Sunday 23 January 2011

JAM DOUGHNUT MINI MUFFINS

125ml milk
85ml corn or vegetable oil
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
200g self raising flour
100g caster sugar
12 tsp strawberry jam
100g unsalted butter
150g granulated sugar

This is a recipe from Nigellas How to be a Domestic Goddess. I've had this book for years and years and can't believe I have never made these muffins before. I think I assumed they'd be tricky. But trust me they are not!
These are the easiest cakes to make and very nice too. If you don't try anything else, please have a go at these.

Preheat the oven to 190 degrees C. 
Mix together the milk, oil, egg and vanilla extract in a measuring jug.


In a bowl combine the flour and sugar.


Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix until just combined. Don't worry about the lumps if you try to get them out you'll overmix the batter and it'll make the muffins tough.


Put a teaspoon full of the mixture into some silicone fairy cake cases.


Ontop of this add a small amout of jam. Then top the muffin with another teaspoon of the muffin mixture. 
Pop into the oven for 20mins. 
Meanwhile, melt the butter and put the sugar into a shallow dish. 
When the muffins come out of the oven, dip into the butter and then roll in the sugar.


These are best served warm but as you wont want more than one (well maybe two at a push!) in one go you can heat them in the microwave for 10 - 15 seconds.

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