Fruit + Nut Cupcakes

Name: Fruit + Nut Cupcakes (Cayk-e Yazdi)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Makes 20 cupcakes
Cuisine: Iranian
Ingredients: 1 large apple, grated; 4 eggs (at room temperature); 2 tablespoons orange blossom water*; ¼ cup (60 ml) Fresh orange juice; 1 tablespoon ground cardamom; ¼ teaspoon sea salt; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; ¼ cup (30 g) raw, ground pistachio kernels; 1½ cups (145 g) almond flour; 1½ cups (225 g) white rice flour; 1 cup (240 ml) olive oil; 1 cup (340 g) honey; Zest of 1 orange

Cayk-e Yazdi

Preparation info

Makes
20
cupcakes

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

Joon

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2015

About

These are not traditional Yazdi cupcakes, as in my Food of Life cookbook. Here, I have replaced the flour with almond flour and the yogurt with orange juice, making these light and fluffy in texture and with a lovely fruity flavor. Combining almonds, apples, and honey goes back at least several thousand years in Persian cooking.

Ingredients

1 cup (240 ml) olive oil
1 cup (340 g

Asia
Iran
Main course
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line 2 muffin pans (capable of holding 12 muffins each) with paper cups.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the oil, honey, orange zest and juice, and orange blossom water, and beat for 1 minute. Add the eggs one by one.