Baklava Muffins
Filling
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
1/3 cup sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
3 tablespoons butter, melted
Muffins
1 cup flour
7 tablespoons flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup sugar
1 large egg
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 cup buttermilk
2 tablespoons buttermilk
Topping
1/2 cup honey
Preheat oven to 400F degrees.
Mix all the filling ingredients together in a small bowl, set aside.
In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and
sugar.
Mix the egg, melted butter and buttermilk. Make a well in the dry
ingredients and add gently mix in the wet ingredients.
Fill 12 muffin cups 1/3 full, add a scant tablespoon of filling, cover with
more muffin mixture until 2/3 full. Sprinkle any remaining filling on top of
the muffins.
Bake for 15 minutes. Put the muffins onto a rack to cool and drizzle with
honey.
For ease in removing be sure to use paper liners in muffin tins.