apple muffins

~ A Bit of Fall ... ~

Leaves in the autumn came tumbling down,

Scarlet and yellow, russet and brown,

leaves in the garden were swept in a heap,

Trees were undressing , ready for sleep.

- Autumn Leaves (anonymous)

Fall is the season for colorful apples .The markets

here are flooded with the most colorful & vibrant

harvest booties. Delicious reds, Golden yellows,

luscious greens velvety maroons ....... the apple

palette seems to be unending . The colorful buys

from the market yesterday had to be put in some

creative use other than normal munching. .. so

here goes some easy Apple Zucchini muffins

with easiest ever decorations ....

A Bite of Fall

(Apple Topped Apple Muffins )

Apple Muffins(recipe follows) ,colorful n crisp

Washington Apples & a few black grapes.

The top n bottom of the red apple was used for

the flower whereas the leaves were cut ( using a leaf

shaped cookie cutter) from yellow n green apples. To

prevent browning soak the decorations in lightly salted

water pat dry n fix on the muffins with

some melted chocolate.

Apple , Zucchini & Spice Muffins

Ingredients- 1/2 cup powdered oats, 1/2 cup all purpose flour,

1/2 cup powdered sugar, 2 tbsp milk, 1/4 cup chopped apple,

1/4 cup grated zucchini , a pinch cinnamon of powder,

1/2 tsp grated ginger , 1/4 cup grated apple ,2 tbsp oil/melted

butter, 1/2 tsp baking powder pinch of soda, pinch of salt ,

1/4 cup dry fruits coarsly ground ( almonds & walnuts).

Method- Sift together the dry ingredients . Whisk

the oil along with other wet ingredients . Mix in the apple ,

zucchini & nuts . Do not over-mix or the muffins will

be tough. Pour the batter in a silicon cups & bake at

180C for 20-25 mins.

Tip- Zucchini can be substituted with pumpkin / carrots.

Tip- (Make sure to make the decorations first so that the fruit

leftovers can be easily used for baking.)