Yogurt Sugar Muffins

2 1/2 cups self-raising flour
1 1/2 cups caster sugar
1 1/2 cups yogurt ( I used Coles Passionfruit Swirl)
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
250g melted butter
1-2 tablespoons lemon juice


Preheat oven to 190°C. Lightly grease 12 hole muffin tray.
Sift flour into a bowl & stir in 1/2 cup of the caster sugar.
Make a well in the centre.
Whisk together yougurt, eggs, vanilla & pour into well.
stir until just combines.  Mixture should still be lumpy.
Pour into muffin tray & bake for 30 minutes or until risen & springy to touch.
Brush the warm muffins with lemon juice & roll in the remaining caster sugar.

“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.”- Charles M. Schulz

 XX HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY XX

Dark Chocolate & Berry Cookies
125g softened butter
2 eggs
3/4 packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup plain flour
1/3 cup self raising flour
1/4 cup cocoa
1 teaspoon bicarb-soda
90g chopped dark chocolate
125g mixed berries or raspberries

In a small bowl, mix butter, eggs, sugar & vanilla until  just combined & smooth.
Stir in the sifted flours, cocoa & bicarb-soda into the butter mixture.
Add the chocolate & berries. Spoon mixture onto lined baking trays & bake for 12 minutes at 180°C.
Leave 2cm gap between each cookie. Allow to cool on tray for 5minutes. 
Individually wrap a cookie in baking paper & tie with coloured thread for a sweet gift.

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!

How Time Flies

'I wonder if you could possibly understand,

How hard it is for me to let you grow.

On this day know that my heart breaks,

For this is the first step in letting my baby go.'