Blog Archives

Banana, Date & Walnut Muffins 

Banana, Date & Walnut Muffins 

Jun 3

Posted by


Have some over ripe bananas that the kids don’t want to eat? Here’s a delicious and easy recipe to making banana muffins. You can omit the dates and walnuts…

Salwaa’s Cape Malay Cooking 

From My Kitchen To Yours – keeping our heritage alive since 2011!

South Africans, shop my E-Books here —> https://capemalaydelights.myshopify.com/

All Other Countries, shop my E-Books here —> https://capemalaycookingdelights.com/

Get two E-Books for the price of ONE!

Bananas and Dates Muffins

Makes 12

Ingredients:
3 – 4 overripe bananas, chopped / mashed
⅔ cups soft dates, chopped
½ cup cooking oil
2 medium eggs
¾ cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1½ cups self raising flour

¼ cup walnuts (optional)

Chocolate chips (optional)

Method:

Pre-heat the oven to 170°C. 

Line a muffin tray with muffin liners. 

Soak the dates in hot water to cover for 5 minutes.  Mash or chop the bananas. Drain the water off the dates. 

Using a small bowl, mix all the wet ingredients together. 

In another bowl, mix the dry ingredients together.

Finely mix the wet and dry ingredients together. Mix the walnuts into the batter. 

Fill the muffin cases three quarter full with the muffin mixture. 

Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre of the muffin comes out dry and clean.

Cook’s Tip:

Add chocolate chips instead of dates and/or nuts. Make a double batch, freeze or store the batter in the fridge to bake for breakfast or brunch the following day. Can be kept in the fridge for up to 2 days.

Bananas and Dates Muffins

SUBSCRIBE ► https://youtube.com/c/capemalaycooking

ADD ME ON:

Facebook: https://www.Facebook.com/capemalaycooking

Instagram: https://Instagram.com/capemalaycooking

Pinterest: https://Pinterest.com/capemalaycooking

Tiktok: https://tiktok.com/capemalaycooking0

Website: https://www.capemalaycookingdelights.com

Online Shop: https://capemalaycookingdelights.com/merchandise/

Posted in Banana, Date & Walnut Muffins , Muffins

Leave a comment

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Mixed Berry Muffins

Mixed Berry Muffins

Mar 4

Posted by


Mixed Berry Muffins are delicious muffins bursting with a tart berry flavour. I used fresh berries but you may also use frozen berries for a deliciously convenient breakfast treat.

Muffins are the perfect grab-and-go breakfast or sweet treat like our popular Eggless Banana Muffins,

Salwaa’s Cape Malay Cooking

From My Kitchen To Yours – keeping our heritage alive since 2011!

Mixed Berry Muffins

These muffins are a breeze to make and taste so delicious too.

  • Melted butter means no creaming.
  • No mixer necessary, just use a spoon or whisk.
  • You can do it in one bowl, just sift your dry ingredients right into your wet.
  • For convenience use frozen berries right from the freezer.
  • Using buttermilk results in a light and fluffy muffin.
  • Lemon juice and zest gives a distinctive flavour to the muffins.

Dry Ingredients:

2½ cups cake flour

3 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

1 cup white sugar  

¼ teaspoon salt

Wet Ingredients:

1 cup  buttermilk

4 tablespoons butter, about 60g, melted

4 tablespoons (80 ml) vegetable oil

2 large eggs, at room temperature, lightly whisked

Juice and zest of one lemon 

250g mixed berries, I used raspberries, strawberries and blackberries

Method:

Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees C.

Line a muffin tray with 12 muffin cases.

Whisk the wet ingredients, then sift the dry ingredients into the bowl, mix well until combines. DO NOT over mix.

Gently stir in the berries, be careful not to break the berries up.

Fill the muffin cases up to three quarters. Then bake for about 20 minutes.

Done! As simple as that to make delicious muffins. Can be made a day in advance.

This recipe makes about 12 muffins.

Cook’s Note:

Don’t have buttermilk? Simply mix one cup of milk with one tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar. Let the mixture stand for 10 minutes before using as above in the recipe.

Use frozen berries instead of fresh berries.

You may like our other muffin recipes here

If you like my work or the free stuff on this website and want to say thanks, or encourage me to do more, you can buy me a coffee by clicking here⤵️

Paypal.me/capemalaycooks

SUBSCRIBE ► https://youtube.com/c/capemalaycooking

ADD ME ON:

Facebook: https://www.Facebook.com/capemalaycooking

Instagram: https://Instagram.com/capemalaycooking

Pinterest: https://Pinterest.com/capemalaycooking

Tiktok: https://tiktok.com/capemalaycooking0

Website: https://www.capemalaycookingdelights.com

Online Shop: https://capemalaycookingdelights.com/merchandise/

Posted in Mixed Berry Muffins, Muffins

Leave a comment

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Banana & Chocolate Chip Muffins

Banana & Chocolate Chip Muffins

Feb 19

Posted by


Banana And Choc Chip Muffins

These banana and chocolate chips muffins are deliciously moist and the combination of banana and chocolate is divine!

Salwaa’s Cape Malay Cooking

Prep Time: 15 min | Cook Time: 20 min | Total Time: 35 min | Makes 12

You will need:

Dry ingredients:
1½ cups plain or cake flour
½ cup of brown sugar

3 teaspoons of baking powder
½ teaspoon of cinnamon
¼ teaspoon of nutmeg

Wet ingredients:

1 medium egg
1 banana, mashed
¼ cup vegetable oil

¾ cup of milk

100g chocolate chips
½ cup chopped nuts (optional)

Method:

Pre-heat oven to 200 degrees C.

Line a muffin tray with 12 muffin cases.

Add all the dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl.

Stir lightly using a wooden spoon.

Make a well in the centre.

Add the wet ingredients.

Mix well to combine.

Add the chocolate chips (and nuts if using)

Divide the mixture into 12 muffin cases, about two-thirds full.

Bake for 20 minutes.

Posted in Banana & Chocolate Chip Muffins, Muffins

4 Comments

Tags: , , , ,

Double Chocolate Muffins

Double Chocolate Muffins

Jan 29

Posted by


Salwaa’s Double Chocolate Muffins

From My Kitchen To Yours – keeping our heritage alive!
Best eaten warm
Makes 12

Double Chocolate Muffins

Ingredients:
2 cups cake / plain / all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp cocoa powder, plus extra for dusting
1 Tbsp baking powder
1 tsp fine cinnamon
1/2 cup caster sugar
185g white chocolate, broken into pieces
2 large eggs
1/2 cup oil
1 cup milk

Method:
Line a 12 cup muffin pan with muffin cases
Sift the flour, cocoa, baking powder and cinnamon into a large mixing bowl. Stir in the sugar and 125g of the white chocolate.
Place the eggs and oil in a separate bowl and whisk until frothy, then gradually whisk in the milk. Stir into the dry ingredients until just blended. Divide the mixture evenly between the paper cases, filling each three-quarters full. Bake in a preheated oven at 200°Celsius for 20 minutes or until well risen and springy to the touch. Remove the muffins from the oven, cool in the pan for 2 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Chocolate Muffins

Place the remaining white chocolate in a heatproof bowl, set the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, and heat until melted. Spread over the top of the muffins. Allow to set, then dust the tops with a little cocoa and serve. Best eaten on the same day.

 

Makes 12

Best eaten on the same day.

The recipe can easily be doubled.

Chocolate Muffins

 

Posted in Double Chocolate Muffins, Muffins

Leave a comment

Tags: , , , , ,

Oats and Dates Muffins

Oct 16

Posted by


This is a continuation of my previous post. Here is the recipe for my oats and dates muffins. This recipes makes 10 decent size muffins.

SavedPicture-20141015143159.jpg

You will need:

1 cup milk, you may use whole or semi-skimmed

1 cup  oats

1 large egg

1/4 cup sunflower oil

1 cup self raising flour

1/4 cup white sugar

1 tsp baking powder

1 cup chopped dates

1/2 tsp cinnamon powder

SavedPicture-20141015143127.jpg

 

Preheat your oven to 200C. Grease a muffin tray or line with paper muffin liners.

Combine the milk and oats in a small bowl. Soak the oats and the milk for 10 minutes.

SavedPicture-20141015143134.jpg

 

In a separate mixing bowl, beat together the egg and oil then stir in  the oatmeal and milk mixture.  In another bowl sift together the flour, cinnamon, sugar, baking powder. Stir the flour mixture and  the chopped dates into the wet ingredients using a spoon, until combined.

 

SavedPicture-20141015143146.jpg

Spoon the muffin batter into the prepared muffin cups until 2/3 full.

SavedPicture-20141015143140.jpg

Top with dry oats

 

Bake in a preheated oven at 200C for 20 – 25 minutes or until a toothpick or skewer inserted into the centre of the muffin comes out clean.

SavedPicture-20141015143153.jpg

Enjoy:)

 

 

 

 

 

Posted in Muffins

Leave a comment

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Savoury Muffins


SavedPicture-2014101512849.jpg

 

Ever had unexpected guests and nothing to serve them? I’m sure many of you experienced this before. Well, I was in this predicament on Sunday morning after having unexpected guests sleep over on Saturday night. Usually, I have a supply of koesisters in the freezer, which would have been perfect  for a traditional Sunday breakfast in a Cape Malay home. Sadly, on this occasion I had none, not even a doughnut!

 

What to do? I haven’t gone shopping yet, so my grocery cupboards only had everyday necessities. After scratching my brain for ideas, I decided to make a quick bread, savoury scones using left over chicken of the previous day as well as oats and dates muffins. In the end everyone had an enjoyable breakfast / brunch and I was saved from embarrassment. Here follows my recipe for savoury muffins. I’ll post the oats & dates and the bread recipe on another occasion.

 

SavedPicture-2014101512933.jpg

For 12 Savoury Muffins you’ll need:

1 cup chopped left over chicken pieces, preferably breast

1 cup peeled and chopped onions

1 cup chopped tomatoes

1 cup deseeded and chopped mixed red and green peppers

2 large eggs, beaten

1 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese

2 1/2 Tbsps self raising flour

1/4 tsp salt (optional)

1 tsp black pepper

SavedPicture-2014101512857.jpg

 

Add all the ingredients in a large bowl, mix everything together with a spoon until all the ingredients are combine.

 

 

 

SavedPicture-2014101512912.jpg

 

Spoon into 12 – 14 silicone cupcake holders. You can also use a greased 12 cup muffin tray. (depending on the size of your cupcake holder you may even get 14 like I did)

SavedPicture-2014101512920.jpg

 

Bake for 15 minutes in a preheated oven at 180C.

 

 

SavedPicture-2014101512927.jpg

 

SavedPicture-2014101512933.jpg

 

Enjoy 🙂

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Posted on | Aside

EASY SAVOURY CHEESE MUFFINS

Jul 8

Posted by


Easy cheese muffins (savouries)

Ingredients:
500ml (300g) cake flour
15ml baking powder
5ml dry mustard powder
5ml salt
500ml grated cheddar cheese
250ml milk
80ml oil
2 eggs

Method:
Sift flour, baking powder, mustard and salt in a mixing bowl
Add grated cheese
In a jug combine the milk, oil and eggs. Mix well
Add to dry ingredients and mix gently until combined, taking care not to over mix. Spoon into greased muffin tins and bake at 200C for 20 minutes

Posted in Easy Cheese Muffins, Ramadan

Leave a comment

Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

BANANA AND DATE MUFFINS

Apr 4

Posted by


Makes 12

Ingredients:
2 overripe bananas, chopped
100g dates, chopped
½ cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
¾ cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 ½ cups self raising flour

METHOD:
Mix all the wet ingredients together, add the dry ingredients until just combined.
Put into muffins trays, lined with muffins cases and bake at 150C for 20 minutes or until done.
Delicious!!

BANANA & DATE MUFFINS

Posted in Muffins

1 Comment

Tags: , , ,

CHEDDAR SCONES

Oct 17

Posted by


CHEDDAR SCONES

Makes 12-15

Ingredients:

200g self-raising flour, plus a little extra for dusting

50g butter, at room temperature

25g oats

75g grated cheddar cheese, plus extra for topping

150ml milk

Method:

Heat your oven to 220C. Pace the flour in a large bowl, then rub in the butter. Stir in the oats and cheese, then the milk – if it feels like it might be dry, add a touch more milk, then bring together to make a soft dough.

Lightly dust the surface with a little flour, roll out the dough no thinner than 2cm. Cut out rounds with a cookie cutter.

Transfer to a baking sheet, dust with a little more flour or grated cheese, then bake for 12-15 minutes until well risen and golden. Cool, serve on their own or topped with mashed avocado or soft cheese.

Posted in Ramadan, Savouries

1 Comment

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

BANANA AND DATE MUFFINS

Oct 17

Posted by


Makes 12

Ingredients:
2 overripe bananas, chopped
100g dates, chopped
½ cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
¾ cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 ½ cups self raising flour

METHOD:
Mix all the wet ingredients together, add the dry ingredients until just combined.
Put into muffins trays, lined with muffins cases and bake at 150C for 20 minutes or until done.
Delicious!!

BANANA & DATE MUFFINS

Posted in Muffins

Leave a comment

Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

← Older Posts