Muffins get into the festive spirit.

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspon each baking soda and salt
• 2 teaspoons mixed spice
• 1 cup caster sugar
• 1 cup Christmas Fruit Mince
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup yoghurt (plain or fruit is fine)
• 1 cup milk
• 100 grams butter, melted
• 70 gram packet whole almonds

Method

1. Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, mixed spice and caster sugar into a bowl and make a well in the centre.
2. In a jug blend together the fruit mince, eggs, yoghurt and milk and blend into the dry ingredients folding in the melted butter as you go.
3. Divide evenly between 12 well-greased muffin tins and top each with 2-3 whole almonds.
4. Bake at 220ºC for 18-20 minutes until well risen, golden and cooked. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes before serving .