Blueberry Muffins

The summer baking continues.....

I had some blueberry's and Greek yogurt that needed to be used up and I wanted to make a cake or muffins.  I only had one egg left and no butter but plenty of vegetable oil.  I decided to type my ingredients into google and see what I got.  The muffins in the photo above were based on the recipe below which came from the Doves Farm website.  I read the feedback given by others who had used the recipe and tweaked the Doves Farm recipe according to their suggestions which was to reduce the vegetable oil and add extra yogurt to compensate.  The result was a light and tasty muffin with lots of gooey blueberry's.  Click on the link to see the original recipe or try the recipe below.

www.dovesfarm.co.uk

Ingredients

150g/5oz self raising flour
100g/3.5oz caster sugar
100g/3.5oz fresh blueberry's
75g/2.5oz sunflower or vegetable oil
3tbsps natural yogurt
1 egg

Method

1. beat together the sugar, yogurt, oil and egg
2. mix in the flour
3. mix in the blueberry's
4. spoon into cake cases placed on a baking tray
5. bake in a preheated oven 190°C/375°F for 20-25mins

Easy as pie...or cake!!


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Banana and Chocolate Muffins or Cake Recipe

This is a recipe given to my by a friend, it's very easy to do and turns out perfectly every time. The bananas keep the cake moist and it's best to use very ripe or black bananas. I have made this cake mixture into a cake with butter icing sandwiched in the middle, cupcakes with butter icing on top and plain muffins. All 3 versions taste great and last about 3 days in an airtight container. I literally throw all the ingredients in to my food processor and mix.

Ingredients

275g (10oz) self raising flour

225g (8oz) caster sugar

170g (6oz) butter

85g (3oz) chocolate chips

3 eggs

2 large ripe bananas

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Bake at 160 degrees centigrade for approx 30 mins depending on your oven and whether you are cooking a large cake or muffins/cupcakes (cupcakes and muffins may be quicker). Check they are cooked by sticking a skewer in the middle, if it comes out clean they are cooked. If you are baking a large cake you will need 2 x 8" cake tins. Decorate as required. Yummy every time and a great way to use up over ripe bananas.

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