A friend of mine gave me some gorgeous cooking apples on a tree in the forest and asked if I would like some, and of course I said yes. As soon as she mentioned them I started thinking about what I could bake. And the first thing that popped into my head was Apple and Cinnamon Muffins.
The minute I thought it I thought Oh NO! I have never made a successful Muffin in my life, and it would seem that my 'muffin' luck is not ready to change.
I found recipe on Internet, seemed easy enough. I collected the ingredients, hopeful that this time I would make beautiful big muffins, the kind you would have in a wicker basket, as you skipped through the forest to visit gran ma.
I remembered the Muffin top tip - DO NOT OVERWORK THE MIX.
Wet mix, Dry Mix, incorporate in a few folds, don't over work, spoon into muffin cases cook until golden brown and a clean skewer after stabbing.
OK 20 mins later, skewer in - still wet, 5 mins after that, skewer in - still wet. Repeat 3 times until beginning to burn. Remove from oven.
The muffins looked OK, quite a nice shape and colour until you try to remove from the case and you find gloopy, heartbreaking mess.
I have absolutely no idea where I am going wrong with these guys, but I am seriously starting to think I am kidding myself that I could ever actually be good at this.
Hey Melfi, what temp did you bake at? With the apple being so moist etc I would tend to bake at a lower temp and bake for longer.
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