As I used the muffin cups, I did not grease them. But if you are planning to pour the batter directly into the muffin tin, grease them with baking spray.
Cooking
Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, combine the sieved flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
In a separate bowl, mix the applesauce, sugar, grated apple and oil.
Combine the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
Mix them well and fold in the walnuts.
Divide the batter into the muffin tin. Add more nuts on top.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Check around 20 minutes by inserting a toothpick. If it comes out clean, then it’s done, else bake for five more minutes but not more than that.
Notes
Instead of grating the apple, you can chop them into small pieces. In fact, the original recipes call for chopped apples, but I went with grated ones.
This method requires one egg, and I replaced it with ⅓ cup of apple sauce. But you can use any other egg substitute too.
If the Apple is not sweet enough, increase the amount of sugar. Allow the muffins to cool before storing them. You can freeze them as well and warm it up in the microwave before serving.