Note: – I’ve reposted this recipe as after posting the link on Facebook, it has broken it if you look at it on a phone or i-pad. Second time lucky – I hope!
When you look up Easter baking, the recipes tend to be chocolate based or fruit cake. And indeed you can find those recipes here on the blog like my chocolate muffins or Simnel cake. But if you’re looking for something a little different, these yummy carrot and maple muffins might just hit the spot. Continue reading “Carrot and maple muffins”
On rainy mornings like today, baking always came to the rescue. Out came the plastic mixing bowls, doddery old weighing scales and the go-to children’s recipe book, the pages sticky and crusty from previous cake escapades, along with whatever ingredients we could find in the cupboard. Despite the often heated debates about what to make, it usually came down to muffins or cupcakes – quick, easy and fun to decorate later on (more diversionary tactics!).
Coming out to India things became more complicated, and not just because I have the worst oven in the world that seems to emit more heat on the outside than inside. Mind you, at least it’s gas, so when there’s a power cut (a daily occurrence) the oven stays on! Butter is available in the shops, some forms of margarines but nothing dairy free. As there’s only so many pots of Pure you can hide in your suitcase, I had to start investigating making cakes with oil. The structure of the cake is slightly heavier and tends towards greasy, but its a reasonable replacement.
cooked at 180oC. Pop the muffins out of the tin and leave to cool on a wire rack, then consume; perfect with an afternoon cup of tea!