Apple Muffins

Ingredients

• 2 cups grated raw apples
• ¹/2 cup brown sugar
• ¹/2 cup oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup wholemeal self-raising flour
• 1 cup self-raising flour
• ¹/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 tablespoons cinnamon

Method

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F, prepare pans.
    
2. Thoroughly combine oil, eggs, vanilla and sugar.
    
3. Combine all flour, spices and apples in seperate bowl and then mix thoroughly into the wet mix.
    
4. Spoon into pans and bake at 400 degrees F for 20-25 mins. 

Notes

Variations: Apple Raisin and Nut: Add 1/2 cup chopped raisins, 1/2 cup chopped walnuts and 1 tablespoon of grated lemon or orange rind to the wet mix.

Apple and Date: Add 3/4 cup of finely copped dates and 1 tablespoon of grated lemon rind to the wet mix.

Apple and Ginger: Add 1/4 cup of chopped crystallized ginger and 1 tablespoon of treacle to the wet mix. Add 1 teaspoon of powdered ginger to the dry mix.

Apple and Bran: Substitute the wholemeal and self-raising flour with 1 cup of flaky bran and 1 and 1/2 cups of self-raising flour.