Happy Easter Sunday!

Happy Easter everybody! I hope everybody is having a lovely weekend! What have you been up too?

Our Easter recipe of Hot Cross Bun Muffins is a great way to end a sunday, take a look on our previous post to find the recipe (they are absolutely delicious so make sure you try them)!

(Don't they look scrumptious)

Our Sports day games have also been very popular, i hope families have been able to get out into the garden this Easter Holidays! Our badminton set, rounders set and potato sack race kit are the perfect way to spend time with the family. We also have a whistle, medals and a finishing line to make sure you are fully equipped!

Take a look at all our Sports Day Games at Ellie Ellie! 

Have a jolly bank holiday!

Scrumptious Hot Cross Bun Muffins!

As Easter weekend is approaching next weekend we thought we'd get in the kitchen and bake some yummy Easter treats for you to share with all the family this Easter! 

What reminds all of us of Easter is the absolutely delicious hot cross buns with lots of butter and some yummy Easter chocolate too!

We've got the best recipe for something a little different, hot cross bun muffins!

The ingredients you will need:

• 150g currants
• 375g self raising flour
• Half a teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
• 2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
• Half a teaspoon of ground nutmeg
• 165ml sunflower oil
• 250ml buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• 200g caster sugar
• 80g icing sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Recipe:

1. First, preheat the oven to 200c and grease a 12 hole muffin tray with paper cases (we used silicone cases instead of a muffin tray which still worked well)

2. Soak the fruit in just enough boiling water and cover for 10 minutes, pat dry with a paper towel and set aside

3. Sift the flour, soda and spices into a large mixing bowl

 4. In a separate bowl whisk together the oil, buttermilk, eggs and sugar until combined

5. Add this to the dry ingredients and stir to combine, gently stir in the fruit!

6. Divide the mixture among the cases and bake for 20-25 minutes until lightly browned

7. Meanwhile, place the extra 2 tablespoons of sugar in a pan and 2 tablespoons of water, simmer over a low heat and stir until the sugar is dissolved! Brush over to glaze the muffins!

8. Sift icing sugar into a bowl (We ended up using a bit more than 80g for our icing) add lemon juice and just enough hot water to make a thick pipable icing. Use a piping bag to draw a cross on each muffin!

And Voila....

We found this yummy recipe here!

We hope you enjoy these scrumptious treats and your Easter weekend!