Ginger Muffins

Name: Ginger Muffins
Ingredients: 9/16 cup butter; 3 eggs; 1 cup buttermilk or yoghurt; 1 cup sugar; 1 3/4 cups flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 2 teaspoons cinnamon powdered; 2 teaspoons powdered ginger; 1 teaspoon cloves powdered; 1/2 cup sugar; 2 drops red food coloring; 2 drops food coloring blue; 3 drops almond essence bitter

13 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

9/16 cup butter
3 eggs
1 cup buttermilk or yoghurt
1 cup sugar
1 3/4 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons cinnamon powdered
2 teaspoons powdered ginger
1 teaspoon cloves powdered
1/2 cup sugar
2 drops red food coloring
2 drops food coloring blue
3 drops almond essence bitter

Directions

1

Pre-heat the oven to 180C.
2

Grease a muffin pan.
3

Melt the butter and allow to cool.
4

Mix the flour, baking powder, and spices in a bowl and set aside.
5

Beat the eggs with the sugar and buttermilk.
6

Sieve the flour and spices over the egg mixture and gently blend together with a spatula.
7

Add the melted butter and continue to stir in gently.
8

Fill each muffin mold 2/3 full and bake for 20 minutes, or until puffy and a skewer comes out clean.
9

Leave to cool then sprinkle with purple sugar.
10

To prepare the purple sugar, place all the ingredients in a small sealable plastic bag and shake vigorously until well mixed.
11

Leftover purple sugar can be stored in the bag.