Fig and Orange Muffins

Name: Fig and Orange Muffins
Yield: Makes 8
Ingredients: 100 g walnut or pecan halves (optional); 70 ml orange juice; 4 medium eggs, beaten; 2 tbsp honey; 100 g golden caster sugar; 175 g unsalted butter, softened; zest and juice of 1 orange; ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper; ½ tsp ground cloves; 175 g self-raising flour; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; ½ tsp ground turmeric; 200 g fresh figs, stalks discarded, chopped, plus 1 whole fig for decoration (use fresh or dried if out of season)

Preparation info

Makes
8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Secret of Spice

By Tonia Buxton

Published 2019

About

Figs are my favourite fruit and I love using them in sweet and savoury dishes. These spicy little muffins are wonderful for breakfast or with afternoon coffee.

Ingredients

175 g unsalted butter, softened
100 g golden caster sugar
4

Vegetarian
Breakfast

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4. Line 8 holes of a deep muffin tin with paper or silicon muffin cases.

Using an electric whisk, beat the butter and sugar together in a large bowl until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs a little at a time, with 1 tbsp of the flour after e