Moist and Fluffy Apple and Tea Muffins

Name: Moist and Fluffy Apple and Tea Muffins
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 25 grams Sugar; 30 grams Butter; 50 ml Milk; 1 tbsp (optional) Honey; 1 tea bag = 2 to 3 grams Tea leaves; 1 Egg; 120 grams ☆Plain flour; 1 tsp ☆Baking powder; 1/2 of a small one or 2/3 of a big one ＊Apple; 1 tbsp ＊Butter; 1 tbsp ＊Sugar; 1 tsp ＊Lemon juice

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I make muffins quite often because they are tasty and easy to make.
The combination of apple and tea is my favorite. Here, I held back on sugar and butter to make health conscious muffins.
Use pretty moulds and present them to your friends as gifts!

-When you add the eggs and milk, add in batches. It is not going to separate and you can proceed with the process easily.
-If you want to make it sweeter, add more sugar to the apple filling and increase the sugar in the batter up to 60 g.
-Use fine tea leaves. Recipe by Kakie

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Ingredients

6 servings

25 gramsSugar
30 gramsButter
50 mlMilk
1 tbsp(optional) Honey
1tea bag = 2 to 3 grams Tea leaves
1Egg
120 grams☆Plain flour
1 tsp☆Baking powder
[Apple Filling]
1/2of a small one or 2/3 of a big one ＊Apple
1 tbsp＊Butter
1 tbsp＊Sugar
1 tsp＊Lemon juice

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Steps

1

[Prep] Mix together the ☆ ingredients (sift if possible). Leave the butter, milk and eggs at room temperature.
2

[Apple filling] Peel the apple and slice into 6 x 1 cm quarters for decoration. Cut the rest into 1 cm cubes. Put the ＊ ingredients into a heatproof dish.
3

Cover with cling film and microwave for 2 minutes. Stir lightly and heat for a further 2 minutes. Leave to cool (when the apple cubes are tender and some juice comes from the apple).
4

[Muffin batter] Cream the butter with a wooden spatula in a bowl. Add the sugar and beat until light coloured and fluffy.
5

Add honey to Step 4 and stir. Add the beaten eggs a little at a time and keep on beating constantly.
6

Add the tea leaves and cooked apple with its juice (reserve the decoration apple slices) and stir well.
7

Add about 1/3 of ☆ and mix well. Add the milk in 2 to 3 batches and keep on stirring.
8

Add the rest of ☆ and fold in until evenly combined.
9

Spoon the batter into the mould and top with the apple slice. Give the mould a sharp tap to let excess air out.
10

Bake in the oven preheated to 180ºC for 20 to 25 minutes until golden-brown.
11

I added honey but you could use 1 tablespoon of sugar.
12

I use a silicone heart-shaped mould, but you can use normal muffin cups. Depending on the size, you could make 6 to 8 muffins.
13

I use a wooden spatula for making muffins and pound cakes, but at Step 4 to 6, use a balloon whisk if you prefer.