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Coffee & Macadamia Muffins
Ingredients
1 ½ tsp ground excelso coffee
1 cup milk
4 tbsp butter
2 ½ cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
2/3 cup light sugar
1/2 cup macadamia nuts
1 egg, lightly beaten |
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Preparation
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Preheat the oven to 200°C. Lightly grease muffin tin
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Put finely ground coffee in a jug. Heat milk to near-boiling and pour over coffee. Leave for 4 minutes then strain through a sieve.
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Add the butter to the coffee-flavoured milk mixture and stir until melted. Leave until cold.
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Sift the flour and baking powder in a large mixing bowl. Stir in the sugar and chopped macadamia nuts. Add the egg to the cooled coffee-flavoured milk mixture, pour into dry ingredients and stir until just combined (do not over-mix).
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Put into muffin tin and bake for 15 minutes until firm.
Michael's Banana Coffee Muffins
Ingredients
1/3 cup melted butter
4 ripe bananas, mashed
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 tablespoons strong coffee
1 tsp baking soda
pinch salt
1 1/2cups flour
1 cup chopped pecans |
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Preparation
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Preheat the oven to 200°C. Lightly grease muffin tin - or use paper liners
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With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl.
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Mix in sugar, egg, coffee and vanilla.
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Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in.
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Add the flour, mix until it is just incorporated.
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Fold in the chopped pecans
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Pour mixture into prepared muffin tin. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes. Cool on a rack.
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