Cook Republic - Hummingbird Muffins

1 cup self-raising flour

2 tbsp wheatgerm

½ tsp mixed spice

1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

1 cup firmly packed brown demerara sugar

½ cup dessicated coconut

3 eggs, lightly beaten

1 cup olive oil

1 tsp vanilla essence

250g can crushed pineapple, drained

1 cup mashed ripe banana

Method

Preheat oven to 180oC. Line a 12-hole, 1/3 cup capacity muffin pan with paper cases. Sift flours, mixed spice and bicarbonate of soda in a bowl. Stir in sugar and coconut. Combine eggs, oil, vanilla, pineapple and banana in a bowl. Add egg mixture to flour mixture. Stir to combine. Spoon mixture into prepared pan. Bake for 25 minutes until cooked through and golden. Stand in pan for 5 minutes. Turn out onto a wire rack to cool.