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Apple and oat muffins served on a plate
Hearty muffins made with rolled oats and fresh apple

Apple and oat muffins

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Quick Meals Cakes and Desserts
The apple and oat muffin is a textbook example of 'muffin method'. The goal here isn't a light-as-air sponge, but a substantial, moist, yet airy cake. The oat fibres absorb the moisture of the apple, so the muffin stays soft for days, while the warm scent of cinnamon permeates the dough.
🕒 Prep Time 20 mins
🍳 Cook Time 25 mins
⌛ Total Time 45 mins
🍽️ Servings 12 servings
🔥 Calories 180 kcal
🌍 Cuisine International

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Muffin tray
  • Paper cases

Allergen Information

⚠️ Cereals containing gluten
⚠️ Eggs
⚠️ Milk

Instructions

1 ✓

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line the tin with paper cases.

Tip: The hot oven activates the baking powder immediately, so the batter starts to rise before the outside sets.
2 ✓

Mix the dry ingredients: oats, flour, baking powder, sugar, cinnamon.

Tip: Thorough mixing ensures the baking powder distributes evenly, preventing large holes in the batter.
3 ✓

In another bowl mix the wet ingredients: egg, milk, melted butter, vanilla. Stir in the grated apple too.

Tip: Let the butter cool back to lukewarm, otherwise the hot fat might cook the egg (Curdling).
4 ✓

Pour the wet mixture into the dry. Fold together loosely with a wooden spoon. It doesn't matter if it's a bit lumpy!

Tip: The essence of the 'Muffin method' is minimal mixing to avoid gluten formation.
5 ✓

Fill the cases 3/4 full. Bake for 20-25 minutes until skewer comes out clean.

Tip: If you overfill, it overflows. If you half fill, it dries out.
6 ✓

Leave in the tin for 5 minutes, then cool on a wire rack.

Tip: The hot cake structure is still weak, if you take it out immediately, it might break.

Recipe FAQ

Why did the muffin turn out hard?
You overmixed the batter. The secret of muffins is to only fold the wet and dry ingredients together until the flour disappears. If you mix further, the gluten structure strengthens and becomes rubbery.

Ingredients

  • 150 g Porridge oats (rolled oats)
  • 100 g Plain flour
  • 100 g Granulated sugar
  • 1 sachet Baking powder
  • 2 Eggs
  • 100 ml Milk
  • 80 g Butter (melted, but not hot)
  • 200 g Apple (grated)
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract