Apple Muffins with nutmeg and cinnamon

Source of the recipe: "le Cordon Bleu' Home Collection": Muffins, modified

FOR THE MUFFINS:

375 g flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
pinch of salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
3 tbsp caster sugar
155 g unsalted butter
3 tbsp honey
2 eggs
170 ml milk
3 apples

FOR THE CINNAMON SUGAR:
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tbsp caster sugar

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F). Grease or line muffin pan with paper muffin cups.
2. Peel and core the apples. Cut into very small cubes (or grate).
3. Sift all the dry ingredients to a large bowl. Make a well in the center.
4. Heat the butter with honey over low heat until melted.
5. In a separate small bowl, mix together the eggs and milk.
6. Pour the egg mixture and the butter mixture into the well in the dry ingredients. Add the apples and mix.
7. Spoon into the muffin pan filling ¾ full.
8. Bake for 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in a muffin comes out clean.
9. Let cool slightly before removing from the pan. Serve warm or cold.

Original entry: http://forthebodyandsoul.blogspot.com/2008/11/apple-muffins.html


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