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Ingredients

  • * 1 Egg
  • * 75ml Milk
  • * 25g Butter, melted
  • * 2 tbsp Irish whiskey, brandy or sherry
  • * 125g Christmas pudding
  • * 125g plain flour
  • * 1 tsp Baking powder
  • * 1 tsp Mixed spice
  • * 75g caster sugar

* icing sugar, for dusting

  • * icing sugar, for dusting

Method

  • STEP 1
    Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4. Line a muffin tin with paper cases.
  • STEP 2
    Whisk the egg in a bowl and add the milk, melted butter, sherry, whisky or brandy and the pieces of Christmas pudding.
  • STEP 3
    Sift the flour, baking powder, mixed spice and sugar together. Make a well in the centre and add the wet ingredients and mix together until a soft lumpy batter forms.
  • STEP 4
    Spoon the mixture into the paper cases and bake in the oven. 20-25 minutes for large muffins, 15-20 minutes for cupcake size and 10-15 minutes for mini muffins.
  • STEP 5
    Allow to cool on a wire rack and dust with icing sugar before serving.
  • STEP 6
    Alternatively pipe a little buttercream on the top.
  • STEP 7
    Makes 12 large or 24 medium muffins.
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