Nothing beats spending time baking with your child in the kitchen. If you’re looking for a flop-free – and wheat-free – recipe to try, these muffins are easy to make and convenient to have around to pop in lunch boxes or for an afternoon snack – and perfect for everything in between!
Here’s how to make them:
Ingredients
- 100g raisins
- Finely grated zest plus the juice of one large orange
- 250g gluten-free flour
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp gluten-free baking powder
- 180g caster sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 180ml sunflower oil
- 180ml plain yoghurt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4. Line a muffin tin with paper cases.
- Tip the raisins and orange juice in a small saucepan. Bring to the boil, and then set aside to cool completely.
- Mix the zest, flour, salt, baking powder, and sugar in a bowl.
- Whisk together the eggs, oil, yoghurt, and vanilla, and add to the dry ingredients along with the raisins and any juice left in the pan.
- Mix together gently and spoon into the muffin tin.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until firm to the touch.
- Cool in the tin for 5 minutes, and then cool on a wire rack.
Top tips
- These are best eaten warm or cold on the same day, and you can freeze them and then defrost for 2 hours at room temperature. Reheat them for 5 to 10 minutes in an oven preheated to 150°C.
- Children love being creative and using their imaginations so give them free rein to decorate their muffins however they want.
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