Muffins, carrot & pineapple (Annabel Karmel) - by Venus

Preparation time: less than 30 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes to an hour



Ingredients
100g plain flour
100g plain wholemeal flour
1 tsp baking powder
¾tsp bicarbonate of soda
1½ tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp salt
200ml vegetable oil
90g caster sugar
2 eggs
120g finely grated carrots
225g tinned crushed pineapple, semi-drained
100g raisins



Method
1. Preheat the oven to 180C.
2. Sift together the flours, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon and salt and mix well. Beat the oil, sugar and eggs until well blended. Add the grated carrots, crushed pineapple and raisins. Gradually add the flour mixture, beating just enough to combine all the ingredients.
3. Pour the batter into muffin trays lined with paper cases and bake for 25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.