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You will need

  • 12 paper muffin cases
    (we used tulip cases)

Nutrition: per muffin (12)

  • kcal315
  • fat15g
  • saturates5g
  • carbs37g
  • sugars22g
  • fibre2g
  • protein7g
  • salt0.4g
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7 and put the muffin cases in a 12-hole muffin tin. Mix the flour, ground almonds, baking powder, bicarb, 1/4 tsp cinnamon, the sugar, marzipan, nuts and dried fruit in a mixing bowl. Whisk together the eggs, melted butter, yogurt and almond extract, then pour over the dry ingredients and very quickly mix with a wooden spoon until the mixture has just come together – the most important thing is to not overmix – don’t worry if there are still a few floury bits.

  • step 2

    Quickly divide the mix between the cases and put in the oven on the top shelf. Bake for 5 mins, then lower the heat to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and bake for 15 mins more until they are risen, golden, and a skewer inserted into the middle of them comes out clean.

  • step 3

    Once they have cooled a little and are firm enough to handle, lift out of the tin onto wire racks and cool for 5 mins. Mix the icing sugar with the remaining 1/4 tsp cinnamon and sieve over the muffins. Serve warm. Will keep for 3 days in an airtight container.

RECIPE TIPS
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If you're planning to serve these on Christmas morning, cut down on prep time by weighing and mixing all your dry ingredients on Christmas Eve, having the butter ready in the microwave and your yogurt measured into a mixing jug in the fridge.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2015

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A star rating of 4.5 out of 5.13 ratings

morennabxQmyyzXTA

Loved these muffins. I used almond oil instead of butter, but otherwise followed the recipie and they came out really well. I won't only be making them at Christmas from now on.

jlr1916Gx6R8c3g

question

This recipe worked well, didn’t have some of the dried fruit and nuts ingredients so adjusted quantity of what we had. It was a large batch and will take us ages to get through, do you think they will freeze ok?

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goodfoodteam

Hi, yes these should freeze okay. The texture might change slightly but they should still taste good. Best wishes, BBC Good FoodTeam.

serenawynn

I've made these for Christmas morning for the past few years and they are adored by my whole family. Totally delicious.

flauffy

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

These muffins are Christmas in paper cases! I used only dried cranberries and apricots for the dried fruit and as in a previous comment I soaked them overnight in filfar (Cypriot orange liquor). I added a touch more Greek yoghurt than stated to combat dryness. I also forgot to add the flaked…

Marvida

question

Is there any way of printing the recipe without the pictures and extra explanations ????

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goodfoodteam

You can get a more condensed version by clicking on the print button underneath the image, however you will still get the recipe image included.

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