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Cherry & Hazelnut Muffins (click here for PDF for easy printing)

Wet Mix:

2 Eggs

 

1/2 Cup Sugar

 

1/2 Cup Milk

 

200g butter melted

 

1/4 cup Cherry Jam

Dry Mix:

2 cups Flour

 

2 tspn Baking Powder

 

1/2 cup chopped roasted Hazelnuts

 

1/2 cup frozen cherries

Method:

Make sure the hazelnuts have both coarse and fine particles in the mix. Combine the wet mix. Add the flour, baking powder and chopped hazelnuts. Fold in the frozen, pitted, halved cherries. Remember, the key to good muffins is not to overmix.  Spoon in to patty tins. Cook for 20 to 25 mins at 200 deg. C.  Leave to cool on a tray then dust with icing sugar.

Hazelnut Brownies (click here for PDF for easy printing)

Wet Mix:

125g butter

 

1 cup sugar

 

2 eggs

Dry Mix:

1.5 cps flour

 

1 tspn baking powder

 

1/2 tspn salt

 

2 desertspoons cocoa

 

1 cup coarsely-chopped roasted Hazelnuts

Method:

This is a variation of an old favourite - Peanut Brownies and is rapidly becoming the favourite biscuit amongst our friends and family.

 Cream the butter and sugar and then add the egg. Premix the dry ingredients and add these slowly to the wet mix. Roll the dough into about 16 balls and press down with a fork onto a cold, greased oven tray. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 deg.C for 12 to 15 minutes.  Stand the biscuits on a rack to cool for 30 minutes before serving.