APPLE AND RAISIN MUFFINS
APPLE AND RAISIN MUFFINS
APPLE AND RAISIN MUFFINS

Ingredients
  • 3 tbsp runny honey
  • 2 medium Braeburn apples
  • peeled and diced
  • 1 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
  • 1 tsp ground mixed spice
  • 2 large free-range eggs
  • beaten
  • 3 tbsp toasted sesame oil
  • 200ml/7fl oz semi-skimmed milk
  • 2 small bananas
  • mashed
  • 300g/10½oz self-raising flour
  • 2–3 tsp granulated sweetener
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 40g/1½oz raisins
  • 1 tbsp rolled oats
  • 1 tbsp light brown sugar
Directions
  • Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6 and line a 12-hole muffin tray with large muffin cases.
  • Place the honey into a small non-stick saucepan over a medium heat and heat for 2–3 minutes or until it turns a dark golden-brown and just begins to smoke.
  • Stir in the apples and spices and cook for 3–4 minutes
  • or until slightly softened. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
  • Beat together the eggs
  • sesame oil and milk in a bowl. Mix in the mashed bananas.
  • In a large bowl
  • stir together the flour
  • sweetener
  • bicarbonate of soda and raisins. Make a well in the middle and pour in the egg mixture. Stir in the apples and any liquid from the pan. Spoon into the muffin cases.
  • Mix together the oats and sugar and sprinkle on top of each muffin.
  • Bake for 20 minutes or until a skewer pressed into the centre comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack and eat warm or keep in a airtight container for up to 3 days and warm for 5 minutes at 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6.