Ollie was 2…. creche cakes

 Ollie was 2 on the 18th of June, so these are really some rather late “catch up” posts. These were made for Ollie to take to creche for the teachers and children. I was trying to make orange icing but it did not want to happen. I think they still turned out ok though! I used this recipe for the cupcakes. The icing was just icing sugar, orange juice and food colour with mini Smarties to decorate (nothing too ambitious!).

Cheese Tomato and Chive Muffins

I came up with this savoury muffin recipe recently with the thought of something different for kiddies lunch boxes. They were really yummy straight from the oven.

Cheese ,Tomato and Chive Muffins

Makes 12.

 In one bowl;

• 300g self raising flour
• 1 tsp bicarb of soda
• 1 tsp salt (optional)
• either; a pinch of cayenne pepper or of powdered mustard

 In another bowl;

• 100g grated cheddar cheese (I think stronger is better)
• 50g cheese to sprinkle over the muffins before they bake
• 2 large eggs
• 200 ml milk
• 100 ml sunflower oil
• 1 tbsp snipped chives (fresh or dried)
• Cherry tomatoes, I put three slices onto each muffin

Add wet ingredients to dry and stir until combined. Place slices of tomato onto each and sprinkle a little cheese over. Fill the muffin cases almost to the top.

Bake at 200°c for approximately 15 to 20 minutes.

Rhubarb and Cinnamon Muffins

 My friend has an overgrowing patch of rhubarb and I was more than happy to take some off her hands. Not wanting to make a crumble (not suited to this hot weather), I found this recipe which I changed slightly, I used white sugar and didn’t sprinkle the sugar on top. These were so delicous I couldn’t go past the kitchen without eating one. Yummy yummy yummy!

Rhubarb Cinnamon Muffins

300g rhubarb, chopped

3 tbsp golden caster sugar

300g plain flour

1 tsp baking powder

100g golden caster sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

2 eggs , beaten

200ml milk

100g butter , melted and cooled

1. Mix rhubarb with golden caster sugar. Mix plain flour with baking powder. Beat eggs with milk and melted butter. Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6, line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases. Bake the rhubarb for about 10 minutes until just tender. Drain really well and cool on kitchen towel.
2. Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ones along with the rhubarb (don’t overmix, it should be a bit lumpy). Divide between the muffin cases and bake for 25-30 minutes until risen and golden.

Condensed Milk Choc Chip Cookies

I bought my sister this Cookie book a couple of Christmases ago and was intrigued by this recipe when I first saw it. You use condensed milk and no egg. It had to be tried.

Condensed Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies

• 200g butter,  soft
• 75g caster sugar
• 125ml condensed milk
• 250g plain flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 300g chocolate, cut into chunks

In one bowl combine the butter sugar and condensed milk.

In another the flour and baking powder. Stir the two together then add the chocolate chunks. Spoon into a plastic food bag and put in the fridge for about 1/2 an hour. Preheat oven at 180 c

Make into golfball sized balls and flatten slightly with a fork. Bake for 15/18 minutes until golden.

     

 These had a very different but good texture to a recipe that uses egg. They were very tasty and the raw dough was delicious too.