Oat, raisin & cinnamon buns

On a colder day, why not make a cinnamon bun?  I love the smell of cinnamon wafting around the house.

There are so many ways of making delicious muffins.  This one has a great cinnamon flavour; this makes it stand out from the crowd.

This recipe makes 12 buns.

200g (7oz) self raising flour (or half and half wholemeal/self raising)

1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

125g (2.5oz) light brown sugar (unrefined)

30g (1oz) raisins

30g (1oz) oats
1 tsp ground cinnamon

1 banana, mashed

3 eggs

110g (3.8oz) butter, melted

75ml milk

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1.  Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees C and prepare muffin cases.

2.  Mix the dry ingredients together.  You could whiz up the flour in a mixer to introduce some air before adding the other ingredients.

3.  Add the banana and mix.

4.  Mix the wet ingredients separately.

5.  Finally, mix the dry and wet ingredients together lightly (lots of mixing so perfect for kids!).

6.  Spoon into muffin cases and bake for 20 minutes or until lightly golden and risen.

(Inspired by the 'Cupcake book for girls' Igloo publishing)