Mrs Frugal Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 I make these for my faddy boys to put in their lunchboxes because they have a secret ingredient - beetroot - which is good for them but which they won't eat otherwise. They don't know it's in the muffins . Magic Muffins 10oz plain flour 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda 2 tsp ground cinnamon 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder 1 egg 4-5 oz soft brown sugar 2 fl oz milk or water 2 tsp vanilla extract 2 cooked beetroots - grated 1 eating apple - skinned, cored and grated 3 fl oz sunflower oil 3 oz raisins or chocolate chips 1. Prepare muffin tins by lining with paper cases or grease well. Preheat oven to 190-200C 2. In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, bicarb, cinnamon and cocoa powder. Set aside. 3. In another bowl, beat egg with a fork. Add brown sugar, milk/water, vanilla, grated apple, beetroot, raisins/chocolate chips and oil. Mix well. 4. Pour wet ingredients into dry ones and stir until just combined. It will look really lumpy but don't worry - that's how it should look. So long as no dry flour is visible, it's fine. 5. Spoon into tin and bake for 20-25 minutes until tops spring back when pressed gently. Cool on wire rack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Beetroot I was wondering why they were "magic" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted October 19, 2006 Author Share Posted October 19, 2006 Perhaps I ought to call them Secret Muffins but then the boys might suss me. They christened them Magic Muffins but they don't know why!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleHen Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Stupid question alert... Why do you need to grease the cases - if you don't do they just stick to the paper? Every time I've made muffins (not many!! ) I haven't needed to do this. So next question - do you grease with butter, or..... something else.... Thanks Kate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted October 19, 2006 Author Share Posted October 19, 2006 Prepare muffin tins by lining with paper cases or grease well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleHen Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Prepare muffin tins by lining with paper cases or grease well I think you just changed that Kate I'm SURE it said and before.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted October 19, 2006 Author Share Posted October 19, 2006 One of those statements is true - or IS it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouzel Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 I made these for my son yesterday, he loves them... Thanks for the recipe, i'm sure they'll be a regular in my sons lunch box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted October 31, 2006 Author Share Posted October 31, 2006 That's great! Did he know about the secret ingredient? Mine still don't know . I admitted to the grated apple as neither of them like cooked apple but drew the line at admitting that there's a *shock!!*......vegetable.......in them too ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Can't imagine beetroot and chocolate as a combination. Chocchick coming round on Sat. May experiment on her and make some!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 That girl will eat anything with chocolate in it; you'll be fine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chooks Aloud Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 I made these at the weekend - next time I will leave out the cinnamon, it completely spoils the chocolaty taste. My daughter hates beetroot - but didn't guess it was in the cakes, she just commented on the overpowering cinnamon taste. The cakes themselves rose lovely and had a good springy texture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura007 Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 i watched the "breaking into tesco" program last night and simon rimmer made some chocolate muffins using beetroot!!!! i said to paul that i was sure kate had put a recipe for just the same thing on the omlet web site. SIMON RIMMER where are you hiding???????????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted March 14, 2008 Author Share Posted March 14, 2008 We know you're lurking somewhere . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
