Step 1

First line a muffin tray with muffin liners. You can also grease the pan with oil instead of using muffin liners.

Step 2

Take the dry ingredients in a seive – whole wheat flour, baking soda, cinnamon powder and a pinch of salt.

Step 3

Seive the dry ingredients in a dry tray or in a plate. Keep aside.

Step 4

Then rinse, peel, core and chop the apples, in small cubes or pieces. Sprinkle a few drops of lemon juice so that the apples do not get discolored. This is optional and you can skip it. I did not add lemon juice. Preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius.

Step 5

In a mixing bowl or pan, take warm water. You can warm the water on stovetop or microwave or in a electric heater.

Step 6

Add the powdered jaggery or sugar.

Step 7

Stir very well so that all the jaggery or sugar is dissolved.

Step 8

Then add vanilla extract or essence. Add the olive oil. If using any other oil, use a neutral flavored oil. You can also use melted butter instead of oil. Stir briskly with the wired whisk for 2 to 3 minutes till the oil is mixed very well with the water.

Step 9

Now add vinegar. You can use apple cider vinegar or the regular white vinegar. Mix again very well.

Step 10

Add the sifted dry ingredients.

Step 11

With a wired whisk and with light hand movements, stir and mix the wet and dry ingredients together. Tiny lumps are fine. Don't over do the mixing. Depending on the quality of wheat flour, you can add ¼ to ½ cup water to get a flowing consistency in the batter.

Step 12

Then add the chopped apples.

Step 13

Again with light hand movements in one or two round strokes, mix the apples with the rest of the batter.

Step 14

Now spoon the batter in the muffin liners till ¾ of their capacity.

Step 15

Sprinkle some cinnamon powder from top on all the muffins. If you have used sugar, then you can sprinkle some brown sugar from top.

Step 16

Keep the muffins to bake in the oven at 180 degrees celsius for 25 to 30 minutes. Till the tops are browned and a tooth pick inserted in the apple muffins comes out clean.

Step 17

Since the temperatures in all the ovens are not the same, do keep a check while baking. In an otg, keep on the center rack and keep both the top and bottom heating elements on.

Step 18

After 3 to 4 minutes, remove the muffins and place them on a wired rack to cool.

Step 19

Serve eggless apple muffins plain as a tea time dessert with milk, tea or coffee.