Lime, Chocolate And Coconut Muffins

Total Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 150 g plain flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 medium egg
• 40 g caster sugar
• 110 ml milk
• 50 g butter, melted and cooled slightly
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 lime
• 80 g chocolate, chopped roughly
• 1/2 cup desiccated coconut

Recipe

• 1 grate the zest of the lime and set aside.
• 2 cut the outer pith from the lime and then carefully slide the knife under one membrane and gently remove a segment of lime flesh.
• 3 continue until all lime flesh has been extracted into a bowl for later use.
• 4 nb. this isn't as hard as it sounds as the lime membranes are quite fibrous. alternatively you could just squeeze the limes and use the juice.
• 5 now sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a large bowl.
• 6 in a separate large mixing bowl, mix together the egg, sugar, milk, butter and vanilla.
• 7 return the dry ingredients to the sifter and sift again over the egg mixture (delia says this double sifting is essential, and hey, delia always knows best!).
• 8 quickly fold the flour into the egg mixture, taking no more than 15 seconds, as over-mixing will prevent them rising.
• 9 add the lime zest, lime flesh, chocolate and coconut (or whatever variation you prefer), combining with minimum stirring.
• 10 spoon into muffin trays and bake at 200c on a high shelf.
• 11 large muffins should take 30 minutes, smaller mini-muffins only about 20 minutes.
• 12 makes 6 large muffins or 20 mini-muffins.