Mixed berry and oat muffins

ingredients

• Mixed berry and oat muffins

  • 1 1/2 cup self-raising flour
  • 1/2 cup oat bran
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 2 tablespoon sunflower, vegetable or canola oil
  • 1 egg, beaten lightly
  • 1 1/2 cup frozen mixed berries
  • icing sugar, for dusting

method

• Mixed berry and oat muffins

  • 1

    Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C. Cut 9 x 13cm squares of baking paper. Lightly spray 9 holes of a muffin pan with oil. Line with baking paper.

  • 2

    In a large bowl, combine sifted flour and oat bran. Stir in sugar.

  • 3

    In a jug, combine buttermilk, oil and egg. Add to flour mixture. Fold berries through, until combined. Do not over mix.

  • 4

    Spoon mixture into prepared recesses. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until cooked when tested with a skewer. Cool in pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Serve dusted with icing sugar.

notes

Make sure you add berries to mixture straight from the freezer. There is no need to defrost them.