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Christmas Muffins
Christmas Muffins Recipe
The baking time will depend on the size of the baking cases used (the smaller, the faster the muffin bakes).
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups (190g) plain flour
- 1/2 tbsp baking powder
- 1 cup (225g) caster sugar
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) milk
- 1 1/2 eggs beaten
- 65 gms butter cut to small pieces and melted at room temperature
- grated zest of 1/2 orange
- 50g raisins
- 30g + 10g pecans finely chopped
- 50g + 10g cranberries you can use fresh, frozen or dried
- icing sugar for decoration – optional
You also need
- sieve
- large bowl & wooden spoon
- disposable baking cases – see cooking note 2
- muffin baking tray
Directions:
- Sift flour, baking powder and sugar in a mixing bowl.
- Add in milk, eggs and butter. Stir until just blended (and lumpy). Be careful not to over mix as it will result in a tough texture.
- Fold in the grated orange zest, raisins, 30g chopped pecans and 50g chopped cranberries into the mixture.
- Place baking cases in muffin tins. Spoon the mixture into the cases (each about 2/3 filled). Top the cases with the remaining pecans and cranberries.
- Bake for roughly 20 minutes in preheated oven of 200°C (392°F) or until slightly golden brown. Allow to rest for several minutes on a wire rack. Use a sieve to dust icing sugar over the muffins to decorate.
Noob Cook Tip
The silver baking cups I used are bought from Daiso, Singapore and they are labelled as “aluminium dish cup size 8 – 216 sheets” for S$2. If you use this particular baking case, line them with 2 outer layers of ordinary paper cases because the silver ones are too filmsy to hold the batter during baking. After baking, discard the outer sheets.
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Hi, Just wondering how much raisins to add? The ingredient list is blank for raisins :o)
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Hi Wiffy
Your photos are so beautiful! These muffins look easy to bake and I am very sure it will be nice for Christmas. Need to practice before mass production for colleagues. May I know how much raisins did you add? Your ingredient list did not indicate for raisins. However, your photo and title flag out raisins :o). Thanks!
Felicia
add 50g, or to taste. Sorry I have amended the recipe :)
Caster sugar? I think I’m going to have to search for that one…I’m not sure what it is…
you can use super fine sugar too.
Thanks for sharing the recipe, I made it and they came out rather pretty by the way I reduced the amount of sugar (a bit less than a cup) otherwise it will become too sweet for me. Enjoy baking everyone :)
Can these wonderful muffins be made as mini muffins? Wonder if they will be as moist. Same temp & what do you estimate on time?
Hi Wiffy!
your muffins looks great and i’m trying it out. just want to check is the amount of sugar correct? in your receipt for cranberry muffins, the amount is only 100g. Thanks! :)
Hi! The amount is correct. The reason cranberry sauce muffins contain much lesser sugar, is because the cranberry sauce is already very sweet, hence sugar is reduced.
If you prefer less sugar, you may reduce to taste, then test taste the batter and add sugar accordingly before baking.
Thanks Wiffy! will try that out..
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Hey may i know where you buy the pecans from? :)
I got it from a supermarket in Australia when I was holidaying. But they are old in SG supermarkets too, especially during the festive season :)