Lazy weekend afternoons often come with the irresistible urge for snacking - the most challenging times for the health and diet conscious. I particularly enjoy baking a fresh snack at tea time, more so with the luscious apples in fall.


Ingredients: (makes 6 muffins)

whole wheat flour - 1 cup
apple - 1 (chopped)
walnuts - 2 tbsp (chopped)
oil - 1/3 cup
honey - 1/4 cup
applesauce - 1/4 cup
milk - 1/4 cup
wheat germ - 2 tbsp
flax seeds - 1 tbsp (ground)
baking powder - 1 tsp
baking soda - 1/2 tsp

Method:

Sieve flour with baking powder and baking soda ( I repeat this process a couple of times). Mix in the wheat germ. Keep aside. Take honey, oil, milk, applesauce and flax seed powder in a separate mixing bowl. Mix well. Now add the flour mixture and blend well with a hand blender. Then add the chopped apples and walnuts. Line a muffin pan and fill upto three-fourths with batter. Bake in a preheated oven at 375 degrees (Fahrenheit) for about 25 minutes until golden brown. I'm sending this recipe to the Fruit in Baking event started by Meeta and Food Palette Red Event.