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Saffron and rosewater are a delightful combination in these Persian love muffins. They're soft, delicious, and have a truly unique flavor.
We've got rave reviews on our Persian love cake and today I have Persian love muffins for you! These are perfect for celebrating Valentine's Day with your loved ones. They're easy to make and the flavors are so amazing!
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Special muffins for a special day
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What makes this recipe work
The main ingredients, including rosewater, cardamom, and saffron, make these Persian love muffins absolutely irresistible. The addition of chopped pistachios add a nice flavor and crunch. With a cup of freshly brewed tea, these muffins would be the perfect start to your day.
In addition to offering such nice flavors, these muffins are so easy and simple to make. It takes about 30 minutes to make them and you'll end up with fluffy and tasty muffins that are just sweet enough.
Ingredients
- Eggs - Make sure to use large eggs and have them at room temperature
- Sugar - Regular granulated sugar works best for this recipe.
- Oil - It's best to use neutral flavored oil such as vegetables or canola.
- Milk - You can use whole milk or 2% milk.
- Bloomed saffron - Saffron adds such nice color, flavor and aroma to these muffins. Follow my tutorial on how to bloom saffron in order to make the most out of your saffron.
- Rose water - A tablespoon rose water is enough for this recipe.
- Cardamom - Ground cardamom pairs very well with saffron and rose water.
- Flour - Regular all purpose flour is best for this recipe.
- Baking powder and salt - It's important to make sure that your baking powder hasn't expired.
- Pistachios - This is optional, but adds a nice flavor to the muffins.
I shopped at Safeway, but you can also find these products at the Albertsons Companies family of stores, including Albertsons, Safeway, ACME Markets, Jewel-Osco, Vons, Randalls, Shaw’s Supermarket, Star Market, Tom Thumb and Vons.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line a muffin pan with liners.
- In a large bowl mix the eggs with sugar until light and fluffy, which should take about 5 minutes.
- Add in the oil and milk and mix for one minute.
- Add in the bloomed saffron, rose water and cardamom. Mix to combine.
- In another bowl whisk the flour, baking powder and salt. Add it to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Divide the batter between muffins liners and bake for 18-20 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
Persian love muffins keep well for 2 days if kept in an airtight container at room temperature.
Insert a toothpick into the muffin and if it comes out with little to no crumbs.
You can use a hand mixer or a stand mixer to make this recipe. It's also possible to use a whisk, however, you're going to need some elbow grease to get the eggs and sugar all light and fluffy!
Step-by-Step Recipe
Persian Love Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup whole milk or 2%
- 2 tbsp bloomed saffron
- 1 tbsp rose water
- ½ tsp ground cardamom
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a muffin pan with liners.
- In a large bowl mix the eggs and sugar until fluffy and light, about 5 minutes.
- Add in the oil and milk. Mix for one minute.
- Add in the bloomed saffron, rose water and cardamom. Mix to combine.
- In another bowl whisk the flour, baking powder and salt.
- Add the dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix to combine. Be careful not to over mix.
- Stir in the pistachios.
- Divide the batter between the muffin liners. Bake in the oven for 18 to 20 minutes.
