STILL NEW YORK-HUNGRY

31. Muffins "Spazzare" (hi-everything)

"Spazzare" is Italian and translates to "sweeping (up)".

And exactly that is what I did the day before I left for a business trip in the end of August. And these yums (probably helped along by a recipe in a German foodie mag) came out.

They are not only perfect as victuals, or portable lunch, or party food, but also to use up all the sad remnants drifting along not only in the fridge. One "sweep" through your culinary stocks, and you must not throw away these, but give them the prime of their existence before they leave.

Swept-up Yum is the best Yum, because it's how new dishes emerge. I guess also NY's star chefs started off like this... certainly Nora Adler, the one of German-Jewish descent with her own restaurant who's gone to school with MMC Vince, who're both starring in my related novel-/story series.




Serves: 12 muffins

Prep Time: about 1 hr

Degree of Difficulty: Easy




WE NEED


1 red onion
1 red bell pepper
1-2 tsp fresh rosemary

100 gr / 3.5 oz. Parmegiano Reggiano Only the real thing as its a protected designation, means: the cheese may ONLY come from the regions in Italy where it's actually made; otherwise, it may not be called that. And you taste the few extra dollars.

250 gr / 8.8 oz. flour Organic spelt flour here. It 's easier to digest as many of its vitamins and fibers are still in it, compared to white flour. In the US that flour is on top highly contaminated with agricultural pesticides, because of which I suspect it's rather those that cause irritated bowels, instead of "Boogeyman Gluten" causing Celiac Disease, which is relatively rare. Therefore try to get organic produce also here, where pollution is less.

2 tsp baking powder
2 eggs
180 ml / 6 US fl.oz. buttermilk
40 gr / 1.5 oz. pine nuts



WE DO

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C / 350°F fan/convection.

2. Finely Chop onion, bell pepper + rosemary. Grate the parmesan.

3. Mix flour, baking powder + 1/2 tsp salt in a bowl. Add parmesan, eggs + buttermilk and stir in bell pepper, onion, rosemary + pine nuts.

4. Fill into the mold. If you're using a silicone one don't grease it as it destroys the anti-stick property. All other molds must be greased, like with (clarified) butter.

5. Bake for 20 minutes, remove from the oven, let cool on a rack.



Guten Hunger!