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Makes 12

3 cups self-raising flour
3/4 cup caster sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 1/2 cups Australian milk
170g Australian butter, melted

Flavour Variations

Apple Strudel
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 large apple, cored and finely chopped

Caramel Banana
1/2 cup chopped Jersey Caramels
1 cup mashed over-ripe banana

White Chocolate and Raspberry
1/2 cup fresh or frozen raspberries
1/2 cup white chocolate pieces

Date and Orange
8 fresh or dried dates, chopped
2 teaspoons finely grated orange rind

1.  Sift flour into a bowl and stir in sugar.  Whisk together eggs, milk and butter.  Pour into dry ingredients and mix until just combined.  Do not over-mix.

2.  Add ingredients for preferred variation.  Spoon the mixture into 12 buttered 1/2 cup capacity muffin pans and bake at 200°C for 20 minutes or until golden and cooked through.  Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan and cool slightly on a wire rack.  Ice with Best Ever Frosting if desired, or serve warm with butter.

Best Ever Frosting 

250g Australian cream cheese, softened
60g Australian butter, softened
1 cup icing sugar, sifted
1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice

Beat cream cheese and butter until light and creamy. Add icing sugar and lemon juice beating well until smooth. Ice each muffin with frosting.

• Muffins are best eaten the day they are made, but can be frozen in an airtight container for up to 3 months.

• Muffins can be baked in mini muffin pans (1 tablespoon) for 10-15 minutes or in Texas muffin pans (1 cup) for 20-25 minutes.  Mixture makes 48 mini muffins or 6 Texas Muffins

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