Spiced Apple Muffins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup diced apple without peel
1/3 cup applesauce
3/4 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/3 cup white sugar
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon anise seed

Preparation

Mix together sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and anise seeds.
In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, sugar mixture, salt, milk, and applesauce. Do not overbeat. Stir in diced apples. Spoon batter into 12 greased muffin cups.
Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 20 to 25 minutes, or until tops spring back when lightly touched. Serve after muffins have cooled a bit, about 30 minutes.