Ingredients
- Makes 12 medium
- 150g plain flour
- 1 level dessertspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- 40g golden caster sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 75ml elderflower cordial
- 50g butter, melted and cooled slightly
- 225g gooseberries
- For the topping:
- 18 extra (approx. 100g) gooseberries
- 1 heaped Tablespoon cane sugar
GOOSEBERRY AND ELDERFLOWER MUFFINS
Method
- Pre-heat the oven to 200°C Top and tail the gooseberries Line medium muffin trays with cake papers or lightly grease with melted butter and dusting of flour
- Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl
- In another bowl whisk together the egg, sugar, milk, elderflower cordial and melted butter Add the wet ingredients to the dry, add the gooseberries and gently fold through to combine
- Do not overmix as this will make them tough and peaks will form on the surface
- Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin tins, place 2-3 gooseberries per muffin and sprinkle over a little cane sugar on each
- Bake for 20 minutes or until the surface bounces back when lightly touched
- Cool for 5 minutes before removing from tin
Comments
Thanks to MCARTHURS BERRY FARM for providing the gooseberries used in the demonstration at the market
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