Source: era-online.org

Presentation

Appetizer consisting of low-protein muffins of French origin prepared with rillettes du Mans, eggs. flour, yeast, semi-skimmed milk, bell pepper, mushrooms and garlic

Ingredients
Makes 12 muffins

• 200 g Rillettes du Mans (about 7 oz / ¾ cup)
• 3 eggs
• 180 g all-purpose flour (about 6.3 oz / 1½ cups)
• 1 packet baking powder (about 16 g / 1 tablespoon)
• 100 ml reduced-fat milk (about ⅓–½ cup / 3.4 fl oz)
• 100 g bell pepper (about 3.5 oz / ¾ cup chopped)
• 85 g mushrooms (about 3 oz / 1 cup sliced)
• ½ garlic clove

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C (Thermostat 6-7).

If the muffin tins are new, butter them with sweet butter.

Heat the rillettes in a saucepan over medium heat.

Peel the garlic, cut into fine pieces and then add to the saucepan with the rillettes.

Wash and cut the mushrooms into brunoise.

Do the same with the bell pepper and then add to the saucepan.

In a bowl, mix the flour and baking powder, then add the eggs.

Finally, add the milk and mix well until smooth.

Add the contents of the saucepan to the previously prepared mixture.

Fill the muffin tins up to 3/4 of their height.

Bake for 20 minutes.

To be consumed warm.

Allergens

Garlic: very rare cases of garlic reactivity reported

Flour: contains gluten from cereals included in EU Regulation 1169/2011

Mushrooms: cases of intolerance described

Milk: included among the allergens in EU Regulation 1169/2011

Peppers: possible individual intolerance or cross-reactivity in case of allergy to grasses

Egg: included among the allergens in EU Regulation 1169/2011

Notes

Rillettes du Mans: French delicatessen specialities

To be prepared and handled under strict hygienic conditions.

The ingredients of the dish bring the following benefits:

Garlic: has immune-stimulating properties, promotes liver function and the elimination of waste metabolites. It also has hypocholesterolemic, lipid-lowering, antiplatelet, hypotensive and hypoglycemic properties that promote cardiac function.

Wholemeal flours: providing zinc, an element favorable to the proper functioning of the immune system; also suitable for nephropathic patients

Partially or totally skimmed milk: favorable to the proper functioning of the cardiovascular system

Bell pepper: rich in vitamin C and carotenoids, antioxidant par excellence that fight free radicals and support the immune system, and mineral salts; also suitable for nephropathics, vitamins and antioxidants that act to protect the cardiovascular system. Useful for the functioning of the liver for the supply of vitamins, mineral salts and antioxidants

Eggs: source of Vitamin E that protects the immune system from harmful fatty acids

Safety / Intended use

Also recommended in case of:

• Anorexia and weight loss
• Nausea and vomiting
• Constipation

To be administered with caution in case of:

• Mucositis (Inflammation and lesions of the oral cavity)
• Xerostomia (dry mouth)