Apple muffin - Shaun Rankin

This great apple muffin recipe from Shaun Rankin is lightly spiced and these muffins make a great mid-morning snack. They are best served slightly warm accompanied by a frothy cappuccino. The addition of diced apple and plump golden sultanas gives a moist muffin that will last a few days in a sealed tin. This apple muffin recipe is wonderful to make for breakfast or brunch

Ingredients

Apple Muffin Recipe

• 225g of plain flour
• 3 tsp of baking powder
• 1 tsp of salt
• 1 tsp of ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp of ground nutmeg
• 1 tsp of ground ginger
• 100g of caster sugar
• 1 egg
• 150ml of milk
• 3 tbsp of sunflower oil
• 40g of unsalted butter
• 170g of Granny Smith apple , peeled and diced
• 70g of golden sultanas
• 3 tbsp of light brown sugar

Method

1.

To make this apple muffin recipe, start by preheating the oven to 190˚C/Gas mark 5 and place 12 muffin cases in a muffin tray

2.

In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and sugar

3.

Peel, core and dice the apples. In a separate bowl, beat the egg and stir in the milk. Add the oil, melted butter and stir in the diced apple

4.

Add the wet mixture into the dry and combine well. Stir through the golden sultanas

5.

Spoon the mixture into the muffin cases and sprinkle the tops with brown sugar

6.

Bake in the oven for 20 minutes until lightly brown. The apple muffins should spring back when pressed. Allow to cool slightly before eating

Source: http://www.greatbritishchefs.com/recipes/apple-muffin-recipe