• 280g plain flour
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 75g sugar
• 1 egg
• 240ml buttermilk
• 60ml water
• 90ml vegetable oil or melted butter 
• 12 teaspoons of mincemeat
• Few pinches of cinnamon

1.  Prepare 12 hole muffin tin with muffin cases and heat oven to 190 C/ 385 F
2. Mix flour, bicarb, salt and sugar in a bowl
3. In a separate jug/bowl beat the egg and add the buttermilk, oil and water
4. Mix the wet with the dry till all the flour is incorporated, but do not over mix- gentle and lazy is the way to go with muffins!  It will look lumpy, but this is good- trust me!
5. Spoon the mixture into the muffin cases to come just under half way full
6. Spoon a teaspoon of mincemeat into each one (see picture)
7. Then spoon more mixture over the top (just like next picture)

8. Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes, tops will be slightly brown and the muffin will spring back when pressed gently. 















9. Once out of the oven simply pinch a sprinkle of cinnamon on the top for a truly festive flourish