My local is lovely friend Soph created a recipe for Alice’s apple muffins that we made once and then another 20 times. Since our first baking, the girls and I have modified the recipe so much that they’ve stopped being called Alice’s muffins and are now known as “the girls’ muffins”. They are super-easy to make.
These are good, wholesome, stick-to-your-ribs kind of muffins. They are positively aching to burst with apple pieces. Absolute perfection for afternoon tea, served up with a big glass of cold milk and a tale or two about how the day is going.
“The girls'” apple muffins
Makes 20 large muffins or 24 smaller versions.
You can halve the recipe to make less, but we always make 2 trays so we can eat one straightaway and freeze the others for lunch boxes.
3 cups wholemeal self-raising flour
1 cup sugar brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
2 free-range eggs
3/4 cup vegetable oil
4 large Granny Smith apples
1 cup sugar brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
2 free-range eggs
3/4 cup vegetable oil
4 large Granny Smith apples
Preheat oven to 180°C. Lightly grease muffin trays and line with patty cases (you don’t need to do this bit, a case just makes it easier for popping into the lunch box).
Peel and chop your apples into roughly 7mm squares – get out your ruler. Just kidding – totally haphazard is fine, I’m just giving you a rough idea of size to make sure the pieces aren’t too big. Set the apples aside for later.
Combine the flour (don’t worry about sifting), brown sugar and cinnamon in large bowl. Combine the buttermilk, egg and vegetable oil in medium bowl and whisk well.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and gently fold together – don’t over mix. Next fold through the apples.
Spoon into muffin cases and bake for around 20 minutes for 20 muffins or 25 minutes for 24 muffins. Muffins will be golden on top and a little bit crunchy on the edges.
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Vicki @ Boiled Eggs & Soldiers says
Am making these now – thanks for the inspiration!
Maxabella says
They are standards at our place, Vicki. Delicious and super simple! x
Helioiskpal says
Love the muffins
Maxabella says
Thanks Max!
ally says
Making these today Bron as a last 2 days of holiday lunch box panic
Do you put them into lunch boxes frozen??
Ta
xx
Maxabella says
Indeed I do, Ally! Pop one straight in out of the freezer and it’s ready to go by 10:50 am which is recess time at our school. x