Yuletide Muffins Recipe

Recipe : Yuletide Muffins

Ingredients :

1 3/4 cups white self-raising flour

1 cup wholemeal self-raising flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp mixed spice

1/4 tsp ground cloves

250g mixed fruit (raisins, sultanas, currants)

2 tbsp mixed peel

1/2 cup sweet sherry

1/2 cup glace cherries, cut in quarters

1 cup apple sauce

1/4 cup apple juice concentrate

2 tbsp golden syrup

2 egg whites (or 2 tsp egg replacer powder)

1/4 cup orange juice

Method :

Soak the dried fruit and mixed peel overnight in the sherry. Preheat oven to 180C. Lightly spray 1 1/2 muffin trays (large size) with vegetable oil spray.

Sift flours, baking powder and spices together in a large bowl. In a blender, or another bowl, mix the apple sauce, apple concentrate, golden syrup, egg whites and orange juice until smooth.

Stir the liquid mixture into the flours. Combine well. Fold in the dried fruit/sherry mixture and then the glace cherries. Pour into muffin trays (makes 18) and bake for 20-25 minutes or until just golden brown. Cool in trays.

Makes 18 large muffins

Each Muffin -

Fat - 0.3g

Kilojoules - 638

Calories - 151

Carbohydrates - 30g

Protein - 2.7g

Fibre - 3.2g

Perfect low fat muffins for your Christmas table or your friends' Christmas stockings.

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