Ingredients
3 cups self raising flour
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 cup water
to taste vanilla essence
Equipment
- 1 Mixing bowl
- 1 Muffin tin
- 1 Muffin cases
Instructions
- Create the base muffin mix by combining the self-raising flour, butter, sugar, eggs, water, and vanilla essence.
- Add whatever you like to make your muffins special (see variations for ideas).
- Pour the mixture into muffin cases.
- Cook for 10 minutes in a moderate oven (around 180°C / 350°F).
Notes
Variation
Apple and Banana: Cut up about 5 apples and place them in boiling water with a little brown sugar for 5 minutes. Drain, let them cool, and add to the muffin mix along with some cut-up banana.
Variation
Raspberries and White Chocolate: Add fresh or frozen raspberries to the mix. Smash a block of white chocolate (like Cadbury Dream) into pieces and add that to the mix as well.
