Christmas pudding muffins

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Makes

12 muffins

Christmas pudding muffins

Mincemeat pudding muffins. (Photo, Erik Putz.)

Ingredients

  • 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter , at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 1/4 cups Festive mincemeat , recipe link below
  • halved glacé cherries , to garnish

Brandy glaze

  • 1 cup icing sugar
  • 2 tbsp brandy

Instructions

  • LINE a 12-cup muffin pan with cupcake liners,
  • WHISK flour, sugar and baking powder in a large bowl.
  • WHISK eggs with butter and milk, then stir into flour mixture with Festive mincemeat.
  • FILL prepared pan, and bake at 350F until a skewer inserted in a cupcake comes out clean, 40 to 45 min.
  • COOL completely in pan. To make quick Christmas puddings, peel off liners and invert cakes on plates.
  • WHISK icing sugar with brandy. Drizzle cakes with brandy glaze and top with glacé cherries.
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