#MuffinMonday: Apple Cinnamon Crumb Muffins
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Serves: 12 large muffins
 
Ingredients
  • FOR THE TOPPING
  • 1/3 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon butter, melted
  • 3 tablespoons diced apples
  • FOR THE MUFFINS
  • 1 large Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored, and chopped (keep 2-3 tablespoons of the chopped apple for the crumb topping)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 stick unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prepare a baking sheet with muffin cups.
  2. FOR THE TOPPING
  3. Combine all ingredients except apples in a bowl and mix with a fork until crumbs are formed. Refrigerate the mixture.
  4. FOR THE MUFFINS
  5. In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a large bowl. Add chopped apples.
  6. In a measuring jug or small bowl, whisk together the eggs, buttermilk, and butter.
  7. Gently add the egg mixture into flour mixture. Do not overmix.
  8. Fill each muffin cup about 3/4 full.
  9. Top each muffin cup with apples and then the crumb topping
  10. Bake in the oven for 16-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  11. Remove from the oven and allow the muffins to cool slightly, about five minutes, before removing them from the pan. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Recipe by Baker Street at https://bakerstreet.tv/2012/07/muffinmonday-apple-cinnamon-crumb-muffins/