The Sunday Post (Inverness)

Tiny Treats

Party season may be over for another year, but that doesn’t mean you have to say goodbye to finger food. Next time you’re throwing a shindig, whip up a batch of these fluffy, light and tasty mini muffins to wow your guests. The smooth and creamy goats’ c

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Bake of the Week is mini muffins to wow your guests.

You’ll need:

● Knob of butter

● ½ red onion, finely chopped

● 275g plain flour

● 1 tbsp baking powder

● 1 tsp sea salt

● 2 large eggs

● 225ml milk

● 50g goats’ cheese, cut into 5mm cubes

● 20g Parmesan

● 5 tbsp Tracklemen­ts Zingy Rosemary Jelly

● Small bunch of rosemary, broken into 22 small sprigs

● A little butter for greasing

Method:

1. Pre-heat oven to 200C/180C fan/ gas mark 6.

2. Grease a mini muffin tin with butter.

3. Melt butter in a small pan, add onions and, once softened, set aside.

4. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a large mixing bowl.

5. In a jug, mix three tbsp of the Tracklemen­ts Zingy Rosemary Jelly until smooth. Beat in the eggs then add the milk. Fold the milk/egg mix into dry ingredient­s, stirring as little as possible. Gently fold in softened onions, goats’ cheese and Parmesan. 6. Spoon mixture into the mini muffin tin. You can pile the mixture quite high.

7. Top each muffin with a small sprig of rosemary.

8. Bake in the oven for around 20 mins or until risen and golden.

9. In a small saucepan, gently heat the remaining Tracklemen­ts Zingy Rosemary Jelly with 1 tbsp of hot water until smooth. Remove from the heat and brush the tops of the muffins with the jelly.

10. Serve with extra jelly on the side.

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