Apple Muffins

Apple Muffins Vegan

Preheat oven to moderate, line muffin tins with paper cups.

Ingredient to keep aside till assembling:

• a packet of shop-bought Marzipan, sliced into little squares a tad smaller than the muffin tin, put aside.

Ingredients to combine, stirring with a fork to aerate :

• ½ cup Self Raising wholemeal flour;

• ½ cup coconut flour;

• 1 cup almond meal;

• 1 tablespoon powdered cinnamon;

• ½ teaspoon powdered cloves;

• 1 teaspoon baking powder;

• ½ teaspoon bicarb. soda;

• ½ teaspoon salt.

Ingredients to be separately beaten until creamy:

• ¼ cup linseed (flax) meal;

• ¼ cup olive oil;

• 1 cup apple juice;

• 1 teaspoon almond essence;

• ¼ cup lime juice;

• 1 cup apple puree.

Method: Combine the wet and dry ingredients, using as little energy as possible. Half fill muffin tins with batter, top with a slice of marzipan, continue to fill tins with batter, bake for 25 minutes, test with a skewer, if it comes out clean it is cooked if not bake about another five minutes. Remove from oven, cool for 5 minutes before devouring.

Banana & Carrot Muffins Vegan

Preheat oven to moderate, line muffin tins with paper cups.

Ingredients to combine stirring with a fork to aerate :

• 1 cup plain wholemeal flour;

• 1 cup Self Raising wholemeal flour;

• 1 dessert-spoon powdered cinnamon;

• ½ teaspoon salt;

• 1 teaspoon baking powder.

Ingredients to be separately beaten until creamy:

• 1 cup brown sugar;

• 1 ¼ cups mashed, ripe bananas;

• ½ cup coconut oil.

Ingredients to add:

• ½ cup soy milk, unsweetened;

• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence.

Method: Combine the wet and dry ingredients, using as little energy as possible.

Ingredients to add:

• 3 cups shredded carrot;

• 1 cup broken pecans or walnuts.

Method: 3/4 fill muffin tins, bake in preheated oven 25 minutes. Test with a straw or wooden skewer, if it comes out clean it is cooked if not bake for about five minutes. Remove from the oven, cool for 5 minutes before eating.