Apple Muffin or any fruit muffin

http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/744/print-friendly.aspx

This is a basic fruit muffin recipe. I use chopped apples, but any type of fruit may be added to make a quick and easy batch of fruit muffins.

 Ready in 30 mins

Ingredients

Serves: 12

• 255g (9 oz) plain flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 100g (4 oz) caster sugar
• 60g (2 oz) butter
• 225ml (8 fl oz) semi-skimmed milk
• 110g (4 oz) apple - peeled, cored and chopped

Preparation method

Prep: 10 mins |Cook: 20 mins

1.	Preheat oven to 200 C / Gas mark 6. Lightly grease a 12-cup muffin tin, or line with paper muffin cups.
2.	In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
3.	In a separate bowl, cream together sugar and butter. Stir the flour mixture into the sugar mixture alternately with the milk. Fold in the fruit. Pour batter into prepared muffin tin.
4.	Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the centre of a muffin comes out clean.