Created by Estelle Schmidt, National "Best SPAM Recipe" Competition 2000 Grand Prize Winner.
Ingredients:
For cupcakes:
* 2 (12-ounce) cans of SPAM
* 3 eggs, slightly beaten
* 2/3 cup quick cooking oatmeal
* 3/4 cup milk
For glaze:
* 1/3 cup brown sugar
* 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
* 2 tablespoons white vinegar
* 1 tablespoon water
For topping:
* 4 cups prepared instant mashed potatoes
* Fresh chives or parsley (optional)
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 F.
1. Prepare cupcakes: grate SPAM into a large bowl.
2. Add eggs, oatmeal and milk; mix well.
3. Lightly spray a regular size muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray.
4. Fill each muffin tin two-thirds full with SPAM mixture.
5. Prepare glaze: combine all glaze ingredients in a small bowl.
6. Heat 20-30 seconds in microwave until sugar is melted.
7. Lightly spoon glaze mixture over SPAM.
8. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until mixture is set.
9. Meanwhile, for topping: prepare 4 cups of instant mashed potatoes.
10. Remove cupcakes from oven and top each serving with instant potatoes.
11. Heat broiler.Return muffin tin to oven. Broil 1-2 minutes or until potatoes are lightly browned.
12. If desired, garnish with fresh chives or parsley.
Makes 12 servings.
For cupcakes:
* 2 (12-ounce) cans of SPAM
* 3 eggs, slightly beaten
* 2/3 cup quick cooking oatmeal
* 3/4 cup milk
For glaze:
* 1/3 cup brown sugar
* 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
* 2 tablespoons white vinegar
* 1 tablespoon water
For topping:
* 4 cups prepared instant mashed potatoes
* Fresh chives or parsley (optional)
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 F.
1. Prepare cupcakes: grate SPAM into a large bowl.
2. Add eggs, oatmeal and milk; mix well.
3. Lightly spray a regular size muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray.
4. Fill each muffin tin two-thirds full with SPAM mixture.
5. Prepare glaze: combine all glaze ingredients in a small bowl.
6. Heat 20-30 seconds in microwave until sugar is melted.
7. Lightly spoon glaze mixture over SPAM.
8. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until mixture is set.
9. Meanwhile, for topping: prepare 4 cups of instant mashed potatoes.
10. Remove cupcakes from oven and top each serving with instant potatoes.
11. Heat broiler.Return muffin tin to oven. Broil 1-2 minutes or until potatoes are lightly browned.
12. If desired, garnish with fresh chives or parsley.
Makes 12 servings.
2 comments:
There's nothing like celebrating release from SPAM prison, than with a good SPAM cupcake!
I lived in Minnesota for about 10 years. Having not been born and raised there, I wasn't intimately familiar with some of the local fare such as Spam (outside of its use in the Army). I heard about this recipe for the cupcakes when State Fair time came around. On a very boring, snowy Sunday, curiosity got to me, so I decided to make them. Never had Spam before, probably won't ever again. BUT... they were really not bad. Kind of like little glazed hamloaves with a side of mashed potatoes. I brought them to work the next day and they were gone in minutes (but of course, I worked with Minnesotans who were probably raised on Spam, so they didn't instinctively thumb their nose at it). So if you are at all curious, pull your shades down so no one can see what you are doing, and make a batch. I guarantee you, they'll be better than you expected them to be.
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