DLTK's Holiday Crafts for Kids
Hot Cross Muffins

contributed by Paula.  Thank you!

Makes 16

Ingredients:

• 1 cup self raising flour
• 1 cup plain flour
• 1 teaspoon bicarb soda
• a teaspoon mixed spice
• 1/2 tsp.  Ground cinnamon
• 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• just over 1/4 cup sultanas
• just under 1/4 cup currants
• 2 table spoons mixed peel
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 2 eggs lightly beaten
• 3/4 cup canola oil
  
  Flour Paste:
• 1/2 cup plain flour
• 2 tsp.  Sugar
• 1/3 - 1/2 cup water

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 190 C (375 F).
• spray 16 holes of 2 x 12 muffins tray or mini muffin tray (makes lots of mini muffins).
• Sift flours flours into a large bowl and add other all dry ingredients, toss together with fingers.
• In another jug/bowl mix eggs, oils and milk.
• Add to dry ingredients and fold until just mixed.
• Mixture should be lumpy.
• Spoon into prepared muffin trays.
• Bake for ten minutes.
• As muffins are baking mix up cross mixture until a pipable flour paste.
• Take muffins from oven, pipe crosses on and return for 10 - 15 minutes until golden and bounce back when pressed with finger tips.