Mum's Best Vegan Apple Cinnamon Muffins

Girl you thought he was a man

But he was a muffin

He hung around till you found

That he didn't know nuthin'

I can't help but play the song "Muffin Man" by Frank Zappa over and over in my head when I think of muffins. While the song doesn't exactly connote the pastry with the best attributes, I don't think that applies to real muffins at all. On the contrary: they are a real life saver when things have to go particularly quickly and the result still has to convince with a delicious taste.

My mum used to bake these muffins when I was a child. I remember the smell in our apartment only too well when I came home from school the day before my birthday. She had already carefully prepared all the muffins on the table, ready for me to take them with me the next day. In Switzerland, it's customary to bring a small snack on your birthday, usually something home-baked. I have never asked for anything else in my entire school career. And since the muffins are simply unbelievably delicious, I don't want to deprive you of the recipe (in a vegan version, of course - but tastes just as good). However, I can't take the credit for this one, it goes solely to my favourite person, my mum.