Toffee and apple - a great flavour combination and it works really well together in these delicious muffins. Great for a quick breakfast bite or lunch box snack. They are also fantastic served warm to enjoy the steamy apple sauce centre and melting fudge. This recipe featured in the second series of Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard on Channel 4.

Vegetarian

Easy

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Bramley apples

Billington's

Forget other light brown soft sugars, Billington’s Unrefined Light Muscovado sugar is incomparable with its hints of unique warm honey colour and creamy fudgy flavour, making it one of the finest light brown sugars in the world.
Why do we recommend Billington’s? This sugar is a superior substitute in any recipe calling for soft brown sugar as it will add rich and deep flavour to all your bakes. Boasting the chewiest, gooiest cookies, perfect gingerbread, biscuits and a host of savoury dishes too, it screams versatility.
Billington’s unrefined sugars are produced with the aim of locking in, rather than refining out, the natural molasses of the sugar cane. It is this difference that gives Billington’s its unique richness, aroma, depth of flavour and natural colour that we love.

Billington's Unrefined Light Muscovado Sugar

Ground cinnamon

Calvados

Water

For the Sauce

Allinson's

Is plain flour and all-purpose flour the same thing? In answer, yes and it is a staple baking ingredient in most kitchens.
We love Allinson’s Plain White Flour as it is expertly milled from British wheat. Whilst it doesn’t contain any raising agent, like Self-Raising Flour, it is often combined with baking powder or bicarbonate of soda in a recipe to create a beautiful rise in the oven.
This flour makes a whole host of bakes from scrummy scones to pretty tarts and pastries, producing a light and delicate texture. Also, a handy ingredient to have around when thickening sauces.

Allinson's plain white flour

Psst. We have the secret to make your already awesome bakes phenomenal. Introducing the finest quality caster sugar for baking – Billington’s Golden Caster Sugar.
What is golden caster sugar? The perfect natural alternative to refined sugar. You can use it in the exact same way and quantity as caster sugar, however, this ingredient adds a magical touch to your bake; a warm golden colour and subtle buttery flavour, ideal for light and fluffy sponge cakes, satisfying shortbreads and dainty macaroons.

Billington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar

Baking powder

Unsalted butter (softened)

Large eggs

Whole milk

Fudge pieces

For the Muffins

Eric Lanlard shows us how to make these alternative Toffee and Apple Sauce Muffins. Made with Bramley apples, Calvados and a hint of cinnamon.

Toffee and Apple Sauce Muffins Recipe

To make the apple sauce, peel and core the apples and cut into small cubes. Place the diced apple in a saucepan with the sugar, cinnamon and calvados and water. Cook over a low heat until the apples are tender but not mushy. Leave to cool.

Preheat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan, gas mark&nbsp;6). Line a 12 cup muffin tin with muffin papers.

Sift the flour, sugar and baking powder into a large mixing bowl.

In a separate&nbsp;bowl beat the butter and eggs together then add the milk. Stir the flour mixture into the egg mixture until just incorporated and smooth. Put on a high speed and beat for 2-3 minutes until light. Finally add the fudge pieces and mix.

Spoon half the mixture into the muffin cases then spoon over the apple sauce. (Ensure that the sauce is the same consistency as the batter so that it doesn't sink to the bottom of the muffin case)

How to produce even cupcakes

Mix together the muscovado sugar and cinnamon. Pour the remaining batter into the muffin case and sprinkle the cinnamon mix over the top.

Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with icing sugar.

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Toffee & Apple Sauce Muffins

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