Pistachio Jumbo Muffins

6 jumbo muffins

The Shoprite grocery store once had "Puffin Muffins" on sale every weekend. When Juliet was younger she picked-out a green pistachio muffin one week and loved it. Years later she is still enamored of them — just this past summer she chose a jumbo pistachio muffin as a treat at the beach. This recipe attempts to capture the flavor and scale of those mega muffins she loves.

Wet ingredients:

• 225 g (1 c) greek yogurt
• 240 g (1 c) buttermilk
• 3 large eggs
• 210 g (1 c) granulated sugar
• 3/4 tsp almond extract
• 65 g (1/4 c + 1 tbsp) vegetable oil
• 50 g (3 1/2 Tbsp) butter, melted and cooled
• 3 drops green food color (optional)

Dry ingredients:

• 340 g (2 3/4 c) A.P. flour
• 8 g (1.5 tsp) salt
• 12 g (rounded 1 Tbsp) baking powder
• 4 g (rounded 1/2 tsp) baking soda
• 120 g shelled pistachios, ground

Topping:

• 15 g shelled pistachions, coarse chop
• turbinado sugar