Macadamia Apple Muffins Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Line 10 muffin cups with paper muffin liners.
• Using electric mixer, beat 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup brown sugar in large bowl to blend. Add 3 eggs and mix well. Beat in almond and vanilla extracts. Sift flour, baking powder and salt into medium bowl. Add to butter mixture and beat until combined. Add whipping cream and beat just until smooth. Fold in chopped macadamia nuts. Divide batter equally among prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle each muffin with whole macadamia nuts.
• Bake until tester inserted into center of muffins comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 180C and grease a 12 cup muffin tray.
• Combine sugar, eggs and maple syrup in a medium bowl and whisk until thick and smooth.
• Sift flours and cinnamon together in a large bowl and add chopped macadamia nuts.
• Add bicarbonate of soda to buttermilk, stir until dissolved, then add buttermilk immediately to flour mixture, along with sugar-and-egg mixture and chopped apple.
• Fold in gently until just combined.
• Spoon mixture into muffin tray, place in preheated oven and bake for 20-25 minutes or until a cake tester withdraws clean.
• Stand muffins in muffin pan for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool.
• Topping:.
• Place butter and brown sugar in a small saucepan and heat gently until melted.
• Add apple wedges and cook until soft and syrup is thick and smooth.
• Add chopped macadamia nuts and stir to coat in syrup.
• Spoon apple and macadamia topping over each cooled muffin and serve with crème fraiche or mascarpone. Makes 12.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, combine egg, milk and butter; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in chips and nuts., Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. , For glaze, in a microwave, melt chips with cream; stir until smooth. Drizzle over warm muffins. Serve warm.