Apple Muffin

Apple Muffin

55g melted butter
1 egg
100g sugar
Grated rind of 1 orange
125ml orange juice

Combine and sift:
150g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp mixed spice
1/4 tsp salt
1 granny smith apple; peeled, cored and finely chopped or grated
125g raisins
50g chopped walnuts

   Lightly grease a muffin tin with melted butter. Preheat oven to 210 degrees C. Whisk egg lightly in a mixing bowl. Add the melted butter and continue to whisk. Add sugar, orange rind and juice and whisk to blend.
   Place the sifted ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Make a well in the centre and pour in the combined mixture. Stir well to blend with a metal spoon. Do not over mix.
   Spoon mixture into the prepared tin. Bake for about 20-25 minutes until the top springs back when touched lightly. Leave on a wire rack to cool. Loosen muffins with a flat-bladed kinfe and dust with icing sugar.