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Apple and Walnut muffins

Last month I told you that my apple tree was heavy with fruit but not quite ready for picking. Well, a couple of weeks of the lovely Indian summer sunshine we recently experienced has brought the fruit on a treat and now I have a glut of apples!  I therefore make no apologies to you that, for the next couple of months, Nana’s Kitchen recipes will be apple based. This recipe is very simple and makes delicious muffins with a lovely soft, spongy centre – eat them at breakfast, pack in a lunchbox or simply enjoy with a cup of tea. They keep for a couple of days (that’s if they last that long!) but also freeze well.

Ingredients:

  • Yield approximately 6-8 muffins depending on size of muffin cases
  • 200g plain flour
  • 100g caster sugar
  • 50g soft brown sugar
  • 2 ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 90 ml skimmed or semi-skimmed milk
  • 80 ml vegetable oil
  • 1 large beaten egg
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped walnuts
  • 2 large or 4 small eating apples – peeled, cored and finely diced (prepare apples and put in a bowl of water with juice of ½ lemon to prevent discolouring)
  • Finely grated rind of ½ lemon
  • Icing sugar for sprinkling

 

Method:

  1. Pre-heat oven to 200C, Fan 180C, Gas 6
  2. Prepare bun tin with muffin cases
  3. In a large mixing bowl add the flour, sugars, baking powder, salt and combine together.
  4. Make a well in the centre of the bowl and add the milk, oil and beaten egg. Stir the mixture until well combined (don’t worry if the mixture is a bit lumpy).
  5. Fold in the drained apples, walnuts and lemon rind.
  6. Spoon the mixture into the muffin cases and sprinkle icing sugar on the top of each.
  7. Bake for 20 minutes or until gold brown on top.
Recipe by Pauline Mardell

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