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title: "Lekker Brekker Monday: Sultana & maple muffins"
description: "Crunchy on the exterior and soft and luscious in the centre: that’s what you want from a muffin. These, with butter and some maple syrup, are just the ticket for a decadent breakfast."
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published: "2025-09-22T06:00:11"
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# Lekker Brekker Monday: Sultana & maple muffins

> Crunchy on the exterior and soft and luscious in the centre: that’s what you want from a muffin. These, with butter and some maple syrup, are just the ticket for a decadent breakfast.

By Tony Jackman · Published 22 September 2025, 08:00 SAST · Updated 8 September 2025, 13:11 SAST

## Content

Sweet but not overly sweet is the ideal flavour balance for a muffin, unless you’re making savoury ones of course. These are made in a large muffin pan, i.e. the ones with six large cavities.

The dark muscovado sugar I used is a Mauritian speciality; it’s gorgeously decadent and gives the finished product a deeply satisfying taste. Sultanas add pops of extra sweetness, and you can choose to drizzle some extra maple syrup over them when eating.

*(Makes 6)*

**Ingredients**

2 ½ cups cake wheat flour

¾ cup dark muscovado sugar

½ cup sultanas

2 heaped tsp baking powder

¼ tsp salt

¾ cup full cream milk

2 extra large eggs

½ cup butter

90 ml maple syrup

**Method**

Preheat the oven to 200℃.

Grease the cavities of a 6-muffin pan with butter and sprinkle flour over. Shake off excess flour.

Mix the flour, baking powder, salt and muscovado sugar together in a bowl.

Melt the butter in a small pot and add the maple syrup, stirring until melted. Add the sultanas and stir.

In a separate bowl, beat together the eggs and milk.

Pour both of these into the flour mixture and stir to combine. Spoon the mixture into the 6 muffin cavities, evenly.

Bake at 200℃ for 20 to 25 minutes.

Eat immediately with butter and a little maple syrup. **DM**

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