Carrot Muffins/ Muffin Lobak Merah

This is one of the recipes I've bookmarked quite some time ago from Patrcia Scarpin's blog Technicolor Kitchen. First of all the recipe is from the fabulous Donna Hay; and second of all, it calls for a cup of yogurt. I am all for recipes with yogurt or buttermilk because they are healthy and the end result would definitely be decadently moist. I knew from the start that these muffins would be so moist - and they were indeed. Take note that the muffins are on the less sweet side, so I added some raisins for extra natural sweetness. You could add some apples too if you like, or maybe increase the sugar...but that would not be a healthier option right?

   
Carrot Muffins
Source: Technicolor Kitchen

Ingredients:
2 cups (280g) all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
¾ cup + 1 tablespoon (162g) caster sugar *I used 100g caster sugar and 70g light brown sugar
pinch of salt
1 cup (260g) plain yogurt
2 eggs
½ cup (120ml) vegetable oil
finely grated zest of 1 large lemon
1 ½ cups (135g) grated carrot
1/4 cup raisins *I added
icing sugar, to serve

Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F; line twelve ½-cup (120ml) capacity muffin pans with paper cases.
2. Sift flour and baking powder into a large bowl. Add the sugar and salt and stir to combine. Set aside.
3. Place the yogurt, eggs, oil and lemon zest in a bowl and whisk until smooth. Add the yogurt mixture, grated carrot and raisins to the flour mixture and whisk just until combined – use a fork to mix and do not overmix; the batter is supposed to be lumpy.
4. Spoon the batter into the prepared cases and bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden and cooked when tested with a skewer. *I baked for 20 mins
5. Sprinkle with icing sugar to serve.
 
Makes 12

Muffin Lobak Merah
Sumber: Technicolor Kitchen

Bahan-bahan:
2 cawan (280g) tepung gandum
2 sudu kecil baking powder
¾ cawan + 1 sudu besar (162g) gula kaster *saya guna 100g gula kaster dan 70g gula perang
secubit garam
1 cawan (260g) yogurt
2 biji telur
½ cawan (120ml) minyak sayuran
parutan kulit sebiji lemon
1 ½ cawan (135g) parutan lobak merah
1/4 cawan kismis *saya tambah
gula aising, untuk tabur atas muffin

Cara-cara:
1. Panaskan oven pada suhu 180°C/350°F; Alas loyang muffin dengan kertas cupcake.
2. Ayak bersama tepung gandum dan baking powder ke dalam satu mangkuk besar. Masukkan gula dan garam. Kacau rata dengan whisk. Ketepikan.
3. Dalam bekas yang lain, satukan yogurt, telur, minyak sayuran dan parutan kulit lemon dan kacau sebati dengan whisk. Tuang adunan yogurt tadi, parutan lobak merah dan kismis ke dalam campuran tepung. Gaul rata dengan whisk; jangan terlebih kacau.
4. Tuang adunan ke dalam loyang muffin tadi dan bakar selama 20-25 minit  atau sehingga masak. *saya bakar 20 minit
5. Tabur dengan gula aising jika suka.