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Ingredients: How to... Ingredients: How to... 175g wholemeal flour 1. Preheat oven to 180°C or gas mark 4. 1 dessertspoon low fat spread 1. Pre-heat oven to 190°C or gas mark 5. (or plain) 2. Put the flour, bicarbonate soda, baking 1 mug self-raising flour 2. Rub the low fat spread and flour together ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of powder into a medium sized bowl. Mix well with your fingertips until it resembles soda and set aside. ½ dessertspoon sugar breadcrumbs. 1 teaspoon baking powder 3. Melt margarine in a large bowl in the 3 dessertspoons raisins 3. Stir in sugar, raisins and cinnamon. microwave. Once melted, add sugar and mix 1 teaspoon cinnamon 4. Gradually add the milk, stir using a knife 125g margarine (melted) well immediately so this dissolves. ½ mug semi-skimmed milk until it forms a dough. 60g sugar 4. In a seperate bowl beat the eggs and then add 5. On a floured surface, pat the dough with these to the melted margarine/sugar mixture. 2 eggs (beaten) your hands (make sure they are clean) to 2 medium bananas (mashed) 5. Stir in mashed bananas (it’s ok to have lumpy flatten slightly. bits) and blueberrries. Notes: ...... 150g of blueberries (fresh 6. Cut into 4 or 6 scones using a scone cutter or frozen) 6. Add the flour mixture, a third at a time and ...... or a glass, brush with a little milk then place stir well. Spoon the mixture into the muffin onto a baking tray...... cases (2 dessertspoons per case). 7. Bake for 12 minutes or until golden brown. Notes: ...... 7. Bake for approximately 20 minutes or until ...... golden brown...... Notes: ...... 8. Check they are fully cooked by inserting a ...... skewer/knife into the centre, if this comes ...... back out clean they are ready...... 9. If not put them back in the oven and check in ...... another 3 minutes. Repeat if necessary...... Tip Tip Notes: ...... You can replace the Replace raisins and cinnamon ...... blueberries with frozen with 3 dessertspoons of cheese ...... and 1 teaspoon of mixed herbs mixed berries...... to make savoury.