips, and rub butter into flour (I can't wait to try this with scones!).

So far the things I love about the Masha are:

• It makes mashed potato quickly.
• It is easy to assemble and to clean (no more trying to clean the strainer).
• It can go in the dishwasher.
• No blades so it is safe.
• It feels well made and not like it will break after a few uses.
• It doesn't just make mashed potato.

The only thing that I found difficult about the Masha is that it seems to work best with larger quantities.  When I first tried it out with mashed potato I had to chase it around the pan a bit. Otherwise it is a great product and I am looking forward to using it for lots of other recipes.

Here is one that I created with Cannellini beans as a really easy and quick side dish.

White Bean Mash

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons of olive oil
1 clove garlic (crushed)
zest and juice of 1 lemon
1 can of (cannellini ) white beans
salt (to taste)


1.Put the olive oil in a saucepan, and mix in the garlic. Add the the lemon zest and warm through.
2.Drain the beans and rinse under a tap, then add to the pan and warm through.
3.Remove from heat and allow the pan to cool slightly.
4.Using the Masher, mash the beans until they are the consistency of mash potato (although it will be thicker).
5.Season and add extra lemon juice to taste.

Masha is available online for $59.95

For more information, please visit www.prepstore.com.au

I was gifted the Masha for the purpose of this review. All opinions are my own.