Muffin
The name muffin is given to two distinct foodstuffs.
The first is a small, sweet, cake-like baked good, commonly eaten for breakfast, made from a variety of different batters, usually raised with baking powder. They are often flavoured with things such as chocolate chips or fruit pieces.
The other is a thick, flat, yeast-levened bun, typically about eight centimetres in diameter. This muffin is usually split into two, toasted and buttered, and bears resemblance to the crumpet. In American English this is also known as an English muffin.
Orange Choc-Chip Muffins
- 2 cups self-raising flour
- 60g butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup milk choc bits
- 1/2 cup white choc bits
- 2 egs, beaten lightly
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1 tbspn orange rind
Preheat oven to 220 C. Sift flour onto bowl, rub in butter. Add sugar, milk choc bits and white choc bits, eggs, milk, orange juice and orange rind. Mix well. Spoon heaped tablespoons of mixture into greased muffin pans. Bake for 15-20 minutes until cooked when tasted. Makes 12.
