nectarine, ricotta, honey & almond muffins

sweet, tasty and quick! what more could you want? I made this combination at work the other day and loved them so much I recreated them at home! enjoy! nectarines and honey from my wonderful granddad! thanks granddad!

nectarine, ricotta, honey & almond muffins

2 cups (300g) self raising flour
2/3 cup (150g) brown sugar, packed
pinch of salt
1/2 cup (50g) flaked almonds plus extra for topping
1 egg
100g ricotta
1/2 cup (125ml) buttermilk
1/3 cup (83ml) vegetable oil
2 tbs honey
1 tbs vanilla extract
1 cup sliced poached nectarines

preheat oven to 190°C. line a 12 hole muffin tray with patty pans

in a large bowl mix together the self raising flour, brown sugar, salt and flaked almonds

in a jug mix together the egg, ricotta, buttermilk, oil, honey and vanilla

add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until 3/4 combined. fold through the nectarines, mixing until only just combined - the less mixes the better!

divide the mix between the patty pans, sprinkle with extra flaked almonds and bake for 15-20 minutes until golden