Xmas Morning Muffins

Ingredients

• 2 cups self raising flour
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp mixed spice
• 1 teaspoon instant coffee powder
• 1/2 cup brown or caramel sugar
• 250 g fruit mince
• 1 heaped teaspoon orange zest
• 300 ml buttermilk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 60 ml vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
• brown sugar to sprinkle
• Icing sugar to dust (optional)

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Line the muffin tin with muffin cases of your choice.

2. 2

   Sift the flour, bicarb, salt, cinnamon, spice and coffee powder in a bowl. Add sugar, fruit mince and zest and stir to combine.

3. 3

   In a separate jug, mix together the buttermilk, vanilla, oil and egg. Fold into the dry ingredients until just combined. Do not over mix.

4. 4

   Fill the muffin cases with the mixture, sprinkle with the nuts and sugar and bake for 20-25 minutes until cooked through. Let the muffins cool a bit and dust lightly with some icing sugar before serving.