EGGLESS MUFFINS

Hi all, this is my latest experiment of egg less muffins. My son's friend who is allergic to eggs, inspired me to make these muffins. They turned out very nice and you will never know the difference from ordinary muffins. Hope you like them. Below makes 12 muffins.

YOU NEED

• 2 cups of flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1-2 tsp cinnamon
• 4 tbsp coco powder
• 1 cup of nuts, dried fruit and chocolate drops mixture
• 1 cup sugar
• 5 -7 tbsp melted butter or oil ( I prefer to use less butter )
• 2 cups milk
• 2 tsp vanilla essence
• Brown sugar and sunflower seeds for sprinkling

1) Sieve the flour with baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and coco powder. Add the nut and dried fruit mixture, mix.

2) In a separate bowl, whisk sugar, butter, milk and vanilla essence.

3) Pour the wet mixture slowly to the dry mixture and mix. Fold with a wooden spoon and drop 2 tbsp of the mixture to each muffin case.

4) Sprinkle the tops with brown sugar and sunflower seeds and bake at preheated oven 180 C, 160 fan setting for 20 minutes.

5) Cool them on wire rack before serving.

TROUT WITH HOME MADE HERB SAUCE(Meze soslu balik)

This is a sauce freshly made with fresh mixed herbs combined with olive oil, garlic and yogurt and is lovely with added tangyness from the lime juice.

YOU NEED

• 2 trout

FOR HERB SAUCE

• 50 g mixed fresh herbs of dill, parsley,mint and thyme,chopped
• 1 clove of garlic, diced
• 2 tsp lime juice
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp roasted sunflower seeds
• 3 tbsp natural yogurt
• pinch of salt and chilli powder
• Extra 1 tbsp of sunflower seeds for sprinkling.

Grill or barbecue the fish until the skin turns crisply brown for about 3-5 minutes each side. Transfer on to a serving plate.

Make the sauce either in a blender or in a large pestle and mortar, until it is nice and smooth. Pour the sauce over the fish and sprinkle some sunflower seeds just before serving. Serves 2

NOTE: If you are using the pestle and mortar, first pound the herbs, garlic, sunflower seeds to a paste. Slowly add the oil, salt, chilli powder and lime juice. Mix in the yogurt just before serving with the sprinkle of extra sunflower seeds.