Eaton’s Wheat Germ Muffins Healthy Copycat Recipe

I have refined this recipe to match the taste and texture of Eaton’s wheat germ muffins served in Montreal. As it has been years since I last tasted the originals, these more than satisfy my cravings.

These muffins are not only delicious, but they bring back memories of eating at one of Eaton’s restaurants, especially the location on the 9th floor in downtown Montreal.

I have replaced regular flour with oat flour to address my health concerns. You can use pastry, cake, or whole wheat flour interchangeably and make other adjustments to suit you. I sometimes add golden raisins; I recall that Eaton’s did not always include raisins.

If I recall correctly, my original recipe had corn oil instead of butter. Still, I prefer adding butter to the batter, which reduces or eliminates (rarely) slathering butter. I am not judging.

Eaton’s Wheat Germ Muffins

This is a copycat version that I find tastes as close as possible to the original served at Eaton's Montreal 9th Floor Restaurant

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Course accompaniment, muffin, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine English Canadian

Equipment

• 1 Muffin Tray liners optional

Ingredients

 

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• 1 ¹/₄ cups oat flour All-purpose can be used
• ³/₄  cup wheat germ
• ¹/₄ cup packed light brown sugar Raw sugar may be substituted
• ¹/₄ cup honey
• 3 tsp baking powder
• ¹/₂ tsp salt
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup milk I have used both whole and 1% without any noticeable difference. I used buttermilk in the video.
• ¹/₄ cup melted unsalted cooled butter

Instructions

 

•  Preheat your oven to 400F (205C)
•  In a large bowl, sift your oat flour and then add the wheat germ, brown sugar and baking powder
• In a small bowl, beat your egg and then add the honey and melted butter; mix well until fully combined, add the milk
• Pour the wet ingredients into the dry by making a well in the centre. Mix until there are no streaks of oil and dry ingredients are fully integrated
• Spoon into your muffin tray. (If not using liners, spray first with cooking spray)
• Bake in your preheated oven for 25 minutes, but start checking for doneness at 15 minutes. They should be golden brown.
• Remove the muffins after cooling for 10 minutes in the pan and transfer to a wire rack

Video

Keyword Eaton’s 9th Floor, eaton’s EATON, healthy, le 9ieme, muffin, wheat germ

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