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Spiced Sweet Potato & Maple Bacon Muffins

Here's how you make Spiced Sweet Potato & Maple Bacon Muffins
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  • Servings: 12
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 25m
    • The following recipe serves 12 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 cups self-rising flour
  • 1/2 cup caster sugar
  • 1 teaspoon spices (mixed spice)
  • 1/2 cup raisins, chopped
  • 100 grams melted butter
  • 2/3 cup mashed sweet potato (cold, orange sweet potato, you will need about 250 grams potato)
  • 2 large eggs (lightly beaten)
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup (plus extra to serve)
  • 3 rashers (90 grams) bacon, chopped (shortcut Canadian Bacon, finely chopped)
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons sunflower seeds
  • Ground cinnamon, pinch
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 200C/180C fan forced

  • Step 2: Grease a 12 hole (1/2 cup capacity) muffin pan.

  • Step 3: Combine flour, sugar, mixed spice and raisins in a large bowl and make a well.

  • Step 4: Combine butter, sweet potato, egg, milk and 2 tablespoon maple syrup in a separate bowl and then add to flour mixture and stir until just combine (DO NOT OVER MIX) and then divide mixture among prepared pan holes.

  • Step 5: Combine bacon, sunflower seeds, cinnamon and remaining maple syrup in a bowl and then spoon a little of the mixture over the top of each muffin and then bake for 20 to 22 minutes or until golden just firm to the round and then stand in pan for 5 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack.

  • Step 6: Serve warm or cold, drizzled with maple syrup or you can store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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