Apple Cinnamon Muffins

I had friends coming around for coffee yesterday morning, and I still had a surplus of apples, so there was only one thing I could make that would fit the bill, and that was nice warn Apple Cinnamon Muffins! Here is my recipe. The basic muffin recipe is a Delia Smith recipe, my contribution was to add the flavouring.

Apple Cinnamon Muffins
makes 12

10oz plain flour
1 level tbspn baking powder
1/2 tspn salt
2 large eggs
3oz caster sugar
8 fl oz milk
4oz butter
1/2 tspn ground cinnamon
2 Bramley apples
12 tspn demerara sugar

1. Turn on oven to 200*c, (400*f, gas mark 6)
2. Melt the butter in a pan and leave to cool slightly.
3. Take a large bowl. Sift in the flour, baking powder, salt and ground cinnamon.
In a separate bowl mix together the eggs, caster sugar, milk and melted butter.
4. Peel, core and chop the apple into small 1/2 inch chunks.
5. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry, then add the chopped apples. Quickly combine all the ingredients together using a fork.
6. Spoon into the muffin tins (I prefer to line the tins with muffin cases)
7. Sprinkle each muffin with a teaspoon of demerara sugar.
8. Bake in the oven for 20 - 25 mins until well risen.
9. Cool slightly on a wire rack.

These muffins are best served warm, but are good cold too. They freeze well.

Enjoy!