Christmas Morning Muffins

• 2 cups self raising flour
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon mixed spice
• 1/2 cup brown or caramel sugar
• 250 grams fruit mince
• 1 teaspoon (heaped) orange zest
• 300 milliliters buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 60 milliliters vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
• brown sugar to sprinkle
• icing sugar to dust (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Line the muffin tin with muffin cases of your choice.
2. Sift the flour, bicarb, salt, cinnamon, spice and coffee powder in a bowl.
3. Add sugar, fruit mince and zest and stir to combine.
4. In a separate jug, mix together the buttermilk, vanilla, oil and egg.
5. Fold into the dry ingredients until just combined. Do not over mix.
6. Fill the muffin cases with the mixture, sprinkle with the nuts and sugar and bake for 20-25 minutes until cooked through.
7. Let the muffins cool a bit and dust lightly with some icing sugar (optional)before serving.

flour, bicarbonate of soda, salt, mixed spice, brown, fruit mince, orange zest, buttermilk, vanilla, vegetable oil, egg, pecans, brown sugar, icing sugar

Taken from food52.com/recipes/31992-christmas-morning-muffins (may not work)