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3 apple muffins on two white lipped small plates stacked on top of each other with muffins on a wire cooling rack to the side and a bottle of milk behind. A large cream flower is also in the background. Crumbs are scattered around the muffins.
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Apple Muffins

Apple Muffin Recipe.  Cinnamon spiced tender and oh so soft crumb bursting with pockets of tart yet sweet stewed apple and an incredible caramel crunchy, sugary top.
Course cake
Cuisine Universal
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 262kcal
Author Jenny

Ingredients

  • 300 grams self raising flour
  • 150 grams caster sugar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 240 mls buttermilk or yoghurt
  • 120 mls vegetable oil
  • 2 medium eggs
  • 250 grams stewed apples or shop bought apple sauce
  • 4-5 tsps demerara sugar

Stewed Apples if making from scratch

  • 600 grams bramley apples peeled, cored and chopped up into roughly 3 cm chunks.
  • 40 grams unsalted butter
  • 60 grams caster sugar
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • 5 tbsp water

Instructions

  • If making the apples from scratch then add all the stewed apples ingredients to a saucepan along with 5 tbsp of water and simmer for ten mins or so until all the apple starts to breakdown. Set aside to cool a little.
  • Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas Mark 6 and place cup cake cases in a muffin tray. I made 12.
  • Put all the dry ingredients apart from the demerara sugar into a large bowl or free standing mixer. Mix the buttermilk, eggs, oil and apple sauce together in a jug or bowl. Make sure you can't see the oil at the edges of the liquid.
  • Add the wet to the dry and mix just enough to make sure that all the flour is mixed in and you can't see it anymore. The less mixed the better with muffins.
  • Using a large spoon or ice cream scoop put roughly equal amount of muffin mixture into each paper case. Sprinkle each one on top with a generous pinch of demerara sugar. These make a generous 12 muffins.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes or until an inserted cocktail stick or skewer comes out clean.
  • Place on a wire rack to cool a little.

Notes

  • Use an oven thermometer to keep an eye on your oven temperature. It is THE biggest factor in troubleshooting baking problems. I could not believe how much my oven temperature in reality differed to the temperature on it's own dial.
  • Get all the ingredients to room temperature apart from the milk.
  • Only mix as much as you absolutely have to. Muffins can become tough if over mixed only a little.
  • Add more cinnamon if you are a real cinnamon fan.
  • If you have any crumble topping in your freezer then sprinkle some on the top of the muffins before they go in the oven for an even more incredible top to these muffins.
  • Exchange the apples with other fruit to suit you. Blueberries would be good as would raspberries and peaches.
  • Reheat in the microwave for 10 seconds individually or heat through in a 180 C/350 F/Gas Mark 4 for 5-7 minutes
These Apple Muffins are orgasmic served freshly baked warm from the oven.
They will keep for several days in an air tight container.

Nutrition

Calories: 262kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 81mg | Potassium: 119mg | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 80IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 0.5mg