Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Apple Wheat Muffins (Egg Free)

Ingredients and Method to make Egg Free Apple Wheat Muffins
Dry Ingredients
1 and 1/2 cups whole wheat flour (atta/ godumai maavu)
1/2 cup all purpose flour (maida)
1 tbsp ground cinnamon (cinnamon powder)
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup sugar (see notes)
1 tbsp turbinado brown sugar (optional) (to sprinkle on top of muffins)

Wet ingredients
1 tbsp corn starch (called corn flour in India) + 3 tbsp water in lieu of 1 egg
1 and 1/2 packed cups grated apple. ( I used 3 medium sized apples )
1/4 cup oil
1/4 cup plain yogurt (curds/ dahi/ thayir)
1/2 cup milk (doodh/ paal)

Pre heat oven to 375 deg F (190 deg C). Line a muffin tray with paper or grease the muffin tray and keep aside.

In a large bowl, add both flours, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and sugar and mix well. Keep this mixture aside.

Peel and core apples,grate apples and keep aside. Whisk together corn starch and water and keep aside.
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Add corn starch + water, yogurt and milk one at a time and gently mix into the flour. Add oil and mix again. Finally add grated apple to the flour mixture and mix well. Spoon mixture into the pre lined muffin tray until 2/3 full. Place in oven and bake for 22 to 26 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Remove, cool a little and enjoy.

Yielded 12 standard size muffins.

Notes:
If you like a more pronounced sweetness in your sweets you may want to increase the quantity of sugar to 1 cup, with this quantity this muffin is mildly sweet.