Apple muffins with pecan topping

Apple muffins with pecan topping

These muffins aren’t too sweet and are delicious warm with a slice of cheese

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Preperation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Line a muffin tin with muffin cases. In a small bowl, use your fingertips to rub 50g of the flour together with the butter to make breadcrumbs. Stir through 1 tbsp sugar and the chopped pecans, then set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, sift together the remaining flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and a pinch of salt, then stir in the sugar and cinnamon and set aside. Coarsely grate two of the apples, then beat together with the soured cream, egg and 2 tbsp milk. Make a well in the dry ingredients and quickly fold through the wet ingredients, adding an extra tbsp milk if really dry. Don't over-mix or your muffins will be tough. It doesn't matter if there are lumps of flour.
  3. Spoon the mixture into the muffin cases - they should be about two-thirds full - then sprinkle over the pecan topping. Thinly slice the final apple, then poke slices into the tops of the muffins. Bake for 20 mins or until risen, golden and a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
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Different flavours

For a variation, try replacing the apple with a chopped banana and play around with the spices.

Per serving

226 kcalories, protein 5g, carbohydrate 32g, fat 9 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 2g, salt 0.56 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2007.

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  • 14 March 2008

    Gems commented on this recipe

    These are horrible and tasteless.

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  • 25 May 2008

    Kirsten rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I thought that these were brilliant, as did my friends. They are great for breakfast served warm!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Preperation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Delicious with cheese

Ingredients

  • 350g plain flour
  • 25g butter
  • 50g dark muscovado sugar , plus 1 tbsp extra for the topping
  • 50g pecans , chopped
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 284ml tub soured cream
  • 1 egg , beaten
  • 3 eating apples (about 140g/50z each) , peeled and cored
  • 2-3 tbsp milk
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Per serving

226 kcalories, protein 5g, carbohydrate 32g, fat 9 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 2g, salt 0.56 g

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