Nutty Carrrot and Ginger Muffins

After much debate in the staff room at work about what would work with 'peas' in  a muffin, I ended up craving carrot cake when I went shopping for ingredients today, so instead of a weird invention I went for a more traditional flavour of carrots, with a bit of ginger, and some chopped nuts! 

The pea muffins will have to wait a while longer.

In a large bowl mix together:
375g self-raising flour
100g soft brown sugar
120g caster sugar
half teaspoon ground ginger

In a small bowl mix together:
90g melted butter
half cup sour cream
quarter cup milk
2 large eggs

Mix the wet into the dry, then stir in:
half cup chopped mixed nuts
half cup grated carrot

Divide the mixture between 12 muffin cases
Bake on Gas 5/6 for 20-25 minutes
Leave in the tin for a few minutes before putting on a wire rack to cool

What fun it has been to be back in the baking box again this afternoon - it had been too long.

Nut and White Chocolate Cookies

It's nearly time for my annual camping trip, which always involves baking loads of muffins the day before I go, but this year I decided to have a go at some cookies, so if you want to bake cookies that look like beefburgers try these ones ~

Beat together:

125g butter

2 teaspoons vanilla essence

1 cup brown sugar (firmly packed)

1 egg

Sift in:

1 cup plain flour

half cup self-raising flour

Stir in:

1 cup chopped mixed nuts (150g) (I used mixed but Macadamia nuts were recommended if you have any)

1 cup shredded coconut

three quarter cup rolled oats

200g white chocolate, chopped

Roll into balls and flatten slightly. 

Place on a greased baking tray.

Bake Gas 5 for 12 mins.

Makes about16 the size I did them.