Apple Cheddar Cheese Muffins
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5
Apple Cheddar Cheese Muffins
Description
These Apple Cheddar Cheese Muffins mix basic dry ingredients — flour, polenta, baking powder, salt, and baking soda — with chopped apples and grated cheddar cheese to incorporate both sweet and savory elements. The wet ingredients include beaten egg, whole milk, and Dijon mustard, which adds a subtle depth to the batter. This combination yields a moist muffin with gentle crumb structure enriched by the cheese and speckled with tender apple chunks.
The muffins are baked at 375°F until risen and lightly golden, with extra grated cheddar sprinkled on top before baking that forms a crusty, savory accent. Cooling in the pan briefly helps them hold shape before being transferred to a wire rack. These muffins are handheld and suitable for breakfast or an anytime snack when a balance of fruit sweetness and cheese savoriness is desired.
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups plain flour (all-purpose) 165g
- ½ cup polenta cornmeal) 75g, fine
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
- 1 apple peeled, cored, and chopped into small chunks
- ¾ cup cheddar cheese 75g grated (I used white cheddar)
- 1 egg lightly beaten
- ¾ cup milk whole
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Topping
- 2 tablespoons cheddar cheese grated
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F/190°C. Lightly grease the cups of a muffin tray with cooking oil or butter (the cheese could make the muffins stick to paper liners).
- In a large bowl, sift in the flour, polenta, baking powder, salt and bicarb of soda. Stir in the apple chunks, and cheese.
- In a small bowl, lightly whisk together the egg, milk and mustard.
- Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture and stir to combine.
- Spoon the batter into the muffin cups ¾ full. Sprinkle the remaining 2 tablespoons of cheddar over the batter.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the muffins have risen and turned a light golden colour.
- Allow to cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then remove and cool completely on a wire rack.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 136 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 136kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.002g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 25mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 199mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 190mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 165IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 137mg | 14% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
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