Good mornin' Muffins...

These are so simple to make. And good for you! They are a great little muffin to get going in the morning- if you are like me and can't stomach a feed first thing, then these little things with a mug a tea will start you out on a good foot!

It's a recipe that I have evolved over the years but one that I can almost claim to be entirely my own :) Obviously... no recipe is entirely ones own, hence my use of almost and sure most ingredients in regular day-to-day baking are all the same anyway. But none-the-less, this recipe is one I have tinkered with, again and again, and now I think it's perfect.

This yields 12 muffin size cakes but you'll get more if you go with the fairy size cases.

• 125g self raising flour
• 100g plain flour
• 1 good teaspoon baking powder
• 2 large eggs (free range)
• 225g caster sugar
• 110g butter
• 150ml low fat milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla (or one, or none, if you prefer it not so vanilla-y)
• 200g mixed berries ( I used a forest fruits mix of berries here. I had them in my freezer they go in here frozen)
• 100g rolled oats ( I use an organic oats and seeds mix)

1. Heat the oven to 180 C.
2. Cream the butter and the sugar until light and fluffy and then add the eggs one at a time until the yolks disappear.
3. Dry whisk together the flours, baking powder and oats.
4. Add half flour and the half milk to the butter mix.
5. Add your vanilla.
6. Fold in the fruit but be careful not to over mix.
7. Fill cases 2/3 full and then pop in your oven for 20-25 minutes until nice an golden on top, your cake test comes

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For those of you who are regulars round here, you'll notice this is a re-post of sorts. I remade the recipe in a "healthier" way as I am including it over at Laura Loves Cakes for the Calendar Cakes Challenge. 

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It's a baking challenge run alternate months between Laura Loves Cakes and Dolly Bakes . The theme of this month is "New Year, New You". Healthy eating challenges are hard for me as a baker, but I think these muffins are a good morning staple. You could of course substitute the sugar for a low-cal sweetener, but I don't have anything like that in the house. The rolled oats and seeds are a wholegrain, naturally low in sugar and a great source of fibre. 

Sure what's not to love?