Ghost Muffins

Name: Ghost Muffins
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: Butter at room temperature 1 ½ cup; Sugar ½ cup; Type 00 flour 3 ¼ cups; Powdered yeast for sweets 1 tbsp; Eggs medium 3; Condensed milk 1.3 cups; Vanilla bean 1; White Chocolate drops 0.1 lb; Sugar paste 2.2 lbs; Dark chocolate chips 2 tbsp

Vegetarian

Difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Makes: 16 pezzi

PRESENTATION

Halloween is the spookiest holiday of the year: ghosts, witches, and pumpkins fill children's imaginations on this day. To recreate this ghostly atmosphere with a pinch of irony and originality, we decided to offer you these delightful ghost muffins. Don't be afraid: there's nothing sweeter and more sugary than these treats! The muffin batter, made with condensed milk to achieve the right softness, is sweetened with white chocolate chips. Discover how simple it is to create the ghostly covering and eyes for these mischievous ghosts; you'll see them appear and... 'disappear' quickly from the festive table! If you want to enrich your themed buffet, take a look at our other monstrous cupcake and muffin recipes!

INGREDIENTS

Ingredients for 16 muffins: Butter 1 ½ cup (190 g) - at room temperature; Sugar ½ cup (100 g); Type 00 flour 3 ¼ cups (400 g); Powdered yeast for sweets 1 tbsp (16 g); Eggs 3 - medium; Condensed milk 1.3 cups (300 g); Vanilla bean 1; White Chocolate drops 0.1 lb (50 g)

for decorating: Sugar paste 2.2 lbs (1 kg); Dark chocolate chips 2 tbsp (30 g)

Preparation

How to prepare Ghost Muffins

To prepare the ghost muffins, start by making the batter. In a large bowl, add the room temperature butter, cut into small cubes to work with more easily 1, and the sugar 2. Begin to mix with electric beaters at medium speed 3: you should get a creamy mixture.

Add the eggs one at a time to better incorporate them into the batter 4. Once they are well combined, gradually pour in the condensed milk while continuing to beat 5. Take the vanilla bean, scrape out the seeds after cutting it open, and add them to the mixture 6.

At this point, in a separate bowl, sift the baking powder and flour together 7, then add them to the mixture one tablespoon at a time to avoid lumps 8 while continuing to beat 9.

Finally, add the white chocolate chips 10 and mix well using a spoon. Transfer the batter to a disposable piping bag with a wide tip. Take a muffin tray and place paper liners in it. Then fill them up to about 0.4 inches from the top 11: you will need about 2.5 oz for each. After filling all the liners, bake in a preheated static oven at 350°F for about 25 minutes (if using a convection oven, 320°F for about 15 minutes) 12.

Once the baking time is up, take the tray out of the oven and let the muffins rest 13. While the muffins cool to room temperature, focus on the decoration: take the fondant and roll it out to a thickness of 1/16-1/8 inch using a rolling pin, dusting the surface with powdered sugar if necessary 14. Then take a 4.3-inch diameter cookie cutter and cut out a disc 15. Repeat the process for the remaining fondant.

Take each disc and place it over a bottle or object with an opening or top about 0.8 inches wide 16: lay the disc so that it forms the ghost's cloak and press lightly with your fingertips to make it adhere well 17. Let it rest this way for about 2-3 minutes to take the correct shape. Once it has taken shape, gently place the cloak over the muffin to give it the form of a ghost 18. Repeat the process for all the muffins.

Now take a knife and cut the fondant to make the eyes and mouth of the little ghost 18: fill the eyes with chocolate chips 20. Create all your ghost muffins this way, and they will be ready to decorate your kids' Halloween party tables 21!

Storage

Ghost muffins can be stored for about 1-2 days under a glass dome.

They can also be frozen once baked (if you used only fresh and not defrosted ingredients), but without the fondant decoration.

Advice

If you prefer, you can flavor the muffin batter with the zest of an untreated orange or lemon instead of vanilla. To make them even more delicious, add dark chocolate chips to the batter: your little ones won't be able to resist!

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