muffins muffins muffins

ok so its the weekend, time to add stock to the freezer. With a husband working night shifts on the roster and a 17month old, quick easy and nutritious snacks are a must. Without them I've realised I rely way to much on tiny teddies and other not-so-good snacks. i only started making muffins after being reintroduced to its versatility (they can be frozen, reheated or put in a lunch box and will defrost by lunchtime) by my BFF sandy gail.

so the request for muffins was in order. i have a simple recipe (acquired from my mum when creating my 'moving out of home recipe book') that I adapt to whatever is in the freezer / pantry and would make a good muffin. Gone are the days of regular muffins and say hello mini muffins. each batch of muffin mix will yield one tray of mini muffins (24 muffins).

i make two batches at a time so we have lots of them frozen for snacks. today i made two types :

chocolate, coconut + mixed berry

oat, sultana + banana

here is the recipe :

base muffins mixture (12 adult size or 24 mini muffins)

1 3/4 cups SR flour
2 tbsp caster sugar

1 lightly beaten egg

3/4 cup milk

1/3 cup melted butter

1 tsp vanilla extract

1. preheat oven to 200c

2. sift flour, sugar & baking powder into bowl. add fruit (and other dry ingredients here).

3. in a smaller bowl combine melted butter, milk, egg and vanilla (and other wet ingredients here). add liquids all at once to the flour mixture.

4. combine gently with fork till dry ingredients are moistened.

5. spoon into muffin tins

6. bake 20-25 minutes, until golden brown.

oat, sultana + banana variation - add 2 smushed bananas to the wet mix and 1/2 cup oats and 1/2 cups sultanas to the dry mixture.

chocolate, coconut + mixed berry variation - add 200g frozen berries and 1/4 cup shredded coconut to dry mix and substitute 1/4 cup flour for 1/4 cup cocoa.

other variations -

apple + cinnamon - add 2 diced apples + 2 tsp cinnamon to dry mix

lamington - add 1/2 cup coconut + substitute 1/2 cup flour for 1/4 cup cocoa to dry mix. top with shredded coconut prior to baking.

will provide other variations as we make them at home but be adventurous.