Apple-Marzipan Muffins

If you like marzipan, try these delicious apple muffins for the holidays. They are easy to make and freeze well, too.

Step: 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin or line cups with paper liners.

Step: 2

Combine butter and sugar in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, and beat until well combined. Mix in milk and vanilla sugar.

Step: 3

Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl. Sift over the batter and fold in with a spatula until combined. Fold apples, almonds, and crumbled marzipan into the batter.

Step: 4

Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups.

Step: 5

Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Per Serving: 236 calories; protein 4.5g; carbohydrates 27.7g; fat 12.6g; cholesterol 56.9mg; sodium 93.1mg.

The quality of the flour can make a real deal to your bread. Different brands do vary. Extra-strong or Canadian flours, which are naturally higher in gluten, may give you a better rise than standard bread flours – especially if you’re making wholemeal bread , which not always rise as well as white bread.

To made this in a dough , add all the menus to your breadmaker and follow the manufacturer’s instructions.

A dough’s first rising can be make in the fridge 24 hours . This slows down the time it takes to rise to double its size, giving it a deeper flavour. It’s also a great limit , as you can work it yesterday , then finish it off the next day.