Muffins Fast and Fantastic, by Susan Reimer

This book has a lovely range of recipes, including some healthier options ( in case you are feeling virtuous!). The recipes are simple and easy to follow, using many ingredients that most people will have to hand. The photos are great for looking at with the family, so that they can help choose which to make - usually ones that look chocolatey!

This book is brilliant, both for me wanting to make something quick, easy and tasty, and for baking with the kids, as very little beating and mixing is required, dozens of delicious recipes, variations for people with allergies, recipes can be used with either plain or SR flour. Everything I have made from this book has come out well, and the muffin recipes are lower in fat and sugar than conventional cakes.

Thanks to this book I have gone from turning out leathery norman-no-mates-muffins, to making the kind that everybody wants to taste. Brilliant recipes! (I would add though that double-sifting the flour makes the muffins even lighter).