½

cup

hazelnuts; grounded in blender to a coarse flour consistency

½

cup

flour

2

Tbs

baking powder

¼

cup

sugar

1

egg

1 ½

Tbs

unsalted butter; melted and cooled

½

cup

milk; warmed

1

tsp

vanilla extract

1

pinch

salt

½

cup

dried apples; chopped

1

Preheat oven to 175°C.

2

Combine hazelnuts, flour, baking powder and sugar.

3

Add egg, butter, milk, vanilla, salt and apples. Let stand 10 minutes.

4

Fill cups of a non stick muffin pan with the batter to 2/3rds full. Bake 8-10 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.