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Blueberry Muffins Recipe 2

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I decided to try out a new recipe, and it was worth it! The original I used you can find here – Sally’s

For mine I halved the measurements to make only 6, and just kept the topping to sugar and cinnamon.

Sugar topping- mix together and leave until end

50g brown sugar

1/2 tsp cinnamon

Muffins –

110g Plain Flour

1/2 tsp baking powder & 1/2 tsp of baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

55g butter at room temperature

50g granulated sugar & 25g brown sugar

60g plain yoghurt

1 large egg at room temperature

30ml milk at room temperature

1 tsp vanilla extract

105g blueberries

Method –

Mix the flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda together and set aside.

Cream the butter and sugar together until creamy (either by hand or using a handmixer), add the egg and beat well until creamy again. Then add the yoghurt and vanilla extract and beat again until fully combined.

Add the flour mixture slowly, beating in until smooth and all the flour has been assimilated, then fold in the blueberries.

Put into greased baking tray or muffin cases, and then spoon some of the sugar and cinnamon topping on each one, pressing on it firmly to make sure it stays.

Cook at 200°c (fan) for 5 mins, then turn down to 160°c (fan) for 20 minutes. Once done,remove from the oven and leave in the tray for another 5 minutes, then place on cooling rack. Then eat and enjoy.

(c) K Wicks

Blackberries

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The blackberries I’ve let take over at the back of the garden have started to ripen. It’s fun working out all the different things to do with them, and because there is a small bounty every day, I’m trying all sorts.

I have gone for Blackberry Posset and an Apple & Blackberry pie with them, and of course, couldn’t overlook the humble crumble. Also included in that were redcurrants from the garden, an apple, and some leftover strawberries from the supermarket. A very good combo it turns out.

Also attempted apple and blackberry flapjacks, which were a bit too mushy but tasted great. And blackberry pancakes. Think I will try blackberry ice-cream with the next lot. Or perhaps just a blackberry and redcurrent pie. I’ll keep looking for ideas too and see what happens.

(c) K Wicks

Banana Ice-Cream Lolly – recipe

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Another homemade adventure, trying to work out good things to do with condensed milk. That with whipped cream, a small amount of milk and some banana flavouring works a treat.

100ml Sweetened condensed milk

100ml double cream

50ml semi-skimmed milk

1/2 tsp of banana flavour

Whisk until really bubbly and pour into moulds, leave to set for 12 hours. Enjoy.

(c) K Wicks

Orange Gummy Sweets – recipe

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To make some of your own awesome jelly sweets…

80g orange juice (no bits)

2 tbsp honey

2 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp orange extract

9g gelatine powder

Heat the juice, sugar,  extract and honey. Mix the gelatin powder in a small separate bowl with some cold water (about 30ml). Once the sugar is dissolved, take off the heat and stir in the congealed gelatine until fully dissolved.

Use a dropper to transfer liquid into moulds, and then put in the fridge to set for an hour or two. Then enjoy.

You can use apple or strawberry juice, or whatever juice you might like, although some tropical ones don’t work with gelatin apparently.

(c) K Wicks