This was my first time playing around with jackfruits in cooking. When I came across this Khmer recipe, I thought I'd never find jackfruit locally but salivated at the thought of eventually trying it. As it happened I then ran across canned jackfruit at the local Filipino market, so, here we are!
1. First I preheated the oven to 325F and greased a muffin pan.
2. Next I combined the following ingredients to make a batter: 2 egg whites, 1/2 cup palm sugar (or brown sugar), 1/2 cup coconut milk, 1 cup white flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/4 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp vanilla. Mix until a smooth batter is achieved. Finally, spoon in 3/4 cup cubed jackfruit pulp by hand so that they remain as cubes.
3. Bake until a toothpick can be removed cleanly, which should be around 15-20 mins. Allow to cool slightly before removing from the muffin pan.
Before I bit into my jackfruit muffins, I was wondering whether jackfruit would be cooling or heaty. The sensation I felt on my tongue felt exactly the same as when eating durian... definitely heaty!
P.S. As you can see from the photo, I also added some toasted coconut to the top of the batter before baking. This added a little extra texture. Next time I will try adding some macadamias or other nuts to the batter, too.
Comments
Heaty! Ha ha ha ha. That's the best terminology ever, whenever I see a nice looking guy from now on I'm going to say "Mmmm, he's heaty."
I tried jackfruit fresh once in a fruit salad, and also dried'n'fried in this weird thing of 'Crisps'. It had sweet potato, mango, jack fruit and bannana in it- but they were all salted!
Glad to be reading you again- Always a visual and textual feast!
-Grant
Posted by: Grant | May 17, 2006 04:23 AM
Are Jackfruit and Durian the same thing, or are they related? I can look at them side-by-side at my local Asian market, fresh. One looks larger than the other, but I can't tell if they are just larger/smaller versions of the same fruit.
The Durian display, though, does come with a warning for the smell.
Posted by: Rose | May 17, 2006 05:55 AM
i kind of remember my mum saying it is heaty! but still seem very interesting!
Posted by: rokh | May 18, 2006 04:25 AM
Grant: And it's always nice when heaty guys leave comments. Thanks for coming back!
Rose: They're different but I'm assuming they're related, as the taste is similar. I'll have to look into that. Plus they can both kill you, should you be standing underneath one when it turns ripe.
Rokh: Thanks, I suspected that but wasn't sure!
Posted by: Evil Jonny | May 18, 2006 07:02 AM
I've never thought of baking with fresh jackfruit. Did the muffins have a distinct jackfuity flavor, beyond 'heaty"?
Any chance of getting your hands on some fresh *young* jackfruit? It makes a wonderful curry, and in Vietnam it shows up (boiled) in a salad dressed with fish sauce and sprinkled with loads of sesame seeds. The taste reminds me a bit of artichoke hearts.
Posted by: Robyn | May 22, 2006 01:03 AM
jackfruit and durian are totally different in taste. their 'meat' are also different. the similarities are, both have a strong smell and damn heaty. and both fruits are my favorite! ;)
by the way, durian really can kill you. but i dont know if jackfruit can, as the skin is softer than durian. hehe
Posted by: lestat | January 13, 2007 08:21 AM