Apple Cinnamon Muffin Recipe

Apple cinnamon muffin recipe

Apples, cinnamon, and brown sugar give this muffin recipe a seasonal touch for fall breakfasts or afternoon snacks. Serve the muffins with coffee, tea, or a glass of milk.

Note: Reserve a portion of the flour, brown sugar, and margarine mixture for a simple crumb topping before adding the remaining ingredients.

Yield: 16 muffins
Oven temperature: 400°F
Baking time: 20–24 minutes

Ingredients

• • 2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup margarine, chilled and diced
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • ⅔ cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 apples, peeled, cored, and finely chopped

Directions

• Prepare the oven and pans. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Grease 16 muffin cups.
• Make the crumb mixture. Combine 1⅓ cups of the flour with the brown sugar in a large bowl. Add the chilled, diced margarine and cut it into the mixture with a pastry blender until it forms fine crumbs.
• Reserve the topping. Measure out ¼ cup of the crumb mixture and set it aside.
• Add the remaining dry ingredients. To the mixture in the large bowl, add the remaining ⅔ cup flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Stir to combine.
• Add the wet ingredients and apples. Gently stir in the buttermilk, beaten egg, vanilla, and chopped apples just until the dry ingredients are moistened. Avoid overmixing.
• Fill the muffin cups. Divide the batter evenly among the 16 prepared cups. Sprinkle the reserved crumb mixture over the tops.
• Bake. Bake for 20–24 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.