28 Jan Double Chocolate Rye and Buckwheat Muffins
The thing I love most about blogging is to meet people whom I never would have met otherwise. One of those people is Renée Kemps. You’re probably already familiar with her blog but if you’re not, go check out her beautiful recipes and amazing photography immediately. I’ve admired her blog for a long time and last year we finally met up in Copenhagen. Unfortunately we’ve both been so busy this autumn and haven’t had the time to see each other again until this Sunday.
Renée came to Lund and we baked together and walked around in a foggy Lund, which made me feel like I was in a Sherlock Holmes movie. We made these double chocolate rye and buckwheat muffins with freshly milled rye and buckwheat flour. Since they’re naturally sweetened and packed with whole grains I think it’s almost okay to call them healthy. Or is it just me who wants to eat dessert for breakfast?
Ingredients
- Dry ingredients
- 150 g whole grain rye flour
- 75 g buckwheat flour
- 50 g corn starch
- 1 tbsp ground flax seeds
- 6 tbsp cacao powder
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp coarse sea salt
- Wet ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup /240 ml full-fat coconut milk
- 2/3 cup / 160 ml maple syrup
- 2/3 cup / 160 ml cold-pressed olive oil
- 100 g 75% dark chocolate (of your choice), coarsely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F / 200°C. Line a muffin pan with paper liners.
- Mix together all of the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl, save half of the sea salt for topping.
- Crack the eggs in a separate bowl and beat them for about a minute. Add coconut milk, maple syrup and olive oil while constantly stirring.
- Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture. Chop the dark chocolate and add half of it to the batter. Use a spatula to carefully fold everything until combined.
- Divide the batter into the muffin tins and top with the rest of the dark chocolate. Bake for about 18 minutes. Sprinkle with sea salt and serve.
- Best enjoyed while still warm from the oven!
Notes
Adapted from this recipe
Katie
Posted at 02:03h, 29 JanuaryI need those chocolate muffins! They look absolutely perfect.
I’m looking forward to the new art/photography/architecture content on your blog — it would really be great to see you share more aspects of the work that your doing. Also, the light + composition of your photographs are so stunning. Keep up the great work 🙂
Thea Tillberg
Posted at 08:32h, 29 JanuaryThanks Katie! I’m glad you’re excited about the changes to come! 🙂
Sara
Posted at 17:30h, 29 JanuaryThose muffins look amazing. I don’t have buckwheat, though… I wonder how they would do adapted with a mix of rye and barley? Or rye and einkorn. But I’m in the mood for barley. c:
I, for one, would love to see some posts all about your art and architecture! It would be very inspirational, and since we already know your creativity for baking and photography are outstanding, I’ve no doubt your art/architecture will also be. 🙂
Thea Tillberg
Posted at 18:52h, 29 JanuaryThanks Sara! I think you could replace the buckwheat and corn starch with einkorn flour, preferably not whole grain since it might be a bit too heavy. I never bake with barley so I’m not sure how it would turn out but please feel free to give it a try! 🙂
Katrina
Posted at 22:23h, 29 JanuaryI love the rye in these muffins! Definitely saving this recipe for later!
Thea Tillberg
Posted at 10:54h, 30 JanuaryHope you’ll like it 🙂
Hannah | The Swirling Spoon
Posted at 22:51h, 29 JanuaryThese muffins look so rich and chocolatey! And Lund sounds magical at this time of year…
I’m so glad to hear you’ll be blogging more frequently and about your other interests too! Looking forward to what’s to come 🙂
Thea Tillberg
Posted at 10:55h, 30 JanuaryThanks Hannah! So do I 🙂
Josefine @ Sprouted Fig
Posted at 09:11h, 01 FebruaryGosh these look so good. It sounds wonderful meeting up with Renee. I really want to meet some of the fellow bloggers out there too 🙂
Thea Tillberg
Posted at 18:07h, 01 FebruaryThanks Josefine! And we have to meet too! 🙂
Josefine @ Sprouted Fig
Posted at 20:15h, 03 FebruaryYay, I’d love to 🙂
Abby
Posted at 18:34h, 05 FebruaryThese photos are GORGEOUS, Thea. Obsessed with them! It’s been far to long since I’ve visited you blog (that university life 🙁 ), and I can’t wait to dive into your archives. XOXO
Thea Tillberg
Posted at 21:49h, 05 FebruaryThanks Abby! 🙂
laurasmess
Posted at 14:30h, 13 MarchI love love love your video. So atmospheric. I love meeting other bloggers, it’s such a wonderful thing to be able to actually meet (and hug) after communicating on line for a period of time. Glad that you and Renee got to spend some quality time together. She makes a gorgeous hand model and I love the muffins that you created together! x
Thea Tillberg
Posted at 15:44h, 13 MarchThanks Laura! I absolutely agree, it’s great to get to meet people in real life 🙂