I love to get organised for school lunches by baking some yummy goodies on the weekend and then popping them in the freezer. I find this takes the pressure off if morning teas are already pre-prepared and it also means I’m not reaching for store bought treats. This recipe is popular in my house … I hope you enjoy it too!
Apricot Muffins …
Author: Mrs Organised
Ingredients …
- 2 ½ cups (2 x 200g packets) chopped dried apricots
- 4 ½ cups self-raising flour (I used gluten free)
- ¾ cup castor sugar
- 190g butter
- ¾ cup milk (I used light milk)
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten
Method …
- Place apricots in a small bowl and cover with boiling water. Leave to stand for 30 minutes and then drain well. Preheat oven to 200C and spray muffin trays with cooking spray.
- Sift self-raising flour and sugar into a large bowl. Add butter and rub in with fingertips until mixture is crumbly and even.
- Add well-drained apricots to the flour/sugar/butter mixture and mix through.
- Combine milk and eggs in a jug and stir. Add to flour mixture and mix with a spoon until ingredients are just combined, being careful not to over mix. The mixture should be lumpy and course.
- Drop heaped spoonfuls of mixture into a well-greased muffin pan. Bake in a moderately hot oven set at 200C for 15 minutes.
- Once cooked, turn muffins from trays onto wire racks to cool.
- Makes approximately 24 muffins.
Clever Tricks, Tips & Hints …
I’ve substituted the self-raising flour with gluten free self-raising flour for this recipe. When I bake, I use either Orgran or White Wings … both make beautiful gluten free flours and either brand I find I can substitute cup for cup without impacting on texture or density.
These muffins are suitable to freeze.
Thanks for the gluten free tip, I’d been wondering about that. I love using apricots in baking ?
No problems, you’re welcome! I just love cooking and I’ve got so many more lovely, family-friendly recipes to share, so stay tuned …
These look really good! I think these would be also nice with fresh apricot, What do you think? ?
I can’t see why not! This particular muffin recipe is a really great base to work from. I’m going to try this same recipe in the next few weeks with chocolate chips and a few other goodies!
They look so yummy. I have wanted to get a little more organised with these kind of treats too.
Hi Melissa and welcome! These are so yummy … it’s hard to stop at just one! I’ll be featuring lots of yummy muffins in the coming weeks, so be sure to visit often. I usually bake a fair bit on the weekends and then freeze everything … certainly makes packing lunches a lot easier.
These look delicious.
They are so delicious and the thing I love most, is how well they freeze. As well as being great for lunch boxes, they are wonderful when visitors call in unexpectedly!