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THE DAIRY KITCHEN

Best Ever Sweet Muffins

By THE DAIRY KITCHEN

Makes 15
Difficulty Easy
Preparation 15 MINS
Cooking 20 MINS
The most versatile muffin recipe you'll ever find! Learn the basic method and add any sweet flavouring your heart desires.

Ingredients

3 cups self-raising flour
3/4 cup caster sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 1/2 cups milk
170g butter, melted

Flavour Variation - Apple Strudel

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 large apple, cored and finely chopped

Flavour Variation - White Chocolate and Raspberry

1/2 cup fresh or frozen raspberries
1/2 cup white chocolate pieces

Flavour Variation - Date and Orange

8 fresh or dried dates, chopped
2 teaspoons finely grated orange rind

Best Ever Frosting

250g cream cheese, softened
60g butter, softened
1 cup icing sugar, sifted
1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
Handy Tips
•Muffins are best eaten the day they are made, but can be frozen in an airtight container for up to 3 months. Muffins can be baked in mini muffin pans (1 tablespoon) for 10-15 minutes or in Texas muffin pans (1 cup) for 20-25 minutes. Mixture makes 48 mini muffins or 6 Texas Muffins

Method

  1. Sift flour into a bowl and stir in sugar. Whisk together eggs, milk and butter. Pour into dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Do not over-mix.
  2. Add ingredients for preferred variation. Spoon the mixture into 12 buttered 1/2 cup capacity muffin pans and bake at 200°C for 20 minutes or until golden and cooked through. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan and cool slightly on a wire rack. Ice with Best Ever Frosting if desired, or serve warm with butter.

Best Ever Frosting

  1. Beat cream cheese and butter until light and creamy. Add icing sugar and lemon juice beating well until smooth. Ice each muffin with frosting.

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