Mango, orange and banana muffins

If you’re looking for a fruity twist on a classic recipe, then look no further than our Mango, Orange & Banana Muffins, straight from Ragdale’s kitchen – why not give these a try at home?

Makes 12

Ingredients

• 1 large mango, peeled, pitted and chopped.
• 200g (7oz) caster sugar.
• Finely grated zest of 1 orange.
• Juice of 1 lime.
• 4 eggs, lightly beaten.
• 150ml corn oil.
• Half tsp vanilla extract.
• 325g (11oz) plain white flour.
• 2 tsp baking powder.
• Pinch of salt.
• 100g (4oz) pecan nuts, chopped.
• 2 medium bananas, sliced.

Method

• Preheat the oven to 180c, fan oven 160c, Gas Mark 4.
• Put 12 paper muffin cases into a muffin tray.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the mango, sugar and orange zest.
• In a jug, beat together the lime juice, eggs, corn oil and vanilla extract.
• Pour your jug mixture to the bowl and stir well. Now, sift together your flour, baking powder and salt.
• Finally, add the pecans and bananas and stir together until combined. Avoid over-mixing as this can affect the rise on your muffins.
• Spoon the mixture into the muffin cases then and bake for 22-25 minutes until well-risen and golden brown.