SPICED APPLE & APRICOT MUFFINS

Makes 12

1 cup SR
1/2 cup wholemeal SR
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/3 cup ‘milk’ powder (try besan or?)
1/4 cup sugar
60g marg
1/2 cup each of chopped – pecan nuts & dried apricots
1/2 cup grated apple
1 egg
1/2 cup water
extra pecans
shredded coconut

Sift flours, cinnamon & milk powder into a bowl, add sugar.
Rub in marg. until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.

Add pecans, apricots & apple.
Add combined beaten egg & water. Mix well.

Drop rounded Tabs of mixture into well-greased deep muffin pans.
Decorate tops with extra pecans, sprinkle with coconut.

Bake in 200 degree C oven for 20 mins. Remove from pans, cool on wire rack.

APPLE AND CINNAMON SCONES

Makes about 16

3.5 cups Stoneground Wholemeal SR flour
2 heaped tsp cinnamon
175g cottage cheese
1 cup real raisins
2 cups cold cooked apple
1 Tab honey
1/2 cup skim milk

Preheat oven to 225 degrees C.

Place flour & cinnamon in a bowl, add cottage cheese and using fingertips, combine until resembling bread crumbs. Add raisins, honey & apple, mixing thoroughly.

Add milk. Do not over-mix. If mixture is dry, add an extra Tab of milk at a time.

Place dough on flour board, knead then roll into a 5 cm thick, flat shape  (kneading for too long will produce a heavier scone).

With a 2″ cutter or rim of a glass, stamp out scone shapes. Place on floured baking tray 2 cm apart.
Brush tops lightly with milk and bake in hot oven 225 degrees C for 20-25 mins. Serve warm.