Filling:
100g pecan nuts,chopped
80ml light brown sugar
7ml cinnamon powder
50g melted butter
Batter:
500ml flour
10ml baking powder
2.5ml bicarbonate of soda
80ml castor sugar
250ml buttermilk
60g butter melted
60ml honey
1 egg
extra honey
Combine all filling ingredients and mix well. Place flour, baking powder, bicarb and castor sugar in a bowl.
Combine the buttermilk, melted butter, honey and egg in a separate bowl and mix well. Add to the dry ingredients and mix taking care not to over mix. Fill greased muffin pans 1/3 of the way up with the batter.
Sprinkle with a little of the filling mixture, cover with the remaining batter and top with remaining filling. Bake at 200 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes until golden brown. Remove from oven and drizzle honey over each muffin.
ALMA PRETORIUS
