Categories: Muffins, Breads
      Yield: 12 servings
 
  1 1/2 c  Milk
      6 tb Golden syrup
      1 oz Butter
  1 1/2 c  Mixed fruit
      1 ts Mixed spice
    1/2 ts Cinnamon
    1/4 ts Salt
    1/4 c  Raw sugar
      2 c  Baking bran flakes
      2 ts Baking soda
      1    Red & green glace cherries
      1    Icing sugar
 
  Reheat oven to 375oF & prepare muffin pans. Put the first 4
  ingredients into  a saucepan & heat gently until butter has melted.
  While mixture is heating, sift the flour, spice, cinnamon & salt into
  a large bowl, stir in the bran &  sugar. Lightly beat the eggs. Add
  the baking soda to the melted ingredients,  then pour this & the eggs
  into the flour mixture. Quickly & lightly stir   until just mixed.
  Spoon mixture into paper Christmas muffin cups or pans.  Place a
  cherry on top of each. Bake for about 15 mins or until muffin springs
  back when lightly touched. Dust with icing sugar if wished and serve
  warm.  Makes 12.