Right then, kiddies, the pub beckons, and I can hardly decline, so I'm gone for the day. Have fun . . .
243 days ago
RT @rattlecans: How many suicides will occur in the UK before Lab Party is willing to reconsider their policies and attitudes to the poo ...
244 days ago
@crimsoncrip Yep - excellent day, thanks. A friend took me to Edale, in the Peak District, a Mecca for walkers… (cont) http://t.co/Ht08I91Q
244 days ago
@nigeldraper Screw that! I don't drive now, but that's way too much interference in what is purely a national, even a local, issue.
244 days ago
@crimsoncrip Thanks for #CT. Bit late - been out all day.
245 days ago
A note for those new to my blog; these muffins were devised to counter the constipating effect of opioid analgesics, which they do very well. This version also tastes bloody good anyway (as did its cheese and onion predecessor last time).
Christmas High-fibre muffin recipe.
100g wholemeal s-r flour
50g ground linseeds (if not available add another 50g of oat bran)
25g oat bran
100g molasses sugar
200g mincemeat – Robertson’s is fine
3 tsp mixed spice
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
1 egg
100g butter
½ tsp salt
Just enough milk to mix to a soft dropping consistency
Top with Demerara sugar
Cream the butter, sugar and egg, add everything else, mix well, but take care not to over-mix, as I did, if using a mixer.
Fill the muffin cases well – the fibre content means they won’t rise a hell of a lot
Bake at 180C for 30 minutes (fan oven), longer in conventional oven, but check at 30 minutes, and adjust timing accordingly..
Makes six with a bit left over. And they taste amazing, the tops crisp and toffee-ish.
A note for those new to my blog; these muffins were devised to counter the constipating effect of opioid analgesics, which they do very well. This version also tastes bloody good anyway (as did its cheese and onion predecessor last time).
Christmas High-fibre muffin recipe.
100g wholemeal s-r flour
50g ground linseeds (if not available add another 50g of oat bran)
25g oat bran
100g molasses sugar
200g mincemeat – Robertson’s is fine
3 tsp mixed spice
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
1 egg
100g butter
½ tsp salt
Just enough milk to mix to a soft dropping consistency
Top with Demerara sugar
Cream the butter, sugar and egg, add everything else, mix well, but take care not to over-mix, as I did, if using a mixer.
Fill the muffin cases well – the fibre content means they won’t rise a hell of a lot
Bake at 180C for 30 minutes (fan oven), longer in conventional oven, but check at 30 minutes, and adjust timing accordingly..
Makes six with a bit left over. And they taste amazing, the tops crisp and toffee-ish.