Wholesome Yeasted Nachni Muffins

this one is a true experiment....why so...

well, I had some left over cookie dough after i tried making teething cookies for my 8 month old. The problem with the cookies, they didn't turn out crisp and were very crumbly, although the taste was good. could be because of more liquid in it as i added applesauce, or could b because i didn't add any baking powder or soda, as they were for an infant.

anyways i decided against making cookies out of the rest of the dough, and thought i can finish the dough by making muffins out of it.

since i didn't add any leavening agent in the dough, i was thing id baking powder mixed in water or milk, and then mixed with the dough would work. then i thought why not try leavening them with yeast instead.also b'coz i had bought some fresh yeast for making pizzas, but didn't get to make them and didn't want to waste the yeast. so I thought why not experiment.

the result, well i think i added a bit too much yeast (20 - 25 g), and they were smelling a bit to yeasty, other than that you could say i was like a combination of a bread and cake, not too bad, but not that good either. 

If i do try it again with less yeast will let you know...

Ingredients:
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
3 tbsp applesauce
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp dried ginger powder (optional)
1/4 cup nachni flour
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
5 tsp oats
1/4th cup lukewarm milk
1 large banana chopped
15g fresh yeast

Method:
soak the yeast in some lukewarm water with 1 tsp sugar for 5 to 10 minutes
cream butter and sugar until light and creamy. Add the egg and beat well, add in the apple sauce. add in the yeast, stir in the milk
sieve the dry ingredients separately, a mix into the wet mixture. Add the chopped bananas and mix.
cover and keep for 45 minute to an hour in a warm and dark place. (i use a switched off preheated oven for yeasted recipes if the weather is not favorable)
the mixture will become frothy after an hour.
spoon 2 tbsp into a lined muffin tin and bake in a preheated oven at 180 for 12 - 15 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

a bit bready from the inside....
but extremely soft