Hi, I’m Francis,
the host of this show "Cooking with Dog."
First, let’s prepare the kabocha squash also known as Japanese pumpkin.
Place the kabocha into a steamer
and turn on the burner.
Cover
and steam until it softens.
Remove
and place the kabocha onto a plate.
When it is still hot, mash the kabocha using a fork.
Next, combine the baking powder and cake flour or all purpose flour
and lightly stir.
With a fine mesh strainer, sieve the power 2 to 3 times
to help the muffins to have a fluffy texture.
Now, let’s make the batter.
Using a balloon whisk, whip the butter in a bowl until it becomes creamy.
Then, add a pinch of salt
and half of the sugar
and combine.
Add the rest of the sugar again
and continue whipping until the grainy texture turns smooth.
Now, gradually add the beaten egg in 4 to 5 steps.
When the egg has completely absorbed, begin adding the next portion.
Allow the butter, egg and milk to reach room temperature before using.
This will keep the batter from separating.
Add the mashed kabocha
and the roasted walnuts.
Roughly combine the mixture.
Add one third of the cake flour.
Roughly fold the mixture, but be careful not to overmix the batter.
Then, add half of the milk
and fold again.
Add another third of the flour
and roughly mix the batter.
Add the rest of the milk
and combine.
Finally, add the rest of the flour
and mix until all the powder is combined.
Combine the batter using minimal folding actions to avoid overmixing.
Now, place the batter into 6 muffin cups.
Make sure that each cup has an equal amount of the batter.
Preheat a conventional oven to 200 °C (390 °F)
and place the muffin pan into the oven.
Bake the muffin at 190 °C (370 °F) for about 20 minutes.
Now, pierce one of the muffins with a bamboo stick.
If the stick is dry and clean, they are ready.
Remove
and place the muffins onto a cooling rack and let them sit to cool.
You can adjust this recipe to suit many tastes by adding different ingredients.
You can mix in banana, chocolate chips or dried fruit,
and also top with almond slices or frosting.
Make sure to gradually combine the ingredients to keep the batter from separating.
Good luck in the kitchen.
If you enjoy decorating the muffins or cupcakes,
please visit this wonderful channel called Cupcake Addiction!
This channel publishes 3 videos every week
and explains the art of decoration in English, Spanish and Japanese.
Thank you for watching until the end!