The tart granny smith apples were great for this recipe, and teamed with the raisins, cinnamonand a few poppy seeds, they were very pretty to look at too which is always a bonus
For the crumble topping, place the flour, cinnamonand cold butter into a large bowl or and rub together with your fingertips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs
In a large bowl combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and sugar. Generally speaking, muffins are not meant to be too sweet and are often made with whole-wheat flour, and are usually filled with fruit
I’m really pleased with these apple muffins, made with wholewheat flour, fresh apple pieces, mixed spice frosting and a sprinkling a freshly baked crumble topping
I wanted to do something with apples andcinnamon, sort of the flavours of an apple crumble, but when I know I'm going to be carrying them on the train and the underground I need to make sure it's something easily transportable that isn't going to spill, fall apart and can easily be squeezed into a tupperware
Add the chopped apple, and stir to combine but don't over mix. Apple & CinnamonMuffins with a birthday toppingIf you used the topping suggested in the actual recipe, the muffins would immediately assume a more sedate appearance and could grace the best teatable
Sprinkle over the cranberries and then the sugar andcinnamon. Cinnamon. Crumble is a great pud because it's quick, easy to make and you can add pretty much anything that needs using up but here's my Apple andCranberrycrumble recipe just in case you want a bit of direction - I usually use whatever fruit I have and then choose a dish that's the right size
With an electric whisk / in a stand mixer if you have one (otherwise, by hand or in a food processor), beat together the caster sugar and soft butter until pale and creamy, then beat in the egg and sift in half the flour, baking powder, andcinnamon
cinnamon, and mix well. Add the grated apple, carrot and ginger, and mix well. To make the crumble topping, place the flour, sugar and ginger in a bowl and mix together, then add the butter and rub together with your fingertips until it resembles fine breadcrumbs
In a jug lightly mix the yoghurt, oil, egg and vanilla extractAdd the wet ingredients to the dry and stir lightly to combine, it will appear lumpy but that fine, just don't over mix
I used quite a lot over Christmas making cranberry sauce and Nigella's cranberry upside down cake from the Domestic Goddess book, by the way that cake is delicious and I highly recommend it
A nice way to use some lovely blackberries that are in season at the moment, and a left-over bramley apple from the spiced apple, rum and pecan pie I made the other day
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