Ingredients

Muffins

• 125g butter, diced
• 75g caster sugar
• 50g soft brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 200g self raising flour
• 1 tsp cinnamon, ground
• 75ml milk
• 3 eating apples of your choice, peeled, de cored and grated (tossed with a little lemon juice to stop them browning)
• 30g sultanas

Method

1. Pre heat an oven to 190°C. Place the butter and sugars in a bowl and beat them together until they are creamy. Add the eggs one at a time mixing them until well combined.
2. Sift the flour and cinnamon together. Gradually beat in the flour and milk, alternating between the two until well combined with the butter mixture.
3. Fold in the grated apple and sultanas and combine them well with the batter.
4. Spoon the muffin batter into greased muffin tines so that they are just below 3/4 full. Place the muffins on the centre shelf of the preheated oven for 20 minutes. The muffins are cooked when they are firm and risen. To test if they are cooked insert a thin skewer or knife in the centre of one, it should come out clear when cooked.
5. Remove the muffins from the oven and turn them out on a cooling rack and serve them warm or allow them to cool and store them in airtight container in the fridge until ready to serve (the muffins are best served on the day).

• To make chocolate chip muffins simply add 50g cocoa powder instead of cinnamon and fold in 70g of finely chopped plain chocolate or chocolate drops instead of apple and sultanas.