Day two of the Apple Cake/Pie Week!
Well – today there is no pie or cake to be honest – but something tasty with apples. And it’s close to a cake – a small one though ;)
These muffins are very fluffy. I made big ones with bigger paper liners, but you can also make smaller ones with regular paper liners – works both fine. If you don’t like walnuts or are allergic for example – leave them out or replace them with hazelnuts, pecans or any other nut – or berries if you like.
INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN
(8-12 muffins)
For the dough:
2 apples
1/2 cup (50g) walnut halves
2 cups (250g) cake flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 pinch of salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3.5 fl oz. (100ml) vegetable oil (e.g. sunflower oil)
1/3 cup (80ml) agave syrup
1 egg
1 cup (240g) yoghurt
For decoration:
some walnuts
confectioner’s sugar for dusting
(8-12 Muffins)
Für den Teig:
2 Äpfel
50g Walnüsse
260g Mehl (Typ 550)
3 TL Backpulver
1/4 TL Zimt
1 Prise Salz
1 TL Vanille Extrakt
100ml Sonnenblumenöl
80ml Agavendicksaft
1 Ei
240g Joghurt
Für die Dekoration:
ein paar Walnüsse
Puderzucker zum Bestäuben
DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG
1. Preheat the oven to 350˚F (180°C). Line a muffin tin with paper liners.
2. Peel the apples, quarter and core. Cut into small pieces (approx. 0.2×0.2 inches). Chop the walnuts and mix with the apples. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl mix flour with baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Add vanilla extract, vegetable oil, agave syrup, egg and yoghurt and mix until well combined. Gently fold in apples and walnuts. Fill the paper liners evenly and top each muffin with a walnut piece. Bake for 25-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let the muffins cool on a cooling rack. Dust with confectioner’s sugar before serving.
1. Den Ofen auf 180°C (350°F) vorheizen. Muffinblech mit Papierförmchen bestücken.
2. Die Äpfel schälen, vierteln und das Kerngehäuse entfernen. In sehr kleine Würfel schneiden (ca. 5×5 mm). Walnüsse hacken und mit den Äpfeln vermischen. Zur Seite stellen.
3. In einer großen Schüssel das Mehl mit dem Backpulver, Zimt und Salz vermischen. Vanille Extrakt, Öl, Agavendicksaft, Ei und Joghurt zugeben und zu einem glatten Teig verarbeiten. Äpfel und Walnüsse vorsichtig unterheben. Den Teig gleichmäßig auf die Förmchen verteilen und mit jeweils einem Walnussstück verzieren.Im Ofen für 25-35 Minuten backen – mit einem Zahnstocher testen, ob noch Teig kleben bleibt und erst herausnehmen, wenn der Zahnstocher sauber herauskommt. Muffins auf einem Kuchengitter auskühlen lassen und vor dem Servieren mit Puderzucker bestreuen.
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Apple Walnut Muffins
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 35
- Total Time: 45
- Yield: 12 1x
Ingredients
For the dough
- 2 apples
- 1/2 cup (50g) walnut halves
- 2 cups (250g) cake flour
- 3 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 3.5 fl oz. (100ml) vegetable oil (e.g. sunflower oil)
- 1/3 cup (80ml) agave syrup
- 1 egg
- 1 cup (240g) yoghurt
For decoration
- some walnuts
- confectioner’s sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350˚F (180°C). Line a muffin tin with paper liners.
- Peel the apples, quarter and core. Cut into small pieces (approx. 0.2×0.2 inches). Chop the walnuts and mix with the apples. Set aside.
- In a large bowl mix flour with baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Add vanilla extract, vegetable oil, agave syrup, egg and yoghurt and mix until well combined. Gently fold in apples and walnuts. Fill the paper liners evenly and top each muffin with a walnut piece. Bake for 25-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let the muffins cool on a cooling rack. Dust with confectioner’s sugar before serving.
Notes
- Enjoy baking!
I love my job, but in between I love to bake and try new things in the kitchen. A lot of my friends and colleagues encourage me to bake - for a very simple reason: they get the leftovers - and it seems they like it most of the time ;)
Looks delicious! I can’t find cake flour in my country, any suggested replacement?
Hi Zahra,
cake flour can be made with regular flour plus cornstarch.
Take 1 cup of regular flour, remove two tablespoons from that flour and add two tablespoons of cornstarch and you have cake flour :)
Cheers,
Marc
Hi! Thank you for the great recipe! The muffins turn out pretty fluffy. I had to use honey instead of agave syrup and they weren’t very sweet (which can be great for some people). Can I use sugar instead of the agave syrup and if yes, how much?
Since honey and agave syrup are a bit less sweeter than sugar I would say 1/2 cup (100g) of sugar would do it here. Maybe a tablespoon more of the yogurt to add the missing moisture from the syrup/honey.
Cheers,
Marc