Apple & cinnamon muffins
This week I was working on an apple TV shoot and I needed to make a variety of recipes that included apples. So thinking I would kill to birds with one stone so to speak, and to expand on my somewhat limited collection of muffin recipes on this blog, I decided to play around and do an apple and cinnamon one.
It’s a classic combination of flavours that works so well and is perfect for breakfast, brunch or an afternoon cup of tea. I added a hint of orange zest to liven it up.
These are quick and easy to whip up and are light and fluffy. I used Tru Cape red Cripps apples (or Pink Lady’s) – they are the right amount of tart and sweet for baking.
A few muffin recipes you might like:
Orange & pecan muffins (one of my all-time favourite muffin recipes)
The best morning glory muffins
Blueberry muffins with oats and almonds
What to serve with these muffins:
Muffins served warm straight out of the oven with lashings of butter and good jam are the perfect toppings for these apple and cinnamon muffins.
Recipe | makes 12 large muffins – or 16 smaller ones
Apple and cinnamon muffins with a hint of orange
Ingredients
- 125 g butter / 1 stick room temperature
- 1 cup of light brown sugar
- zest of an orange
- 1 t cinnamon
- 2 free-range eggs large – at room temperature
- 1/2 t vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup milk 125ml
- 1 3/4 cup flour 220g
- 2 t baking powder
- 1 1/2 cups of apples peeled and cored cut into small dice
- 1/2 cup of grated apple with the juice squeezed out
Instructions
- Pre-heat your oven to 180C and line one or 1 1/2 muffin baking pan with paper liners.
- Using an electric mixer beat the butter, orange zest, and sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time ensuring that they are well mixed before adding the next one. Beat further until fluffy. Add the cinnamon. In a separate bowl, sift the flour with the baking powder (I very often sift it twice). Add half the milk to the mix and half the flour and briefly mix until combined.
- Add the remaining milk and flour and mix. Do not over mix. By hand stir the fruit through the mix. Using an ice cream scoop to ensure uniform quantities, scoop out a dollop into each muffin case. Bake for 25 – 30 minutes and until they are well risen golden brown, and springy to the touch.
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Where is the cinnamon?? I don’t see it listed……
Beautiful muffins, I love the flavors!
Can’t wait to try this delicious recipe Sam (I don’t see a measurement for the cinnamon, not sure if i am not reading it correctly)
I have now made your Banana bread with cranberries and walnuts numerous times and it is the best banana bread I have ever tasted so thanks again for such wonderful and creative recipes.
Good morning Sam!
These look just so good – will make them today here in Auckland!
We are still making good progress with Mr Apple – a lot of correspondence going on! I will let you know as soon as we get a final answer. Their main concern now is what they will get out of or achieve with such a publication – so I did send the You-tube link of Tru-cape to her as well which could be very valuable.
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Carolie
Carolie
Apples in muffins make them so moist and delicious. Bananas do the same thing.
Thanks Lisa, that is great. its 1 teaspoon cinnamon. i will go and rectify the recipe. Many thanks
Hi, can I substitute the butter for unsweetened applesauce?
Hi Elizabeth, I have no idea as I have not tested / made them with apple sauce :-/
I love a good muffin, and these look wonderful!
Finally got around to making these today, they are devine! Didn’t have any oranges, so did them without the zest. They are so light and delicious!
So glad it worked out for you Taryn 🙂