Fresh-Milled Sourdough Apple Cinnamon Muffins
These easy apple cinnamon muffins combine fresh-milled soft white wheat and einkorn with sourdough discard for rich flavor and a tender, soft crumb. Filled with warm cinnamon and sweet apple, they’re wholesome, comforting, and absolutely delicious.
Servings: 18 muffins
Calories: 188kcal
Equipment
- 1 Kitchen Scale
- 1 12 Hole Muffin Pan
- 1 6 Hole Muffin Pan
- 1 Muffin Scoop optional
Ingredients
- 255 g soft white wheat berries
- 120 g einkorn berries
- 5 g salt
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 2 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 120 g apples cut in cubes
- 100 g sourdough discard
- 150 g cane sugar
- 113 g avocado oil
- 3 large eggs room temperature
- 177 g applesauce
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Finely mill the wheat berries into a medium bowl.255 g soft white wheat berries, 120 g einkorn berries
- Add the salt, baking powder, baking soda, and ground cinnamon to the freshly milled flour. Whisk to combine.5 g salt, 2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 2 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- Add the apples and toss to coat in the flour.120 g apples
- To a large mixing bowl, add the sourdough discard, sugar, avocado oil, eggs, applesauce, and vanilla extract. Whisk to combine.100 g sourdough discard, 150 g cane sugar, 113 g avocado oil, 3 large eggs, 177 g applesauce, 2 tsp vanilla extract
- Add the flour with apples to the wet ingredients and gently stir until no dry flour remains in the bowl.
- Cover the bowl and let the batter rest for 15 minutes.
- Preheat your oven to 400℉ and line the muffin pans with parchment liners.
- Scoop the batter into the muffin pans and bake for 8 minutes. Then turn the oven temperature down to 350℉ and bake for an additional 12 minutes until lightly golden brown. A toothpick inserted in the middle of a muffin should come out clean.
- Cool the muffins in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition
Serving: 68g | Calories: 188kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 208mg | Potassium: 129mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 13IU | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 1mg