Apple cinnamon muffins

Name: Apple cinnamon muffins
Prep time: 19 min
Cook time: 24 min
Total time: 43 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: (A); 240 g plain flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; (B); 260 g milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; 100 g soft brown sugar; 110 g unsalted butter, melted and COOLED COMPLETELY; 200g apples, chopped; 45 g walnuts, finely chopped; OR; 100 g raisins; OR; Crumble; 45 g plain flour; 30 g cold butter, chopped; 2 1/2 tablespoons soft brown sugar; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

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Dessert

Very Easy

43 min

Preparation

Preparation19 min

Cook time24 min

(For crumble, combine flour and sugar and cinnamon. Rub in butter until mixture resembles coarse bread crumbs. Set aside.)
Preheat oven to 200 degrees C. Boil the chopped apples for 5 minutes with 1-2 tablespoon of water. If your apples are sweet enough, you can add 1 tbsp of brown sugar. Leave to cool.
Sift (A) in one bowl, add the brown sugar and mix evenly. Whisk (B) in another bowl until well combined.
Make a well in the center of bowl with (A) and pour in (B) until just combined, keeping mixing to a minimum.
Add in melted butter and apples and stir till just combined, again avoid over-mixing as it will make your muffins tough. Batter should be lumpy. Add in raisins together with the apples at this stage if you like.
Grease muffin tins or line with paper cups. For muffins without topping, fill the to 3/4 full. For muffins with walnut/crumble topping, fill almost to the brim. Sprinkle the toppings on top of the muffins.
Bake for 20-25 minutes at 180 degrees C until muffins are risen, golden and come away slightly from the sides of the tin.