Apple and Ginger Jam Muffins

 

Makes 6 big muffins 

 

1 cup self-rising flour

1 large egg

1/4 cup white sugar (optional)

1/2 cup Mackays Ginger preserve

1 cup tinned apples, cubed small

1/2 cup milk

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Preheat oven to 200 oC.  (For Sunbeam convection oven, check below for temperatures.)  Mix together the ginger preserve jam, egg, sugar, oil, apple cubes, vanilla and milk.  Stir in the flour.  Spoon into greased 6 muffin pan.  Bake for 20 minutes (or till test skewer comes out clean.)  Let muffins cool in pan for 10 minutes.

2013 - December - gift ideas - jam recipes

2013 December

It’s that time of the year again ... frantic search for gifts – eating wonderful and rich food ...

For this holiday season – if you are going to give gifts, try and make something yourself.  I have some smashing ideas on my previous issues – have a look and surprise your family/friends.  Bake a batch of rusks, or cookies – or make my ‘no bake cookies’ (http://www.xcentricideas.co.za/images/2009/XCentric%20Ideas%202009%20Issue%2010.pdf)

– and wrap them nicely.  Look below for the previous issues on gift wrapping and gift ideas (at bottom of email).

Gift ideas (www.xcentricideas.co.za - 2006 - Issue 2)

 Mothers' Day gift ideas (www.xcentricideas.co.za - 2006 - Issue 5)

Fathers' Day gift ideas (www.xcentricideas.co.za - 2006 - Issue 6)

Gift wrap ideas (www.xcentricideas.co.za - 2006 - Issue 8)

XMas gift in a bottle ideas (www.xcentricideas.co.za - 2008 - Issue 16)

Bread baking WITHOUT YEAST ideas (www.xcentricideas.co.za - 2011 - Issue 9)  

Don’t forget to peek at my previous issue of how to festively, gloriously and gob smacking easy you can set your table – with items from your house, be it from the kids rooms, kitchen or library.

Tablesetting ideas (www.xcentricideas.co.za - 2011 - Issue 10)

   

Valentine ideas (www.xcentricideas.co.za - 2012 - Issue 1) 

The flavored water issue is also a ‘must do’ this season.  It just looks so good on your table and is healthy too.Flavored water ideas (www.xcentricideas.co.za - 2012 - Issue 11) 

And why not knit a beanie for someone you care about?Knitting beanies for charity (www.xcentricideas.co.za - 2013 - Issue 9)

I grew up with home baked bread, so I adore it!  Why not bake a ‘no yeast bread’ (www.xcentricideas.co.za - 2011, issue 9) as a gift?

And if you’re interesting in small quantities of homemade jam, made in the microwave in less than 30 minutes – here's a few to try out.  I’ve made soooo many jams over the years and think that it’s just the perfect little gift.

Apple jam in microwave - (www.xcentricideas.co.za - 2011 - Issue 7)

 Kumquat jam in microwave is so yummy (www.xcentricideas.co.za - 2009 - Issue 4) 

Ginger jam in microwave is just perfect gift for ginger-lovers  (www.xcentricideas.co.za - 2017 - Issue 5) 

PS:  For the new year, I’m thinking of doing savory ice creams ... have made a Bovril and cheese ice cream yesterday ... quite good.