Hello and welcome...

Well here goes nothing! For the last few months I have been thinking and wondering if I could start a blog and keep it going. I then realised there was only one way to find out and that was to take the plunge and go head first into it. So here I am my first post. YAY!! haha ok down to series business here. The one reason I want to start this blog was because i spend my weekends baking for my family and thank god I come from a big family where my baking is very much wanted and it also means I don't have to eat it all myself. Although my boyfriend Dave would if he could.  Also I thought it was a good way to share some tips I've picked up along the way.

Another passion of mine is reading. I work in a library and When its home time my bag is always full of the newest book to put in my list of to read shelf I have that's now probably three of four shelf's. I read everything and anything but my favourite would have to be young adult or even a little romance and maybe some supernatural. As you can tell I can't even make up my mind whats my favourite it so there you go.

I have many loves, food and books are just two of them so i'll start of with them.

When I got in from work today, I hought I was just fit for bed. However when i got in the door and felt that Friday feeling I decided to make Chocolate Chip Muffin Tops as I like to call them.I had my parents coming up for a cup of tea so I knew they would go down a treat.

Chocolate Chip Muffin Tops

Ingredients:

250g / 8oz Self Raising Flour
125g / 4oz Caster Sugar 
50g / 2oz Chocolate Chips
1 Level Teaspoon Baking Powder
1 Large Egg
150ml / 1/4 pint Milk
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Essence
125g / 4oz Margarine

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 175°C/325°F/Gas 3.
2. Melt margarine and allow to cool.
3. In a large bowl combine all dry ingredients.
4. Mix the egg, milk and vanilla essence into the cooled margarine.
5. Now add the wet ingredients to the dry ones and mix to make a very soft mixture.
6. Spoon into bun cases, making each case about two thirds full.
7. Bake for 20 - 30 minutes until golden brown and cooked through.

Recipe Notes:

Makes 12 muffins if using bun cases or 8 muffins if muffin cases used. 

They Turned out great and where ready just as my parents walked in the door.

My aim here is to post something once a week maybe twice if life allows. I hope you all enjoy my first ever post and if you do please pass it on to a friend.

Thanks for reading
Elle