Raspberry and White Chocoloate Muffins

Ingredients:

Basic muffin recipe
2 ripe bananas
1 egg
100 g muscavado sugar
300 g wholemeal flour
75 g butter
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 1/2 tsp of baking powder
275 ml Buttermilk
1 tsp demarara sugar.

Additional ingredients:


200 g raspberries
100 g white chocolate, broken into small chunks.

Method:

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C, and line a muffin tin with cases. I followed the same method/recipe from a previous post, 'blueberry muffins' so follow that recipe up to the point where you add the blueberries and instead add the raspberries and white chocolate. Cook for 20-25 minutes.

Verdict:

I used some baking cases which SEMI EXPAT had given me all the way from Australia. They taste perfect.

Blueberry Muffins

Ingredients:

Makes 12

2 Ripe bananas
250 grams blueberries
300 grams wholemeal self raising flour
100g light muscovado sugar
284ml carton buttermilk
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
75 grams butter
1 egg
1 tsp demerara sugar
1 tsp porridge oats

Method:

Preheat the oven to 180°C/Gas 4 and line a muffin tin with cases. Firstly peel the bananas and mash in a bowl, using a fork.

Mix the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, salt and brown sugar together in a large mixing bowl.

Make a well in the centre and add the buttermilk, egg, butter and bananas.

Quickly fold the ingredients together until just incorporated, taking care not to over mix. Tip in the blueberries and give the batter one or two stirs.

Spoon the batter into the muffin cases and sprinkle with the Demerara sugar and porridge oats.

Put the muffins in the middle of the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes until they are well risen and golden on the top; a skewer inserted into the centre of the muffin should emerge clean.

Leave to cool in the tin for a couple of minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. This recipe is from Gordon Ramsey's Healthy Appetite (2008). The muffins are really delicious and so much healthier than usual ones as they are low in saturated fat and full of fibre - amazing!