Coconut Surprise Muffins

The idea for these muffins came from the Peanut Butter and Jelly muffins and from a slice my mother used to make with coconut and jam.

Ingredients

• 2 cups SR Flour
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup dessicated coconut
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 1/4 cup milk
• 1/3 cup of butter, melted
• 1 tsp coconut essence
• 12 tsp strawberry jam

Method

1. Heat the oven to 200°celsius. Brush oil on just the bases of 12 regular sized muffin tins.
2. Mix flour, coconut and sugar in a bowl. Make a well in the centre.
3. In another bowl mix the milk, egg, vanilla essence and butter.
4. Add the egg mix to the flour mix all at once. Using a fork, stir and fold the ingredients only until it is all wet. Do not over mix, this is the main secret to good muffins.
5. Spoon into muffin tins, filling each one about 1/2 way. Place a teaspoon of jam in the centre of each and then finish filling with mixture to 2/3.
6. Bake for 15 - 20 mins or until just starting to brown.
7. Place muffins on a wire rack to cool.