Coconut & Lemon Syrup Muffins - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 cups self rising flour (300g)
    3 ounces cold butter, cut into small cubes (90g)
    3/4 cup superfine sugar (165g)
    1 cup unsweetened coconut (90g)
    1 tablespoon finely grated lemon, zest of
    1 egg, lightly beaten
    1 cup coconut cream (250ml)
    2 tablespoons unsweetened dried shredded coconut
    Lemon syrup
    1/2 cup superfine sugar (110g)
    1/4 cup water (60ml)
    2 teaspoons finely grated lemons, zest of
    1/4 cup lemon juice (60ml)
Preparation
    Preheat oven to moderately hot (400F).
    Grease a 12-hole (1/3 cup/80ml capacity) muffin pan.
    Sift flour into a large bowl, and rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
    Stir in sugar, desiccated coconut, zest, egg and coconut cream- be careful not to over-mix.
    Spoon mixture into prepared pan, and sprinkle with shredded coconut.
    Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes.
    Transfer muffins to a wire rack over a tray.
    Pour hot lemon syrup over the hot muffins.
    If necessary, drain the syrup from the tray and pour over muffins again.
    Lemon syrup: Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan.
    Stir over heat, without boiling, until sugar dissolves.
    Simmer uncovered, without stirring, for 2 minutes.

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