Blueberry & Banana Bran Muffins - Whiti Ora Tairāwhiti

Ingredients

• 1 ¼ cups self-raising flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• pinch of salt
• 1 ¼ cups bran flakes or wheat bran
• ½ cup sugar, golden syrup or melted honey
• ¼ cup melted butter or oil (e.g. coconut, grapeseed, canola)
• zest of 3 lemons finely grated
• 1 large banana, mashed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 2 free-range eggs
• ¾ cup natural yoghurt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda (make sure there are no lumps – if there are, sift it)
• 1 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen defrosted) + 1 tablespoon flour