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This is an attempt to document my efforts to grow and eat locally around Melbourne, Derbyshire. My family own a nine acre smallholding on which we grow fruit and vegetables and keep bees, and chickens, but that won't feed us alone, so the idea is to get to know our local produce and to see how easy/hard it is to follow a diet that is local to within 30 miles. The fun part is also trying some new (easy) recipes that use home-grown and local produce. Feel free to comment, send in recipes, and share your experiences of buying and eating locally.

Thursday, 20 September 2012

Carrot and Herb Muffins

225g Wholemeal Self Raising Flour
pinch of salt (optional)
1 tsp Baking Powder
50g Butter softened
115g Cheddar Cheese (any other cheese would be fine) and bit extra for the tops
1 Carrot grated (I used 2 to up the carrot-y-ness)
1 Onion grated
small bunch of chopped chives (any herb would do)
1 egg beaten (think i used Medium)
115ml Milk

Sift Flour, salt, baking powder in a bowl (gave them a chuzz in the processor) rub in butter ( whacked butter in and pulsed processor) add grated cheese, carrot, onion and chives.
stir in beaten egg and milk pop mixture in cup cake cases or muffin cases or just butter your bun trays. i got 18 out of this amount.  sprinkle on a  bit more cheese and bake for 15 mins (or until golden) at 200C or 400F gas mark 6.  cool on  a wire rack (they are nice still warm though)  good with butter in and make good pick nic food.
From 'The New Vegetarian' by Heather Thomas - a Vegetarian Society book.
Quite a quick recipe.
enjoy
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