Apple Muffins - The Taste & Flavour of Winter!

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These are an instant hit with everyone! Perfect for a cozy winter evening, or almost every lazy morning; this muffin is the perfect partner to your tea or coffee. You can even add cream cheese frosting to make this a cupcake or add apple glaze, or dust with icing sugar to serve as a party dessert. The recipe is really easy with very basic steps and you can even ask your kids to help out!

Cooking Time 30 mins

Makes 6 medium or 12 mini-muffins

Ingredients

1 Apple, peeled, cored and finely chopped

4 tbsp Powdered sugar (You can grind normal sugar in a mixer grinder)

2 tbsp Canola/Olive oil

2 tbsp softened unsalted butter (or add 2 tbsp canola oil)

1 cup flour

1 egg, light beaten with fork

4 tbsp warm milk

1 tsp Cinnamon powder (You can add cinnamon stick to the mixer while grinding the sugar)

1 tsp vanilla essence

1 tsp baking powder

How to make delicious easy Apple muffins

• Preheat oven to 175 degrees C.
• In a bowl add all dry ingredients – flour, sugar, baking powder and cinnamon powder.
• In another bowl, add all wet ingredients – milk, oil, butter, vanilla essence, egg and mix well.
• Now add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and gently mix only to wet all the dry ingredients. Do not over-mix to make a fine batter. Few lumps are ok.
• Now add the apples and gently fold in with a spoon.
• Grease a muffin try or put the muffin cups. You can also take small size paper cups and line them in a baking tray.
• Put 1 spoonful of the muffin batter in each cup for a mini-muffin. Put 2 spoonfuls for regular muffins.
• Put the muffin tray in the oven on a low grill rack and bake for 25 mins for mini-muffins and 35 mins for regular ones.
• Check by inserting a toothpick in the middle. If it comes out clean, they are cooked, otherwise bake for 5 mins more.
• Take the muffins out from the tray and let them cool on the rack. Serve warm.

Chef’s Tip: Sprinkle some brown sugar on the muffins before baking to add an extra crunch and caramaly glaze!