Mini Blueberry Muffins
2 cup flour
3 tsp baking powder
1 cup sugar
1 cup frozen blueberries
⅔ cup milk
½ cup oil
2 eggs
Sift flour & baking powder into a bowl.
Stir in sugar, then blueberries.
Whisk milk, oil & egg in a jug, add to dry ingredients.
Don’t over mix.
Pour into greased mini muffin tins.
Bake at 200'C for 12-15 mins.
Banana & Choc Muffins
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
½ cup sugar
½ cup choc chips Measure flour, baking powder, sugar,
½ tsp salt choc chips & salt in bowl. Combine.
100g butter Melt butter in another container,
1 large egg Add egg, milk & vanilla. Mix well.
1 cup milk Mash bananas, add to liquids.
1 tsp vanilla essence Tip in liquids into the flour mix.
23 bananas Combine, but don’t over mix.
Spoon into greased muffin tins.
Bake at 220'C for 10-15 mins.
Crunchy Lemon Muffins
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
¾ cup sugar
75g butter
1 cup milk
1 egg
Rind of 2 small lemons
¼ cup lemon juice
¼ cup sugar
Measure the flour, baking powder & 1st measure of sugar into a bowl, mix.
Melt butter, add milk, egg, & lemon rind. Beat well.
Pour the liquids into the dry ingredients.
Mix until the ingredients have been lightly dampened but not thoroughly combined. Spoon the mix into 12 wellgreased, medium muffin tins. Bake at 200°C for 10 mins.
Topping; Stir lemon juice & 2nd measure of sugar without dissolving it.
Drizzle syrup over the hot muffins as soon as they come out of the oven.
Remove from tins after several mins or muffins may stick.
Serve with cream.
Savoury muffins
2½ cup white flour
2½ tsp baking powder
2 cup grated tasty cheese or cheddar cheese
2 eggs
½ cup oil
1½ milk
2 cup vegetables, i.e. frozen peas, corn, spring onions, etc.
5-7 rashers cooked, thinly chopped bacon
Pepper to season
Preheat oven to 200°C. Spray muffin tins generously with oil.
Beat the eggs, oil and milk together in a small bowl. In another bowl, mix the flour, baking powder and ½ (1 cup) of the grated cheese.
Combine bacon and vegetables into flour mix, then add eggy mixture.
Spoon the muffin mixture into prepared muffin tray, season with pepper and then sprinkle with remaining cup of cheese.
Bake for 19 minutes then change to fanbake or until golden.
Leave to cool in the tin for 5-10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Enjoy!
Note: For my 2 cups of vegetables, I use approximately 1 ¾ cup frozen peas and corn, ¼ cup spring onion.
Cheese scones
2 cups flour
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp sugar
½ tsp salt
50g soft butter
1 ½ cups grated cheese
1 cup milk
Soft flour, baking powder & salt into a large bowl.
Rub in butter until the mix resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in the cheese.
Make a well in the center, add milk.
Mix quickly with a knife to form a soft dough. Be careful not to over mix,
Tip dough onto a lightly floured bench, shape into a ball & flatten into a disc.
Divide into 12 triangles (like a pizza) Sprinkle with lots of extra cheese.
Bake at 220'C for 12 mins, then fanbake another 5 mins.
Cut through again, spread slightly apart & cook for a further 2 mins on fanbake.
Pinwheel Scones
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
30g butter (chopped finely)
¾ cup milk
Mix flour, salt & butter in a large bowl until it looks like breadcrumbs.
Knead in milk, add more if needed. Roll out dough to approx. ½ cm thick.
Spread filling on top, roll into a log and slice into 1 cm slices.
Bake at 200'C for 10-12 minutes.
Lemonade Scones
4 cup flour
4 tsp baking powder
300ml cream
¼ cup sugar
1 (335ml) can lemonade
½ tsp salt
1 cup dates (optional)
Mix all ingredients to a smooth dough. Tip onto a wellfloured bench & cut into squares .Place scones on a lined oven tray just touching each other. Bake at 220C for15 20 mins. Check they are cooked through & cool on a wire cake rack, covered with a clean tea towel. (this keeps them lovely & soft)
Cut in half, spread with cream & jam or honey.
Bircher muesli
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup yogurt
1 cup milk
2 Tbsp honey
1 apple grated
Place all the ingredients in a bowl and stand in a covered bowl over night.
In the morning the oats will be soft, sweet and fruity.
Eat it with toasted nuts or fresh sliced fruit.
