Berry Muffins/Cupcakes August 10, 2009

(I divide the batch in half and do half raspberry and half blueberry.)

Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter (approx) – room temperature
1/2 to 3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
2 cups SR flour
handful of berries

Method:
Cream butter & sugar, add 1 egg, beat well then add the other egg, mix in half the milk and flour, beat well then add remaining milk & flour. Beat until pale and creamy.  Add the berries and stir to mix them in.  Spoon into muffin tins.   Bake in a preheated 180C oven for 10 – 15 mins until golden on top.  Best eaten while still warm

Carrot Muffins May 24, 2009

These are yummy, and the crumble topping makes them look a bit fancier than your average muffin!

ok, yes, I know these aren’t really muffins in the pic, but I cleaned out the cupboards and rediscovered my mini loaf pans, and just had to make some.. there are proper muffins in the pic below.

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Ingredients:
1½ c SR flour
1 c wholemeal SR flour
2 tsp mixed spice
¾ c raw sugar
¾ c sultanas (or ½ c sultanas and ¼c walnuts)
1½ c grated carrot
1 tb golden syrup
2 tb vegetable oil
1¼ c milk
1 egg, lightly beaten

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Topping:(optional)
2 tb plain flour
¼ tsp mixed spice
1 tb butter
1 tb raw sugar
1 tb rolled oats
1 tb desiccated coconut

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Method:
1). Mix the flours and spice in a large bowl. Add the sultanas, carrot and sugar, mixing well.
2). Mix the milk, golden syrup, oil and egg together, then mix this through the carrot mixture
3). fold this together gently, not mixing it too much (overmixing can make muffins tough)
4). Spoon the mixture into muffin tins.
5). If adding the topping, mix all the ingredients together, rubbing in the butter until you have a crumbly mixture. Sprinkle this over the tops of the muffins.
6). Bake in a 180°C preheated oven for 20 mins, until muffins are browning and a skewer comes out clean.

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Muffin recipe from here:
http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/nutrition/recipes/survival_I/treats2/carrot_muffins
topping recipe from here – http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/b/new-idea/747/apple-and-carrot-muffins/

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This mixture was enough to make 12 cupcake sized muffins plus some mini loaves.

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Other carrot muffin recipes that look nice:
http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/b/new-idea/747/apple-and-carrot-muffins/
http://www.freshforkids.com.au/recipes/pdf/FFKcarrotzuccmuffins.pdf

Strawberry Yoghurt & Banana Muffins March 23, 2009

Ingredients:
1 cup wholemeal SR flour
1 1/2 cups white SR flour
2 tb Fructose
1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cup strawberry yoghurt
1/4 cup rolled oats
1 egg
2 ripe bananas

Method:
Mash bananas, mix all the ingredients together, and pour into muffin pans (This makes about 24 muffins). Bake at 180 for about 20 mins.

(Adapted from the recipe here – Banana Muffins recipe – Best Recipes)

Savoury zucchini muffins February 22, 2009

Ingredients:
150g bacon or ham (chopped)
1 small onion (chopped)
1 cup of self-raising flour
1/2 cup oil
4 eggs
1 teaspoon mustard (optional)
1/2 teaspoon paprika (optional)
2 cups grated zucchini
1 cup grated cheese

Method:
1). Lightly fry the bacon and onion.
2). In a large bowl, combine the flour, oil, eggs, mustard and paprika. Mix well.
3). Add the cheese, zuccini and (cooled) fried mixture. Stirring well to combine.
4). Pour mixture into muffin tins, and place in a preheated 200C oven until golden brown and cooked through. 15 mins for mini muffins or 20-25 mins for larger muffins.

From http://alteredcutlery.blogspot.com/2007/11/muffins.html

Savoury Zucchini Mini Muffins February 22, 2009

Ingredients:
2 cups self-raising flour
1 tsp mustard powder
2 tb chopped chives
1 cup grated cheese
¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
1 medium zucchini, grated
1 cup Stock
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 tb olive oil

Method:
1). Mix flour, mustard, chives, cheese and zucchini together.
2). In a separate bowl, add the stock, eggs and oil, mix well.
3). Pour the wet mixture over the dry mixture, and stir gently to combine
4). pour into greased muffin trays and bake in a preheated 200°C oven for 20 mins, or until they are golden brown.

From http://www.girl.com.au/savoury-zucchini-mini-muffins.htm

Earl Grey Tea Muffins January 8, 2009

Ingredients:
2 cups plain flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
4 Tbs. sugar
Pinch of salt
2 large eggs
3 Tbs vegetable oil
1 1/3 cups buttermilk (or 1 1/3 regular milk + 1 Tbs. vinegar)
1 tsp. or 1 teabag fine Earl Grey tea leaves.

 
Method:
1). Grease muffin tins and preheat oven to 180°C
2). Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl
3). In a separate bowl, combine the wet ingredients and beat well.
4). Gently combine the wet and dry ingredients, making sure not to over mix.
5). Divide the mixture between the muffin tins (this mixture will rise a lot), and bake for approx 20-30 mins, until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean
6) Turn onto a cake rack to cool

 
From http://justbento.com

Savoury Muffins January 4, 2009

Ingredients:
1 cup sr flour
1 cup grated cheese
1 cup of milk
Plus whatever vegies you like.

Method:
Finely chop all ingredients and mix together. Spoon into muffin tins and bake at 180C for around 10-15 minutes until golden brown and set.

Mini Savoury Muffins January 4, 2009

Ingredients:
2 cups SR flour
1/2 cup chopped ham
1/2 cup grated cheese
1/4 cup finely chopped mushrooms
1 small finely chopped red capsicum
1 tablespooon finely chopped fresh parsley
125g butter, melted
1 cup (250ml) milk
1 egg, lightly beaten

 
1). You will need 3 x 12 hole muffin tray, or use silicone cupcake/muffin pans (you can bake it in batches). Grease these. Preheat oven to 180C
2). In a large bowl, mix together all the ingredients. Do not beat too much.
3). Spoon into the muffin tray, and cook for 15 minutes or until browned and set. Turn onto a wire rack to cool.

 
From woman’s weekly babies and toddlers good food cookbook

Strawberry Choc Chip Cupcakes/Muffins January 4, 2009

Use a plain cupcake/muffin recipe or a packet cake mix)…

Instead of adding milk to the recipe, take a tin of strawberries, drain off the syrup, mash/puree the strawberries and this puree to the cake mix in the amount you were supposed to for the milk (so if it calls for 1cup milk, use 1cup of the puree… a little more puree is fine, as it will make the cakes more moist) with about 2 tb powdered milk. Which gives it a nice pink colour. Adding coconut would also go nicely. Mix through a handful of choc chips through the whole cakemix…Cook as per cupcake instructions

Ham & Zucchini Muffins November 18, 2008

Ingredients:
2c wholemeal SR flour
100g ham, finely chopped
2 eggs, lightly beaten
90g margarine
2 small zucchini, grated
1 cup cooked rice
¾ c grated cheese
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon mustard

 
Method:
Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl. Spoon into lightly greased muffin tins. Cook at 180°C for 25 minutes or until the muffins are browned. Cool on wire rack.