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Peach and Weet-Bix muffins

<p>These muffins make great use of Weet-Bix, everyone's favourite breakfast cereal, and provide a great dish to add to any morning or afternoon tea.</p> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ingredients:</span></strong></p> <ul> <li>410g can peaches in clear fruit juice</li> <li>8 Sanitarium Weet-Bix wheat biscuits, crushed</li> <li>1 cup wholemeal flour</li> <li>1 cup plain flour</li> <li>½ cup brown sugar</li> <li>3 teaspoon baking powder</li> <li>1 teaspoon cinnamon</li> <li>¾ cup lite milk</li> <li>2 eggs</li> <li>1 teaspoon baking soda</li> <li>50g butter, melted</li> </ul> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Method:</span></strong></p> <ol> <li>Preheat oven to 190°C. Drain peaches, reserve the juice and chop peaches.</li> <li>Place the crushed Sanitarium Weet-Bix wheat biscuits, wholemeal flour, plain flour, brown sugar, baking powder, and cinnamon into a mixing bowl.</li> <li>Stir ingredients together and add the chopped peaches.</li> <li>Pour the milk and reserved fruit juice into a bowl.</li> <li>Add the eggs and baking soda. Whisk to mix.</li> <li>Pour the egg mix into the dry ingredients. Add the melted butter.</li> <li>Mix together, being careful not to over-mix or the muffins will be tough.</li> <li>Spoon the mixture into greased muffin tins.</li> <li>Bake for 18-20 minutes, until muffins are golden and spring back at a touch.</li> <li>Allow to cool for five minutes before turning onto a cooling rack.</li> </ol> <p>Mmm, that sounds delicious. Have you ever tried a similar recipe? If so, how did it turn out? Let us know in the comments, we’d love to hear from you.</p> <p><strong><em>Have you ordered your copy of the Over60 cookbook, </em>The Way Mum Made It<em>, yet? Featuring 178 delicious tried-and-true recipes from you, the Over60 community, and your favourites that have appeared on the Over60 website, <a href="https://shop.abc.net.au/products/way-mum-made-it-pbk" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">head to the abcshop.com.au to order your copy now</span></a>.</em></strong></p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><a href="/lifestyle/food-wine/2016/06/carrot-and-parsnip-muffins/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Carrot and parsnip muffins</strong></em></span></a></p> <p><a href="/lifestyle/food-wine/2016/09/raspberry-and-lime-baby-cakes/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Raspberry and lime baby cakes</strong></em></span></a></p> <p><a href="/lifestyle/food-wine/2016/09/fruity-gluten-free-muffins/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Fruity gluten-free muffins</strong></em></span></a></p>

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Weet-Bix is selling for $50 in China due to sky-rocketing demand

<p>Australia’s iconic breakfast cereal, Weet-Bix, is selling for a staggering $50 per box in China due to sky-rocketing demand.</p> <p>China is currently the world’s largest consumer market for food and beverages, and is the biggest export market for cereal. And it seems they’ve developed a taste for Australia’s favourite cereal.</p> <p>China is now the number one export market for Weet-Bix and according to The Australian Financial Review, the demand will continue growing by as much as 10 per cent in 2016.</p> <p>Sellers are capitalising on China’s appetite for Weet-Bix by selling the cereal on website Yoycart, for as much as $50 a box (1.4kg) and $37 for a 1kg box.</p> <p>It’s a staggering mark-up considering a 1.2kg box sells for just $4.50 at Woolworths and a 1.4kg box can be bought for just $5 at Coles.</p> <p>The sellers on Yoycart describe the cereal as “Advance Australia Weet-Bix sugar cooked ready to eat cereal” and an “Ode to joy with breakfast”.</p> <p><strong>Related links: </strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="/travel/international-travel/2016/06/photographs-of-britain-preparing-for-referendum/"><em>13 photographs of Britain preparing for historic EU referendum</em></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="/health/caring/2016/06/grandpa-leaves-gold-to-family-in-treasure-hunt/"><em>Grandpa buries $1.65 million worth of gold in his backyard</em></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="/news/news/2016/06/duchess-of-cambridge-bad-cook/"><em>Duchess of Cambridge admits she can’t cook</em></a></strong></span></p>

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