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Allotment muffins recipe
- Preparation time: 10 minutes
- Makes: 12 muffins
- Cooking time: 30-35 minutes
- Approx. cost per portion: 19p
You will need
- Large mixing bowl
- Mixing spoon
- Grater
- Medium bowl or jug
- Muffin tray
Ingredients
- 200 grams self-raising flour
- 100 grams low fat cheddar cheese grated
- 1 small courgette (grated)
- 1 small carrot (grated)
- 2 spring onions (finely chopped)
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 100ml semi-skimmed milk
- ¼ tsp of black pepper
Method
- Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F/gas mark 6
- In a large bowl mix together the flour, grated cheese, carrot, courgette, spring onions and black pepper
- In another bowl or jug, whisk the egg, milk and olive oil
- Add the egg mix to the dry ingredients and mix all ingredients well
- Spoon the mixture into the holes of a greased muffin tray and bake in the oven for 30-35 minutes until golden brown on top
Handy Tip: Allotment muffins make a nice alternative to sandwiches for lunch or a good after school snack. They can also be frozen for up to a month.
Mackerel Pâté
- Serves: 4
- Preparation time: 10 minutes
- Cooking time: no cooking
You will need
- Chopping board and knife
- Large mixing bowl
- Fork
- Small bowl and large plate for serving
Ingredients
- 200g (1 small packet) smoked mackerel
- 125g low-fat cream cheese
- Juice of ½ lemon
- Juice of half a lemon or jiffy lemon juice
- Ground black pepper
- For the sides:
- 2 wholemeal pitta breads
- 1 large carrot
- ½ cucumber
- 1 red pepper
Method
- Open the packet of smoked mackerel, and separate the fish into flakes in a mixing bowl – remove any skin or bones
- Use a fork to finely mash the fish
- Add the cream cheese to the fish and mash into a paste
- Slice the lemon in half and squeeze the juice into the pâté (or squeeze in the jiffy lemon juice)
- Add a few sprinkles of black pepper and stir well
- Taste the pâté and add more lemon juice or black pepper if required
- Stir well and serve in a small bowl
- Slice the pitta bread into long strips for serving
- Slice the peeled carrot, pepper and cucumber into long thin strips for dipping
- Serve on a large plate for sharing
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