Jam-Doughnut Mini Muffins

Joanne
Joanne @JoanneinBath
Bath, UK

These delicious little sugar topped cakes, with a jam-filled centre, are a cross between a doughnut and a muffin, and are sometimes called duffins. This is a Nigella Lawson recipe, incredibly quick and easy to bake, as most muffin recipes are. I've just baked a batch to encourage exam revision...

Watch the recipe video on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZQLRw0bS0c

Jam-Doughnut Mini Muffins

These delicious little sugar topped cakes, with a jam-filled centre, are a cross between a doughnut and a muffin, and are sometimes called duffins. This is a Nigella Lawson recipe, incredibly quick and easy to bake, as most muffin recipes are. I've just baked a batch to encourage exam revision...

Watch the recipe video on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZQLRw0bS0c

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Ingredients

  1. 125 mlmilk
  2. 75 mlvegetable oil
  3. 1large egg
  4. 1/2 tspvanilla extract
  5. 200 gself-rising flour
  6. 100 gcaster sugar
  7. seedless raspberry jam
  8. 100 gbutter
  9. granulated sugar, for dipping

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    In a jug, beat together with a fork the milk, oil, egg and vanilla extract. Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4.

  2. 2

    In a bowl mix together the flour and sugar. Butter 12 to 15 mini muffin tins, I also put a strip of baking parchment inside to make removing cooked muffins easier.

  3. 3

    Add the milk mixture to the flour mixture and mix in gently, don't over mix. I then transferred the batter back into the jug as it's easier to fill.

  4. 4

    Half fill the prepared tins with the muffin mixture. Add a small drop of jam to the centre of each muffin, don't use too much.

  5. 5

    Pour in more batter to just below the top of the muffin dips, covering the jam. Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes until puffed up and golden. Test they are cooked by pressing the top with a finger, don't pierce the muffin like you usually would.

  6. 6

    Melt the butter in a small pan and put the sugar in a bowl. Cool the muffins for 5 minutes in the tin, then while still warm remove gently, dip in melted butter then sugar.

  7. 7

    Eat warm or when cooled, great with a cup of coffee.

  8. 8

    Photo of the jammy centre.

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I enjoy cooking mostly because I like eating, but also because it's a great way to relax at the end of the day. I work in book publishing and especially enjoy creating cookbooks written by cooks who love cooking and sharing food rather than creating show stopping dishes that take days to put together. As Nigel Slater would say; 'we are, after all, simply making ourselves something to eat'. I live with my lovely daughter Isobel who rarely pays any kind of compliment but will occasionally admit something I've cooked was quite nice, and our dog Piper, who will eat anything.
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Comments (14)

Claire
Claire @teaAndBiscuits
I just made these, but my batter seemed much thicker than yours. I'm wondering if I should've added more milk...?

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