Apple Muffins

• 255g (9 oz) plain flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 100g (4 oz) caster sugar
• 60g (2 oz) butter
• 225ml (8 fl oz) semi-skimmed milk
• 110g (4 oz) apple - peeled, cored and chopped
• Preheat oven to 200 C / Gas mark 6. Lightly grease a 12-cup muffin tin, or line with paper muffin cups.
• In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
• In a separate bowl, cream together sugar and butter. Stir the flour mixture into the sugar mixture alternately with the milk. Fold in the fruit. Pour batter into prepared muffin tin.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the centre of a muffin comes out clean.