Brr! It's frigid out there today! After the school bus picked my daughter up this morning, I was so happy to wrap up in a fleece blanket with hot coffee in one hand and one of these muffins in the other. These muffins are so moist and packed with sweet apples in every bite!
Ingredients:
Yields 12 muffins
- 1 1/2 c all-purpose flour
- 3/4 c packed brown sugar (use 1 c if you prefer a sweeter muffin)
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 c butter, softened
- 1/3 c milk
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 apples, peeled, cored and diced
- Optional: 1/4 c walnuts, chopped
- Sanding sugar, for topping
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
In a separate large bowl, beat together the eggs, butter, milk and vanilla.
Gradually stir the flour mixture into the egg mixture until just combined, being careful to not over-beat. Stir in the apples and optional walnuts. The batter will be thick.
Fill muffin pans 2/3 full with the batter. Sprinkle sanding sugar over the top of each muffin.
Bake for 22 to 28 minutes (25 minutes in my oven), until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow the muffins to cool for 5 minutes in the pan.
Enjoy!
double apple sounds great! Now if only I could have double muffins every morning!
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