Apple, Date and Cinnamon Muffins

What you need

• Self-raising flour 1 ½ cups.
• Wholemeal flour 1 cup.
• Baking powder 2 teaspoons.
• Rolled oats 1 cup.
• Cinnamon 2 teaspoons.
• Brown sugar ⅔ cup.
• Apples 3, peeled and diced finely.
• Dates chopped ½ cup.
• Trim milk 250ml.
• Eggs 2, lightly beaten.
• Vanilla essence 1 teaspoon.
• Unsweetened low fat yoghurt ½ cup.
• Canola oil ¼ cup.
• Topping:
  • Brown sugar 1 tablespoon.
  • Cinnamon 1 teaspoon.
  • Rolled oats 2 tablespoons.

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes

Method

• Preheat oven to 190°C.
• Place dry ingredients plus apple and sultanas into a large bowl.
• In a separate bowl, mix together the milk, eggs, vanilla, yoghurt and oil; add to the dry ingredients and mix well.
• Spoon into muffin tins, sprinkle with topping and bake for 15-20 minutes.
• Allow to cool for 5 minutes in their tins before turning out onto a wire rack to cool.

Makes 12 standard muffins

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