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Contributed by Paula. Thank you!

Makes 16

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Hot Cross Muffins
Ingredients:
 • 1 cup self raising flour
 • 1 cup plain flour
 • 1 teaspoon bicarb soda
 • 1 teaspoon mixed spice
 • 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
 • 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
 • just over 1/4 cup sultanas
 • just under 1/4 cup currants
 • 2 table spoons mixed peel
 • 1 1/2 cups milk
 • 2 eggs lightly beaten
 • 3/4 cup canola oil
Flour Paste:
 • 1/2 cup plain flour
 • 2 tsp. sugar
 • 1/3 - 1/2 cup water
Directions:
 1.  Preheat oven to 190 C (375 F)
 2.  Spray 16 holes of 2 x 12 muffins tray or mini muffin tray (makes lots of mini muffins)
 3.  Sift flours flours into a large bowl and add other all dry ingredients, toss together with fingers.
 4.  In another jug/bowl mix eggs, oils and milk.
 5.  Add to dry ingredients and fold until just mixed.
 6.  Mixture should be lumpy.
 7.  Spoon into prepared muffin trays
 8.  Bake for ten minutes.
 9.  As muffins are baking mix up cross mixture until a pipable flour paste.
 10. Take muffins from oven, pipe crosses on and return for 10-15 minutes until golden and bounce back when
     pressed with finger tips.

 

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