Posted on Friday, January 26, 2018 in
Snack Recipes
Portuguese Pineapple & Cinnamon Cupcakes
These Portuguese pineapple and cinnamon cupcakes (queques de ananás e canela) are delicious, quick to make and a great snack.
| Preparation time | 15 min |
| Cooking Time | 25 min |
| Ready In | 40 min |
| Level of Difficulty | Easy |
| Servings | 10 |
Ingredients
2 and 1/3 cups of flour1 and 1/4 cups of sugar1/2 cup of corn starch1/2 cup of butter4 slices of pineapple3/4 cup of pineapple juice3 eggs2 teaspoons of baking powder1 teaspoon of ground cinnamonMargarine for greasingFlour for sprinklingPowdered sugar for sprinklingCinnamon powder for sprinkling
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Preparation
- Grease cupcake cups with margarine and sprinkle with flour, place on a tray and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 180ºC or 350ºF.
- In a bowl, beat the sugar with the butter and the egg yolks until it is creamy.
- Add the pineapple juice, then the flour with the corn starch, baking powder and cinnamon and beat until smooth.
- Add the three slices of pineapple cut into small pieces and mix well.
- Whisk the egg whites until firm and incorporate them gently into the mixture.
- Distribute the dough in the cups and bake for 15 minutes.
- Cut the remaining slice of pineapple into small pieces, open the oven, add these pieces of pineapple in the center of the muffins and bake for another 10 minutes.
- Remove the muffins from the oven, allow them to cool slightly, unmold them, allow them to cool completely and serve sprinkled with a little powdered sugar and cinnamon.
Recipe & Photo Credit: temperosdaiza.blogspot.pt *
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