Bran Muffins in the microwave.

Bran Muffins in the microwave

Things you will need

½ cup of really hot water- an adult will need to help you with this.

1 ¼ cups of bran

50g melted butter- an adult will need to help you with this.

1 egg

½ cup brown sugar (white sugar will be OK to use)

¾ cup plain yoghurt (If you only have fruity yoghurt it will be OK to use)

1 ¼ cups of flour

1 ¼ teaspoons of baking soda

¼ teaspoon of salt

½ cup raisins or sultanas. If you don’t have any just leave this part out.

A big mixing bowl, a small mixing bowl and a fork

2 cups or coffee mugs. Don’t use any that have gold paint on them.

Paper baking cases or strips of baking paper.

What to do-(Method)

1.    Put ½ cup of hot water and melted butter into the mixing bowl. Mix these together.

2.    Add 1 ¼ cups of bran and mix it all together.

3.    Break the egg into the small mixing bowl and beat with a fork. Stir in the sugar and the yoghurt.

4.    Tip these into the big bowl with the bran. Stir it until it is all mixed together.

5.    Put 1 ½ cups of flour, ½ teaspoon of salt, 1 ¼ teaspoons of baking soda into the big bowl and stir gently.

6.    Add the raisins or sultanas. If you used fruity yoghurt do not put in dried fruit.

7.    Put a paper baking case, or your strips of baking paper, into each cup or mug.

8.    Put a large spoon of the mixture into each cup.

9.    Put the cups in the microwave and cook on High for 1 min. You might need to cook them for 1 ½ minutes if you use big cups. The cups might be hot so be careful when you take them out. I just tip mine upside down on a plate to get them out.

The mixture can be kept, with a cover over it, in the fridge for a week. You can have fresh muffins every day.