Apple & Cinnamon Muffins

Apple and Cinnamon muffins are one of my favs. I make them so much I have memorized the ingredients and method! I love this recipe because it is so simple to make J

Ingredients

• Melted butter or margarine (optional), for greasing
• 300g (2 cups) plain flour
• 1 tbs baking powder
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 150g (3/4 cup, firmly packed) brown sugar
• 2 medium (about 375g) Granny Smith apples, cored, peeled, chopped
• 125g (3/4 cup) seedless raisins
• 125g butter or margarine, melted, cooled
• 2 eggs, lightly whisked
• 185mls (3/4 cup) milk                                                

Method

Remember to read the Method carefully.

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Prepare your ingredients. You will need a muffin pan. They are available in trays of either 6 or 12. Non-stick muffin pans are wonderful to use as they don't need greasing. Line the pans with paper muffin cases.
2. Sift the plain flour, baking powder and cinnamon together into a large bowl. Stir in the brown sugar, apples and raisins until well combined.
3. Whisk together the butter or margarine, eggs and milk until well combined. (TIP: Blending the wet ingredients before adding them to the flour mixture makes it easier to evenly combine the two.)
4. Add the milk mixture to the flour mixture and stir with a large metal spoon until just combined. It is important that the ingredients are only just combined. If the mixture is over-mixed, the cooked muffins will have a tough texture.
5. Spoon the mixture evenly into the muffin pans.
6. Bake the muffins in preheated oven for 20 minutes or until golden and cooked through. To test if they are cooked, insert a skewer into the centre of one - if it comes out clean, it is ready. If not, cook for another 1-2 minutes before testing again.

Hope you enjoy your muffinsJ