Ingredients
- 40 grams Unsalted butter
- 50 grams Cake flour
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon powder
- 40 grams White sugar
- 40 grams Your choice of nuts (walnuts
- almonds
- cashew nuts
- etc.)
- 1 Apple
- 50 grams White sugar
- 7 grams Butter
- 85 grams Cake flour
- 35 grams Bread (strong) flour
- 1 tsp Cinnamon powder
- 4 grams Baking powder
- 35 grams Butter
- 80 grams Honey
- 35 grams Plain yogurt
- 1 medium-large Egg
Instructions
- To prepare the crumble, put the chilled butter in a bowl, and using a fork or a dough cutter, chop into tiny pieces.
- Sift in the ingredients.
- Use your fingers to work the butter into the dry ingredients to make the crumble, taking care not to form large clumps.
- Add the nuts.
- Feel free to use your choice of nuts.
- I use 35 g of a blend of chopped walnuts, almond slices, and cashew nuts.
- Wrap the crumble in plastic wrap, then chill in the refrigerator to harden.
- That completes the preparation of the crumble.
- To prepare the caramelized apple, roughly chop the apple into 4 cm chunks.
- Put the chopped apple and sugar into a sauce pan and heat over medium-high heat.
- Once the apple starts to become shiny and the juice is cooked out, stir in the butter.
- When the apples absorb the butter, transfer to a bowl or tray to cool.
- To make the muffin batter, microwave the butter to soften.
- Keep your eye to make sure it doesn't melt.
- (Or, you can bring it to room temperature in advance.)
- Put the softened butter in a bowl, then thoroughly beat it with a whisk until creamy.
- Add the honey and mix well.
- Next, add the yogurt and whisk.
- It will separate, but don't worry.
- Then, break in the egg, and thoroughly mix.
- It will also separate, but that is no need for concern.
- Preheat the oven to 170C.
- Sift the ingredients into the batter.
- Use a whisk to mix until lumps are gone and it is completely smooth.
- Do not over mix.
- The caramelized apples should have cooled by Steps 9-11.
- Add the syrupy liquid from the apples to the batter, and stir it in.
- The batter is complete.
- Fill the muffin cups 50-60% full with the batter, then pack in the apples.
- Remove the crumble from the refrigerator, then using your fingers, crumble on top of each muffin, pressing down very gently as you go.
- The crumble will stick to the muffins as they bake, and will not fall out.
- There's no need to pack the crumble into the batter.
- Bake for about 30 minutes in 170C preheated oven.
- They're done when a skewer inserted comes out clean.
- There you have a crunchy and aromatic muffin with sweet apples and a moist inside.
- They're pleasingly delightful muffins and a perfect complement to a strong cup of coffee.
- I recommend cooling completely before eating for a better textured crumble, and overall better flavor.
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