Super Simple Apple and Cinnamon Muffins

Recently I purchased a new silicon muffin tin and I have been addicted to muffin making since.

After reading and testing several different recipes I came up with this easy recipe for apple and cinnamon muffins.

It's super simple. Using a combination of melted butter and olive oil as opposed to the recipes that use olive oil only ensures that the muffins are moist but not greasey. The texture is great, and cinnamon and apple always makes a tastey combination.

The sliced apple topping is simple and effective. In hindsight I would:

1) have added a little less mixture to each mould as they rose and rose.

2)  brushed the apples with some apricot jam to add a nice sheen to the topping

These are easy, quick and make a good addition to any cup of tea or coffee. Yum. 

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Ingredients:- 190g all purpose flour

                   - 1.5 tsp baking powder (if you use self-raising flour, only add ½ tsp of powder

                   - 1 tsp cinnamon

                   - 2 eggs

                   - 30g sugar (ideally brown but can use white)

                   - 60g butter (melt it)

                   - 60ml olive oil

                   - 150-200g apple compote/sauce

                   - 2 Apples

                   - Apricot jam for brushing (optional)

To make: 1. Mix together your flour, cinnamon and baking powder

                2. In another bowl mix your eggs, sugar, oil, butter and compote/sauce

                3. Add the mixtures together and mix (but make sure you don't overmix!)

                4. Pop in to your muffin moulds (gresed if necessary)

                5. Thinly slice apple and place a couple of slices lightly on top of each muffin

                6. Brush apple with apricot jam for sheen or sprinkle some sugar over

                7. Bake at 180 Degrees Celcius for 20-25 mins (until the tops are browned and springy)