Apple Fig Poppyseed Muffins – a recipe for the weekend
Sometimes, I just throw whatever is on hand when I get a craving to bake something. Sometimes, I prepare the ingredients over a few days and finally get compelled to use them in something. This morning, it was the second situation. I’d finely chopped up some figs a couple of days ago. Yesterday I brewed some strong fruit infusion (Twinings Strawberry and Raspberry), chopped up an apple and soaked the chopped apple and figs overnight in the tea.
This morning, it was time to put them to use. I recently bought this lovely little book called the Muffin Bible. I’d already flipped through the book the very night I’d bought it. Needless to say right? This apple fig poppyseed muffins recipe is adapted from is the Almond-poppyseed muffins.
Lots more easy muffin recipes that I know you’d love to try
Banana muffins with choco swirls
Eggless Choco Muffins – Airfryer
Apple Fig and Poppyseed Muffins
Ingredients
Method
- To prepare apple fig poppy seed muffins, soak the finely chopped figs and apple in the tea. Cover and keep for a couple of hours or overnight.
- Preheat oven at 200°C. Line a 12 muffin pan with paper liners or brush the muffin cups with oil.
- In a large bowl, beat the yogurt (or egg) along with sugar and salt well.
- Whisk the oil into this. Add the milk and mix in the poppy seeds.
- Sieve the flours with the baking powder and soda a couple of times.
- Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just incorporated. Do not over-mix or beat this.
- Add the soaked fruits and the half cup of tea that will remain behind.
- Spoon the batter into the liners until 3/4th filled.
- Bake at 200°C for 20 minutes. Test with a knitting needle / spaghetti if the centers are done. If not bake for 3-4 minutes and check again.
- Serve warm.
Notes
- Some ovens can accommodate not more than 9 muffin tin. In that case bake 9 muffins and once done, bake remaining 3 in a second batch or bake a small cake in a small tart tin or so.
- I have soaked the fruit in flavoured tea for added flavour. You may choose to omit the soaking stage, add the chopped fig and apple as it is, but use 1 cup milk instead.
- You can also soak the fruit in 1/4 cup rum + 3/4 cup warm water if you prefer a fruit-cake like taste.
Oh yes i remember those days when our daugghter was little and she didn’t know if it was weekend 🙂 i love muffins and these look so good, lucky that arunthathi had the book so now you can bake delicous muffins.
Apples marry fig very well. Great looking muffins.
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Wow! Very plumpy and cute Muffins. Love to try them soon. Like the idea of adding Poppy seeds in it.
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The poppy seeds look like they are an amazing combination with the figs…I can just taste the crunchiness of the fig seeds along with the poppy!
The muffins look very moist and soft.
Nice apple fig muffins, First time here, you have nice space.
Hi,Can I ask what oven you have or recommend for use in India? I’ve just moved back to India and am missing having an oven, esp. when I read your recipes. :)Thanks!-SG