Moist Raspberry Muffins

These raspberry muffins are so moist dan delicious. The original recipe has white chocolate in it, but I omit it and it still tastes divine. Here I share the recipe:

Moist Raspberry Muffins
adapted from Taste.com

Ingredients :
 1 3/4 cups self-raising flour
 2/3 cup caster sugar
 1 egg, beaten
 1/2 sour cream
 1/3 milk
 100g butter, melted
 1 cup fresh or frozen raspberries

Method :
1. Preheat oven to 200C. 
2. Line a 8-cup muffin pan with large paper muffin cases.
3. Sift flour into a large mixing bowl. Stir in the sugar. 
4. Whisk together egg, sour cream, milk and melted butter, add to flour mixture and stir until just combined (don't over-mix). Cently fold in the rapberries.
5. Spoon the mixture evenly into the muffin cases and bake for 25 -30 minutes, until golden and just firm in the centre.

For my youngest son, I prepared :
1. Raspberry muffin
2. Corn fritter
3. Milk jelly with nata de coco
4. Carrot sticks
5. Kiwi fruit for recess

My eldest son had similar lunch as his little brother, but he had watermelon cuts for recess instead.

Moist Banana Muffins

I tried the banana muffins recipe from Kidspot and I'm so pleased with the result. It was so moist and delicious, perfect for school lunch or snack after school. Here is the recipe :

Sour Cream Banana Muffins
Adapted from Kidspot

Ingredients:
2 cups flour, sifted
1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 egg
4 very ripe bananas, mashed
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup sour cream
1 tsp vanilla essence
12 pecans (I omit due to no nuts school policy)

Method:
Pre-heat oven to 180ºC. Place patty pans in a 12 cup muffin tray.

Mix flour sugar and baking soda together.

Beat egg and add bananas, sour cream, butter and vanilla. Mix with a wooden spoon.

Pour flour into wet ingredients and stir until just combined.

Pour 1/2 cup measures into each patty pan place a pecan on each cup.

Bake for 20-25 minutes.

For my youngest son, I prepared:
1. Sour cream banana muffin
2. Pork siomay
3. Homemade fruit jelly
4. Sausages
5. Apple cuts for recess

His elder brother had the same lunch, but he had watermelon cuts for recess instead.

Apple, Bacon, and Maple Muffins Bento

I am really intrigued by the apple, bacon, and maple muffins recipe from Mouths of Moms. I know that pork and apple go together really well, so I guess this combination should work, shouldn't it ? 

This recipe is perfect for school lunch box filler or snack after school.

If you are as curious as me, here I share you the recipe to try :

Apple, Bacon and Maple Muffins
(makes 12 Muffins)

Ingredients :
1 Brown Onion
1 Large Apple (grated)
5 rashes of bacon
1 tbsp butter
1.5 cups Self Raising Flour
1 cup Wholemeal flour
1 Egg (beaten)
1 cup Milk
4 tbsp maple syrup
1/4 cup olive oil
3/4 cup grated cheese

Method :
1. Heat oven to about 200 degrees Celsius. Lightly grease a 12 muffin tray with butter.
2. Chop bacon and onion into small cubes. 
3. Grate one large apple (skin and all).
4. Heat butter in a frying pan over medium heat to fry onion and bacon. 
5. Cook till onion goes translucent and soft. 
6. Stir in half of the maple syrup.
7. Stir through grated apple then remove from heat and set aside to cool.
8. Sift both white and wholemeal self raising flour into a large bowl.
9. In a jug, lightly beat an egg with milk and olive oil. 
10. Add mixture to the flour and gently stir until almost combined.
11. Gently fold in bacon and apple mixture, cheese and the rest of the maple syrup.
12. Spoon into muffin tray (this mix will is pretty much going to fill every cup in a standard muffin tray).
13. Bake in the middle tray for 18-20 mins or until a test skewer comes out clean.
14. Enjoy!

For my youngest son, I prepared :
1. Apple, bacon, and maple muffin
2. Siomay with fish roe on top (recipe here)
3. Salmon quiche (recipe here)
4. Milk jelly with nata de coco
5. Apple cuts for recess

My eldest son had similar lunch to his brother, but he had rockmelon cuts for recess instead.

Variety Bento

I found that by baking goods on the weekend, will make packing lunches easier, especially when you are having a busy morning routine. 
This time, I shared two baking recipes that are very fast and easy yet delicious. Recipe as below :

Easy Salmon Quiche
by Mindfood; serve : 6

Ingredients :
4 eggs
2 spring onions, sliced
300ml cream
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
200g smoked salmon
1 sheet puff pastry
salt and pepper

Method :
1. Preheat oven to 200°C. 
2. Grease a 22cm fluted pie tin.
3. Line dish with puff pastry, trimming excess. 
4. Line pastry with baking paper, half fill with rice or pastry weights. 
5. Bake for 10 minutes. 
6. Remove paper and bake for a further 10 minutes.

7. Combine salmon, spring onions and cheese in a bowl. Whisk eggs and cream in a separate jug, before pouring over the salmon mixture. Season well.  Pour over cooled pastry base and return to the oven until set (around 30 minutes).

notes : add sprigs of dill to enhance the flavour.


Apple Yogurt Cinnamon Muffins
(makes 15 Muffins)

Ingredients :
1 1/2 cups Self raising flour
1/2 cup Caster sugar
1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
180ml Vanilla yoghurt (1 child sized tub)
1 Egg
1/2 cup Vegetable oil
2 Medium apples, cored, peeled and diced

Method :
1. Pre heat oven to 180c (160c fan forced) Line muffin tin.
2. Beat all wet ingredients in a bowl. 
3. Mix in dry ingredients. 
4. Fold in diced apple.
5. Spoon into muffin cases. 
6. Bake for 20 minutes.

For my eldest son, I prepared :
1. Easy salmon quiche
2. Fried wonton with sweet chili sauce
3. Apple yogurt cinnamon muffin
4. Dutch beef croquette (recipe here)
5. Segmented Navel orange for recess

For my youngest son, I prepared :
1. Sandwich with butter, chocolate sprinkle and cheese slice filling.
2. Fried wonton
3. Dutch beef croquette
4. Carrot stacks
5. Kiwi fruit for recess

Blueberry and Raspberry Muffins

These blueberry and raspberry muffins are so easy to make and taste divine. Here is the recipe :


Blueberry and Raspberry Muffins

Ingredients :
1 3/4 cups self raising flour
2/3 cup caster sugar
100 gr white chocolate, chopped
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup yogurt/sour cream
1/3 cup milk
100 gr butter, melted
1 cup frozen blueberries/raspberries

Method :
1. Preheat oven to 200°C
2. Line up 12-cups muffin pan with large paper muffin cases
3. Mix in together flour, sugar and chopped white sugar
4. Whisk together egg, yogurt/sour cream, milk, and melted butter
5. Then add to flour mixture and stir until just combined (don't over-mix)
6. Gently fold in the raspberries/blueberries
7. Spoon the mixture evenly to the muffin cases and bake for 25 - 30 minutes until golden and just firm in the middle

For my youngest son, I prepared :
1. Blueberry muffin
2. Corn on the cob
3. Fried fish balls
4. Carrot sticks
5. Green seedless grapes
6. Kiwi fruit for recess

For my eldest son, I prepared :
1. Raspberry muffin
2. Corn on the cob
3. Fried fish ball 
4. Datemaki (sweet rolled omelette)
5. Carrot sticks and broccoli with cheese on top
6. Green seedless grapes for recess

You may find the notes picks here :

Cutie Eyes Bento

I baked ham, corn and vegetables muffin for the kids. I've made this recipe before, you may find it here.
And I added my new food picks from Bento USA for extra cuteness. This food picks are very handy to save time.

For my eldest son, I prepared :
1. Ham, corn and vegetables muffin
2. Cheese and ham mini croissant
3. Corn on the cob
4. Milk jelly and nata de coco
5. Carrot sticks
6. Sultana
7. Granny Smith apple for recess

For my youngest son, I prepared :
1. Ham, corn and vegetables muffin
2. Corn on the cob
3. Milk jelly and nata de coco
4. Carrot sticks
5. Yogurt for recess

Ham, Corn and Vegetables Muffins

This Ham, Corn and Vegetables Muffins are so perfect for lunch boxes. I used to make them in a batch, and then put it in the ziplock bag and freeze it. The previous night, I take the bag out and put in the fridge to thaw. And in the next morning I reheat it in the microwave for a minutes and it's ready to pack in the lunch box. Just make sure that all foods are cool enough before putting the lid on to avoid food poisoning. And be sure to pack a frozen ice block into the lunch box.

Ham, corn and vegetables Muffins

Ingredients
2½ cups Self Raising Flour
150g shaved leg ham, finely chopped
¾ cups milk
1 egg, lightly beaten
½ cup vegetable oil
⅔ cup grated tasty cheese
125g corn kernel
1 pcs leek - chopped
1 pcs medium carrot - grated
Salt and pepper, to season

Instructions
Preheat oven to 180C
Grease a 12 hole muffin tin
Place flour, corn, leek, carrot and ham into a bowl, stir to combine
Add the remaining ingredients, stir mixture until just combined.
Divide the mixture evenly between muffin holes.
Bake it in the oven for 20 minutes or until golden.
Allow it to cool for 5 minutes then remove it from muffin tin and cool it again on wire rack.

For my little one, I prepared :
1. Ham, corn, and vegetables Muffins with cheese and carrot on top
2. Sushi
3. Milk jelly with nata de coco
4. sausages
5. Carrot sticks
6. Grapes and kiwi fruit

For my eldest son, I prepared :
1. Ham, corn and vegetables Muffin with cheese and carrot on top
2. Sushi
3. Milk jelly with nata de coco
4. sausages
5. Carrot sticks and broccoli
6. Grapes and banana

Cute bento tools I used for this post :