Saturday, 21 January 2012

Hot n Spicy Corn Muffins

Ive just had a little experiment with baking something healthy and interesting that my birds will like and i can eat too... I tried the kakarikis on Polenta Poridge.... but they turned there beaks up at it!!! Sooo i have this large bag of polenta which is maze meal.  what to do....? well there just happened to be a recipe on the side of the bag so i altered it a bit and had a go.  Check it out for a healthy treat for you n your birds.

Ingredients

140g Corn Meal (also called Maze Meal or Polenta)
1/2 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda OR 3 tsp baking powder
50g grated cheese
1tsp chilli powder or chopped whole chillies
1tbs Cumin seeds
1tbs Ajwain seeds
2 tbs olive oil
200ml milk
1egg..... from a hen.....not a Parrot

Makes about 12 depending on size of tins

you could use any curry type seeds or fresh herbs like corriander I just used what i found in my cupboard

Method

1. put oven on 200'C 425'F and put muffin tins in to heat up
2. chuck all dry ingredients in a bowl and mix it
3. measure milk in a jug add oil and egg and mix it
4. add liquid to bowl..... and...... mix it
5.take tins out of oven and spray with a little spray oil (or you can grease with normal oil )
6. spoon in mixture about half full
7. bake for about 20 mins turn out and cool
8. fight your parrot for the hot n spicy muffins.... 






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