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Raspberry muffins

These simple raspberry muffins are sugar-crusted, making them crunchy on the outside, super-soft on the inside. It takes no time to prepare the batter and the baking only 20 minutes. The muffins are perfect for afternoon teas or picnics.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Cuisine: British
Calories: 1234

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups of self-raising flour
  • ½ cup soft unrefined sugar
  • ½ cup of melted butter or margarine
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ tsp vanilla essence
  • 1 ½ cup of raspberries
  • ¾ cup milk or almond milk
  • To garnish: raspberries granulated sugar

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line a muffin tin with paper cases or put silicon muffin cases on a baking tray.
  2. Coat the raspberries in 2 Tbsp of flour. Mix the rest of the flour with the sugar in a large bowl.
  3. In another bowl mix the egg with the milk & vanilla. Pour this mixture into the flour. Combine gently then fold in the raspberries.
  4. Fill each muffin cup two-thirds full with the batter. Sprinkle some sugar on the top, then gently press a raspberry into the middle of each.
  5. Bake for about 20 minutes until golden, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool.