Rhubarb Crumble Muffins

Another bake inspired by an ingredient in my Able & Cole organic fruit and veg delivery. I wondered if there was anything other than a crumble that could be made with rhubarb and then I found this muffin recipe on the BBC Good Food website. Which is, as you can probably guess, a muffin with a crunchy, crumbly topping.

Modifications:

• Added more rhubarb - the general consensus from the reviews on this recipe was there there wasn't enough rhubarb in the muffins. Once trimmed and cubed I had 225g, slightly more than the suggested 175g anyway, so just used all I had.
• I didn't have any buttermilk so I used a mix of 50ml creme fraiche and milk to make up to 125ml
• I didn't have plain oats, I only had "Oat So Simple" with golden syrup...I used these instead.
• I didn't have muscovado sugar, just soft brown sugar.

Verdict:

These are great! They taste wholesome and the tangy rhubarb is a welcome burst of flavour.

My modifications didn't have any adverse effects...and I'd agree with the reviews...there was only just enough fruit with the extra 50g of rhubarb I added.

Kids were not overly impressed with these cakes (preferring my home made banana muffins) but they somehow managed to force a few down :-|

Encore?

For sure! I'll eat them all if the kids don't like them :-)