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Apple and cinnamon muffins

Name: Apple and cinnamon muffins
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: plain flour 125g; wholemeal flour 125g; soft light brown sugar 125g; baking powder 2 tsp; ground cinnamon 2 tsp; eggs 2, beaten; yogurt 100ml; vegetable oil 100ml; apples 2, grated; pecans a handful, chopped; icing sugar 30g

40 minutes
makes 12
Easy

These muffins make for an easy breakfast or snack. You can swap out the wholemeal for plain flour in this recipe, but we think it adds lovely nuttiness and texture

By Adam Bush

Published: December 21, 2020 at 5:33 pm

Bake a batch of these apple and cinnamon muffins, then check out our blueberry muffins, blackberry muffins, healthy breakfast muffins and more muffin recipes.

Ingredients

plain flour 125g
wholemeal flour 125g
soft light brown sugar 125g
baking powder 2 tsp
ground cinnamon 2 tsp
eggs 2, beaten
yogurt 100ml
vegetable oil 100ml
apples 2, grated
pecans a handful, chopped
icing sugar 30g

Method

Step 1

Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4 and line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases.
Step 2

Tip the flours into a bowl with the sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and a pinch of salt. Add in the eggs, yogurt, oil and grated apple, and mix well. Fold the pecans into the batter.
Step 3

Divide between the cases and bake for 12-15 minutes or until risen and golden on top.
Step 4

Tip the icing sugar into a bowl and mix with 2½ tsp of water to a smooth, drizzleable icing. Drizzle all over the muffins to serve.