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Thursday <strong>October</strong> <strong>22</strong> <strong>2020</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong><br />
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FOOD 29<br />
Make some marvellous muffins<br />
A QUICK AND tasty snack,<br />
muffins are popular with just<br />
about everyone and these sweet,<br />
moist date and bran muffins have<br />
the advantage of being high in<br />
fibre as well as delicious.<br />
<strong>The</strong> date mixture has to be cool<br />
before you add it so make it in<br />
advance. You can speed up the<br />
cooling time by placing the pot of<br />
hot dates in a sink of cold water.<br />
And, of course we all know<br />
that, when it comes to muffins,<br />
the less mixing of the batter that<br />
you can get away with, the better.<br />
Bran and Date Muffins<br />
Ingredients<br />
1 cup dates<br />
¾ cup boiling water<br />
½ cup brown sugar<br />
1¼ cup plain flour<br />
1 cup bran flakes<br />
½ cup brown sugar<br />
½ tsp salt<br />
2 tsp baking powder<br />
1 egg<br />
1/3 cup melted butter<br />
1 cup milk<br />
Directions<br />
Begin by making the date mixture.<br />
Rinse the dates well to get<br />
rid of any dust or dirt and chop<br />
finely. Place them, along with the<br />
boiling water and the first measure<br />
of brown sugar into a small<br />
saucepan.<br />
Bring to the boil and simmer<br />
for about 10min. Give them the<br />
odd stir so that they don’t stick to<br />
the bottom. <strong>The</strong>y should be nice<br />
and thick by then. Leave to cool<br />
before adding to the rest of the<br />
ingredients.<br />
Preheat your oven to 200 deg<br />
C.<br />
In a large mixing bowl, mix<br />
together the flour, bran, salt, baking<br />
powder and second measure<br />
of brown sugar.<br />
Lightly beat the egg and add to<br />
the milk and melted butter. Into<br />
this, stir the cooled, cooked dates.<br />
Add the wet ingredients to the<br />
dry mixture and stir until only<br />
just combined. <strong>The</strong> mixture will<br />
be quite wet.<br />
Line a 12-hole muffin pan with<br />
paper cups and spoon in the<br />
muffin mix. Cook for 15-20min<br />
or until the muffins are just firm<br />
when lightly pressed.<br />
Feta and Tomato Muffins<br />
Ingredients<br />
2 cups plain flour<br />
3 tsp baking powder<br />
¼ tsp salt<br />
2 eggs<br />
1/3 cup butter<br />
1 cup milk<br />
1 cup grated tasty cheese<br />
4-5 dried tomatoes in oil<br />
100g feta cheese<br />
a small handful of parsley or<br />
basil leaves<br />
Directions<br />
OPTIONS:<br />
<strong>The</strong>se date and<br />
bran muffins<br />
are nutritious<br />
and tasy. Try<br />
the feta and<br />
tomato or<br />
cheese and<br />
onion muffins<br />
next time.<br />
Line a 12-hole muffin pan with<br />
paper cases and preheat your<br />
oven to 190 deg C.<br />
Place the flour, baking powder<br />
and salt into a large bowl.<br />
Add the grated cheese and mix<br />
through so that it is well dispersed.<br />
Melt the butter and mix it with<br />
the lightly beaten eggs and milk.<br />
Break the feta into smallish<br />
pieces and gently stir it through<br />
the egg mix along with the finely<br />
chopped tomatoes, basil or parsley.<br />
Add this wet mix to the dry<br />
ingredients and stir lightly so that<br />
it is only just mixed through.<br />
Spoon into the muffin cups and<br />
bake for 10-15min.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are a number of<br />
variations that work well with<br />
this recipe. You can add a little<br />
chopped ham, salami or cooked<br />
bacon if you wish or cut out the<br />
feta and add your own favourite<br />
cheese.<br />
Cheese and Onion<br />
Muffins<br />
Just leave out the feta and<br />
tomatoes from the previous<br />
recipe and replace them with<br />
a couple of finely sliced onions<br />
that have been cooked in the<br />
microwave or a pan, with a little<br />
butter until very soft. <strong>The</strong> onion<br />
becomes lovely and sweet and<br />
makes the muffins moist as well.<br />
Add about half a cup extra of<br />
grated cheese.<br />
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