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title: 'Courgette and pine nut muffins'
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date: '2012-02-16'
description: 'Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall Makes 12 (to make 6 – divide by 2) Ingredients 200g plain flour 40g jumbo oats 2 tsp baking powder ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda 1-2 tsp flaky sea salt (depending on how salty your parmesan is) a few grinds of black pepper 8 large basil leaves, shredded 60g parmesan, coarse…'
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# Courgette and pine nut muffins

## Courgette and pine nut muffins

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[Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall](http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jun/05/savoury-muffin-recipes-fearnley-whittingstall)

Makes **12**
(to make 6 – divide by 2)

Ingredients

**200g plain flour
40g jumbo oats
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
1-2 tsp flaky sea salt** (depending on how salty your parmesan is)
**a few grinds of black pepper
8 large basil leaves**, shredded
**60g parmesan**, coarsely grated, plus another 20g or so to sprinkle on top
**2 eggs
250g whole milk yoghurt
4 tbsps olive or rapeseed oil
200g courgettes**, coarsely grated
**40g cup pine nuts**, toasted
**40g sultanas**

Method

1. Heat the oven to 200C/400F/gas mark 6 and line a muffin tin with 12 paper cases.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, oats, baking powder, bicarb, salt, pepper, basil and parmesan.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, yoghurt and oil, pour this over the dry ingredients and stir with a spatula until roughly combined – don’t overmix.
4. Add the courgettes, pine nuts and sultanas, and stir just until evenly distributed.
5. Spoon or scoop the batter into the muffin tin and sprinkle over the rest of the parmesan.
6. Bake for about 18 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the middle of a muffin comes out clean.

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