In Bakewell

Hey

One of the many recipe books I got for Christmas was John Whaite Bakes from one of my friends.

I picked a simple recipe from it to start with - Bakewell Muffins. It is almost an one bowl mix. First you mix the dry ingredients with the cherries in a bowl. Then you mix the melted butter, milk and almond essence in a jug before combining the 2 mixtures.

Quite a  runny mixture is formed, which can be messy to spoon into muffin cases. I need to find a cupcake scoop as I believe it will be very helpful especially with runny mixtures. The recipe tells you to divide the mixture between the cases which means that they are filled pretty much to the top. I was slightly concerned that it would result in mushroom muffins (where the top ends up wider than the base due to overfilling). 

The muffins bake for 20-25 minutes and I was pleasantly surprised that they turned out perfectly. No wide tops.

The classic flavour of the bakewell is captured in these muffins and they are great for tea time treats, lunch box fillers or for breakfast.

xxx