Ingredients
1 1/2 cup milk
6 tbsp golden syrup
1 oz butter
1 1/2 cup mixed fruit
1 tsp mixed spice
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup raw sugar
2 cup baking bran flakes
2 tsp baking soda
1 red & green glace cherries
1 icing sugar
Directions
Reheat oven to 375oF & prepare muffin pans. Put the first 4
ingredients into a saucepan & heat gently until butter has melted.
While mixture is heating, sift the flour, spice, cinnamon & salt into
a large bowl, stir in the bran & sugar. Lightly beat the eggs. Add
the baking soda to the melted ingredients, then pour this & the eggs
into the flour mixture. Quickly & lightly stir until just mixed.
Spoon mixture into paper Christmas muffin cups or pans. Place a
cherry on top of each. Bake for about 15 mins or until muffin springs
back when lightly touched. Dust with icing sugar if wished and serve
warm. Makes 12.
Servings: 12 servings
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Categories: Bread; Breads; Christmas; Holiday; Muffin
The History of Recipes
It is quite feasible to prove the history of recipes way back into antiquity, in fact as far back into recorded history as ancient Egypt, and potentially, even further back. Interesting though that is, these, old cook books were just very basic hieroglyphic instructions for meal preparation.
Interestingly, the most ancient recipe found, according to food historians are a few clay tablets in ancient Sumerian which show the baking of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as making drinkers feel exhilarated and blissful. During Roman times 25BC a roman called Apicius compiled a number of documents showing how to cook the recipes prepared by his fellow Romans. In his works, Apicius recounts how the meals of wealthy Romans were separated into starters, main meal and afters, a style of dining still practiced today. He also describes how the early Romans used a wide range of herbs and spices, including a few that will be familiar to modern chefs like bay, fennel and dill. Closer to modern times, there were a couple of books which appeared in the fourteenth century - a cookery book published under the title `Forme of Cury`, and another, similary entitled `Curye on Inglish`. Despite their titles, they are unconnected to the spicy food that is popular today, but rather descriptions of the types of food prepared for the upper classes of those days. Later, in the 15th century, people returning from the crusades brought us many new foods and herbs from the East, including spices like coriander, basil and rosemary. The introduction of these new culinary ideas led to an eruption in manuscripts on cookery, many of which still exist in academic collections. During the succeeding few centuries, the rich and powerful families of Wesstern Europe strove to serve the most exotic meals, and as a result the best chefs and their recipes could command a high salary. However, it was during the 19th century that cooking and recipe collections became really popular. The Famous Mrs Isabella Beeton in the UK, and the equally well-known Fannie Merritt Farmer in the USA, dedicated their lives to assembling, verifying, and publishing recipes that were common in the better off homes of the day. By the time we get to the twentieth century, cookery books were starting to become popular mostly as a result of increased literacy, people having increased spare time and having more money to spend. |
We hope you enjoy this Christmas Day Muffins recipe.
