Apple Streusel Muffins

These apple muffins would be great with a cup of tea or coffee and can almost be considered healthy with the fresh apple.

Ingredients:                                                   

For the muffin,                                               For the streusel topping,

280g plain flour.                                             50g plain flour

1 tsp baking powder.                                     1tsp ground cinnamon

1tsp ground cinnamon.                                  35g butter

Pinch of salt.                                                  25g light soft brown sugar

115g soft light brown sugar

1 large cooking apple, peeled 

and chopped finely

2 eggs

250ml milk

85g melted butter

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celcius, line a muffin tin with cases.

2. To make the streusel topping, mix together the flour and cinnamon, then rub in the soft butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs, stir in the sugar and set to one side.

3. Mix together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in another bowl. Add the sugar and chopped apple.

4. Lightly beat the eggs in a jug and add the milk and melted butter. Pour the liquid mixture into the dry ingredients and stir until just combined.

5. Spoon the mixture into cases and sprinkle a generous amount of streusel topping over each muffin, bake in the oven for about 20 minutes or until golden and a skewer inserted comes out clean.

Enjoy!