Appricot Muffins
Ingredients: 1 to 3/4 cups - self raising flour
1 cup - ap and 3/4 cup - wheat flour for a healthier version
3/4 cup - fresh apricots, diced or use one 8.5-ounce can - sweetened apricot chunks, drained
1 - egg
substitute 1/4 cup - vanilla or plain yogurt for an eggless version
1 cup - castor sugar
1/2 tsp - salt
1 to 1/2 tsp - ground ginger
4 tbsp - dried cranberries or craisins
3/4 cup - milk
1/3 cup - melted butter
1 tsp - baking powder
Method
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and prepare muffins pans by greasing with non-stick spray.
- In a large bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and ginger.
- Combine egg, milk, melted butter and chopped apricots in another bowl.
- Beat a little to combine everything together.
- Now add this to the dry mixture just until combined.
- Do not over-beat. Fold in the cranberries and stir.
- Spoon the mixture into the moulds and bake for 20 minutes, until the tops rise and become golden.
- Let the muffins cool in the rack for 10 mins. Then gently remove then from the moulds and transfer to a wire rack to further cool for another 5-7 mins.
- Serve the deliciously soft muffins with a cup of tea.
Makes: 12 muffins
Posted by Vipul