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Banana and Cinnamon Muffins

Banana and Cinnamon Muffins recipe

Try these lovely moist muffins. Ready in just 30 minutes!

Makes 12 muffins
Time required
30 mins Per muffin: 274 Kcal
11g fat (6.4g saturated)
Suitable for vegetarians
Suitable for freezing

Self-raising flour 300g (11oz)
Baking powder 1 tsp
Bicarbonate of soda ½ tsp
Ground cinnamon ½ tsp
Demerara sugar 200g (7oz)
Full fat milk 300ml (½ pint)
Butter 125g (4½oz), melted
Eggs 2
Peeled bananas 200g (7oz) (about 2), finely chopped

1 Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6 and line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases. Sift together all the dry ingredients, except the sugar, into a bowl and lightly mix together. Then add the sugar and mix into the flour.

2 Whisk together the milk, melted butter and eggs in a jug. Stir in the chopped banana. Gently fold the liquid into the dry ingredients, taking care not to overmix.

3 Divide the batter between the muffin cases and bake for 15–20 minutes or until well risen and golden. Serve warm or cold.

Cook’s tip. If you don’t have a banana to hand, try this recipe with the same weight of frozen raspberries or blueberries or even a mixture – don’t let them thaw.

Recipe taken from Take a Box of Eggs, Dairy Cookbook.

Cappuccino Cakes recipe

Adorable coffee-flavoured cupcakes.

Cappuccino CakesMakes 12 cakes
Time 35 mins
Calories 261 per cake
Fat 17.2g of which 9.7g is saturated
Suitable for vegetarians
Suitable for freezing without cream

Self-raising flour 175g (6oz)
Butter 110g (4oz), at room temperature
Caster sugar 110g (4oz)
Eggs 2 large, beaten
Milk 2 tbsp
Instant coffee 2 tsp, dissolved in 1 tsp boiling water
Cocoa powder 25g (1oz)
Double cream 150ml (¼ pint)
Icing sugar 1 tbsp
Milk chocolate curls made with a swivel-bladed vegetable peeler run along underside of chocolate bar

1 Preheat oven to 180°C/350°C/Gas 4.

2 In a large bowl, add flour, butter, caster sugar, eggs, milk, coffee and cocoa powder with a pinch of salt. Beat together until mixture is smooth and has a dropping consistency.

3 Separate mixture among 12 paper cases sitting in a patty tin. Bake in oven for 15 minutes until well risen, then leave to cool on a wire tray.

4 Whisk together cream and icing sugar. Pipe or spoon the cream on top of cooled cakes and sprinkle with chocolate curls.

A Dairy Diary recipe

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Cherry Biscuits recipe

A sophisticated little nibble that’s perfect for impressing friends at tea time!

Cherry Biscuits recipeMakes 12 biscuits
Time 40 mins
Calories 183 per biscuit
Fat 8.4g of which 5g is saturated
Suitable for vegetarians
Suitable for freezing

Butter 110g (4oz), softened
Caster sugar 75g (3oz), plus 1–2 tbsp for sprinkling
Egg 1, separated
Plain flour 200g (7oz)
Ground ginger ½ tsp
Ground cinnamon ½ tsp
Dried cherries 75g (3oz)

1 Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6. Grease a baking sheet.

2 Cream butter and sugar together in a bowl and beat in egg yolk. Sift flour, ginger and cinnamon into another bowl and gently stir into creamed mixture. Add cherries and shape the mixture into a ball of dough.

3 Knead dough on a lightly floured surface and roll out to a 5mm (¼in) thickness. Use an 8cm (3¼in) cutter to cut out about 12 biscuits. Place on baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes.

4 Meanwhile, lightly beat egg white. Remove biscuits from oven and brush with egg white. Sprinkle with caster sugar and bake for a further 5 minutes until golden.

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Pickled Beetroot recipe

You either hate it or love it. But you have love the colour!

Pickled BeetrootMakes 1.25–1.5kg (2½–3lb)
Time 2 hours, plus infusion
13 calories per 25g (1oz)
0g fat
Suitable for vegetarians

Fresh, uncooked beetroot 1.25–1.5kg (2½–3lb)
Cinnamon 5cm (2in) piece
Mace 3 pieces
Whole allspice 1 tsp
Whole peppercorns Bristol Blend 1 tsp
Large dried chillies 3
Whole cloves 5
Caster sugar 2 tbsp
Distilled malt vinegar 5% acidity, 700ml (1¼ pints)

1 Wash beetroot well and cut off stalks to within 2.5cm (1in) of each beetroot. Place beetroot in a large saucepan, cover with cold water and bring to boil. Reduce heat, partially cover and cook gently for 1–1½ hours until cooked. Drain and leave to cool overnight.

2 Place all spices in a stainless steel or unchipped enamel pan, add sugar and 300ml (½ pint) vinegar and bring to boil. Remove from heat, cover and leave overnight.

3 Peel cooked beetroot and cut into slices 5mm (1⁄4in) thick. Loosely layer in clean jars. 4 Stir remaining vinegar into spiced vinegar, then pour into jars – including spices – making sure beetroot is well covered. Cover with lids and store in a cool, dry, airy place.

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Fat Rascals

Fat Rascals recipeThere is lots of history behind these biscuits, and they may originally have been cooked on open turf or peat fires on Whitby Moor. 

Preparation time – 10 minutes
Cooking time – 18 minutes
Calories per biscuit – 200 Kcal
Fat per biscuit – 9g of which saturated – 5.8g
Makes – 10
Suitable for vegetarians

Plain flour 250g (9oz)
Salt pinch
Butter 110g (4oz)
Currants 50g (2oz)
Light muscovado sugar 2 tbsp
Milk 3–4 tbsp
Caster sugar for sprinkling

1 Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6. Butter a baking sheet.

2 Sift the flour into a bowl and add the salt. Rub in the butter, then stir in the currants and sugar. Add the milk and bind to form a dough. Knead the dough lightly on a floured surface and then roll it out to about 1cm (1⁄2in) thick.

3 Use a 5cm (2in) cutter to cut out rounds and place them on the baking sheet. Re-roll and cut trimmings as necessary. Sprinkle caster sugar over the tops. Cook in the centre of the oven for 15–18 minutes. These will keep in an airtight container for up to three days.

Recipe taken from Around Britain Dairy Cookbook.

Brie with Redcurrant Jelly

Brie Cheese and Redcurrant Jelly

Brie with Redcurrant Jelly

Made in Somerset, according to traditional French methods, Somerset brie is considered by many to be as fine as French brie, with its straw colour and creamy tangy flavour. Serve it coated in breadcrumbs, as a really simple, light lunch – delicious!

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Recipe taken from Around Britain Dairy Cookbook

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