Last week, I reviewed the fabulous Brownies, Bars & Goodies Galore recipe book by Jo McAuley (here) and I predicted that it wouldn't be long before we were tempted into making one of the delicious-sounding treats inside. Well, sure enough, today we made Toffee Apple Muffin. This is one of the recipes in the book that doesn't have an accompanying photo so I went into it blind, having no idea how it would or should turn out.
First Sophie peeled, cored and sliced the apples (using the totally funky apple corer/slicer from Oxo Good Grip that we reviewed here absolutely ages ago and are still using on a very regular basis).
Meanwhile, Juliette poured out all the dry ingredients - flour, caster sugar and brown sugar - using our measuring cups which are really handy when using American recipes.
The flour was a bit lumpy so needed sifting - much to the girls' delight ! Time to get the big sieve out !
Time to mix up the sugar, cinnamon, yoghurt, egg and flour to coat the apples in.
Pouring the gloopy mixture over the apple slices, it reminded me a bit of a cross between peach cobbler and apple crumble.
Sophie proudly shows off her handiwork while Juliette is busy licking out the bowl !
Twenty minutes later - looking good !
As you can see, the apple wedges go soft but stay whole and the topping is a kind of light sponge that goes crispy on the top and edges. It's best eaten when it's cooled down a bit as the caramel gooes really gooey and sticky when it's lukewarm.
Totally delicious - and the recipe suggests you could even serve it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Even bigger yum !
for more information : Recipe Book Review : Brownies, Bars & Goodies Galore – Jo McAuley
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What an amazing book, I think this would go down very well in my household
ReplyDeletelooks lovely - the book looks great too!
ReplyDeleteshame you havent put up quantities cos I would have tried this egg/wheat/gluten and dairy free...just for the pure hell of trying it cos it sounds yummy.
ReplyDeleteI purposely didn't post the whole recipe with quantities because I'm not sure what the copyright rules are when you use a recipe from a book, but I've asked the publishers so we'll see what they say !
ReplyDeleteI just love these recipes. What a great way to keep my 5 little ones entertained and full at the same time.
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