Name: Zucchini gems with orange honey butter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 30 gram butter; 2/3 cup (150g) caster sugar; 1 egg; 1 small (90g) zucchini, finely grated; 2 tablespoon dried currants; 1 1/4 cup (185g) self-raising flour; pinch ground nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 cup (60ml) milk; Orange honey butter; 100 gram butter, softened; 2 tablespoon grated orange rind; 2 tablespoon orange marmalade; 1/2 teaspoon mixed spice; 2 tablespoon honey

Zucchini gems with orange honey butter

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Makes 24 Item

Prep

10M

Cook

10M

Total

20M

Ingredients

30 gram butter

2/3 cup (150g) caster sugar

1 egg

1 small (90g) zucchini, finely grated

2 tablespoon dried currants

1 1/4 cup (185g) self-raising flour

pinch ground nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 cup (60ml) milk

Orange honey butter

100 gram butter, softened

2 tablespoon grated orange rind

2 tablespoon orange marmalade

1/2 teaspoon mixed spice

2 tablespoon honey

Method

1.Beat butter, sugar and egg in small bowl with electric mixer until just combined. Stir in zucchini and currants, then sifted flour and spices with milk in two batches.

2.Drop tablespoons of mixture into hot gem irons.

3.Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced); bake 10 minutes. Turn onto wire rack.

4.To make orange honey butter; beat butter and rind in small bowl with electric mixer until smooth; stir in remaining ingredients.

5.Serve warm gems with orange honey butter.

Heat ungreased gem irons in hot oven for 5 minutes just before use; grease with cooking oil spray.
Note

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