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    Berry and lemon curd-filled muffins

    For the lemon curd, cook the lemon zest and juice, 100g butter and 250g castor sugar in a heavy-duty pot over medium heat until the sugar has dissolved. Add the 3 whisked eggs slowly and lower the heat. Continue whisking until the curd has thickened, 5 – 10 minutes. Do not boil. Strain the curd and allow to cool before refrigerating. The curd should sit overnight before use. For the muffins, preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease a standard (12-well) muffin tray. Place all of the ingredients, except the blueberries, in a mixer and beat until soft and fluffy. Fold in the berries and spoon the mixture into the muffin wells. Fill the centres with a spoonful of lemon curd (reserving some as a garnish) and bake until cooked through, 12 – 15 minutes. Remove from oven and turn out onto a wire rack to cool. Serve the muffins topped with a little extra lemon curd, fresh blueberries and lemon zest. Berry and lemon curd-filled muffins

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    Berry and lemon curd-filled muffins

    Serves: 12
    Cooking Time: 45 mins + overnight, to sit

    Ingredients

    • LEMON CURD

    • zest and juice of 4 medium lemons
    • 100g butter
    • 250g castor sugar
    • 3 eggs, whisked

    • BERRY MUFFINS

    • 100g softened butter
    • 2,5ml (½ tsp) vanilla essence
    • 115g castor sugar
    • 2 eggs
    • 160g self-raising flour
    • 30ml (2 tbsp) milk
    • 150g blueberries, dusted with flour + extra, to garnish
    • 50g raspberries, dusted with flour
    • lemon zest, to garnish

    Instructions

    1

    For the lemon curd, cook the lemon zest and juice, 100g butter and 250g castor sugar in a heavy-duty pot over medium heat until the sugar has dissolved. Add the 3 whisked eggs slowly and lower the heat. Continue whisking until the curd has thickened, 5 – 10 minutes. Do not boil.

    2

    Strain the curd and allow to cool before refrigerating. The curd should sit overnight before use.

    3

    For the muffins, preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease a standard (12-well) muffin tray. Place all of the ingredients, except the blueberries, in a mixer and beat until soft and fluffy. Fold in the berries and spoon the mixture into the muffin wells. Fill the centres with a spoonful of lemon curd (reserving some as a garnish) and bake until cooked through, 12 – 15 minutes. Remove from oven and turn out onto a wire rack to cool.

    4

    Serve the muffins topped with a little extra lemon curd, fresh blueberries and lemon zest.

    Imka Webb
    Author

    Imka Webb is a freelance digital marketing expert and the digital editor of Food & Home Entertaining magazine.  www.imkawebb.com

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