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BAKING
Ingredients
175 g (6 oz) butter or
margarine
175 g (6 oz) caster sugar
3 eggs, beaten
175 g (6 oz) self raising flour
Fairy Cakes
Makes 24
Dish: 24 paper cake cases
Oven Accessory: enamel shelf + metal tray + glass
turntable
1. Preheat the oven on CONVECTION 180°C.
2. Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Add the eggs a little at a time, beating well after each
addition.
4. Fold in the flour and baking powder.
5. Fill the paper cases two thirds full with mixture.
6. Place 12 cake cases directly on the enamel shelf and 12
cake cases on the metal tray on the glass turntable. Bake
on CONVECTION 180°C for 20 mins. or until cooked and
golden brown.
Variation: Queen Cakes
Add 75 g (3 oz) sultanas in with the flour and cook as above.
I
ngredients
Streusel Topping:
50 g (2 oz) butter
75 g (3 oz) plain flour
30 ml (2 tbsp) granulated
sugar
15 ml (1 tbsp) ground mixed
spice
200 g (7 oz) plain flour
3 ml (
1/
2
tsp) bicarbonate of
soda
10 ml (2 tsp) baking powder
pinch salt
75 g (3 oz) caster sugar
75 g (3 oz) butter
200 ml (7 fl.oz) buttermilk
1 medium egg, beaten
175 g (6 oz) fresh or frozen
berries, raspberries or
blueberries are ideal
Streusel Topped Fruit Muffins
Makes 12
Dish: 2 x 6 hole muffin tins + 12 paper muffin cases
Oven Accessory: enamel shelf + metal tray + glass
turntable
1. Make streusel topping by melting the butter on HIGH power
for 10-20 secs. Add the remaining topping ingredients and
combine to make a soft dough. Chill.
2. Sift together the flour, bicarbonate, baking powder and salt.
Stir in the sugar.
3. Melt butter for the muffins on HIGH power for 30 secs - 1
min. Cool slightly then mix in the buttermilk and egg.
4. Preheat the oven on CONVECTION 200°C with the enamel
shelf and metal tray on glass turntable in position.
5. Lightly stir the buttermilk mixture into the flour mixture.
6. Fold fruit in gently.
7. Divide mixture equally between 12 muffin cases.
8. Crumble small amounts of streusel topping over each muffin.
9. Place one muffin tin on enamel shelf and one muffin tin on
metal tray on glass turntable. Cook on CONVECTION 200°C
for 20-25 mins. or until browned and well risen. For tin on
metal tray, rotate tin halfway during baking.