I spent the last two weeks at the dentist. No. Two excruciatingly painful weeks at the dentist. Little or no food has passed my lips since then given the myriad instructions, “don’t eat hot; don’t eat cold; don’t eat spicy; don’t eat meat; don’t eat.” The only option I had left was steamed fish with herbs. Luckily, I like steamed fish with herbs.
Now, on the road to recovery, I chose these decadent, soft muffins for this week’s recipe which comes from Martha’s kitchen (yes, Mrs. Stewart and I are on a first name basis. Ha.) I reformed her chunky apple muffins to my Apple Cinnamon Crumb Muffins for two reasons: 1. My teeth still hurt and I’m avoiding all things chunky and 2. My husband is not a big fan of apples (and not a fan of unscientific old proverbs either) so chunky would be a total turn off for him.
These muffins are tender and soft. I chopped the apple up into tiny pieces ensuring there’s some in every bite. Also, reserved about 1-2 tablespoons and added it on top before sprinkling the crumb topping. I avoided the nuts entirely. The crumb topping was a simple whisk of cinnamon, butter, sugar, flour and butter and comes together quite easily.
Over to the recipe: A sugary-cinnamon-y crumb topping, soft and tender muffins making just the perfect breakfast treat this morning.
- FOR THE TOPPING
- ⅓ cup light brown sugar
- ¼ cup all purpose flour
- ½ 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
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ½ stick unsalted butter, melted
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prepare a baking sheet with muffin cups.
- FOR THE TOPPING
- Combine all ingredients except apples in a bowl and mix with a fork until crumbs are formed. Refrigerate the mixture.
- FOR THE MUFFINS
- In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a large bowl. Add chopped apples.
- In a measuring jug or small bowl, whisk together the eggs, buttermilk, and butter.
- Gently add the egg mixture into flour mixture. Do not overmix.
- Fill each muffin cup about ¾ full.
- Top each muffin cup with apples and then the crumb topping
- Bake in the oven for 16-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- 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.
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Happy Baking!
Oooooh I’m loving that crumbly topping! And I hope your teeth recovery gets better!
I loved this recipe – such a perfect muffin! Hope your mouth feels better soon :(
I just love apple muffins. I make them often. Something about them that just makes my day right as rain. Yours look delish and your photos are gorgeous as always. Sorry about the dental work. That kind of sucks.
I have had my share of teeth work, though mine was orthodontist for years and year… and did I say years??
So sorry for your dental work, it’s just miserable. But on the bright side, I could have lost a pound or two!!
LOVE these muffins! I adore muffins, and these are right up my alley. Hang in there!
These crumby and delicious muffins look absolutely wonderful my friend :D
I am so into the apple these days!
Sorry to hear about the dental visit my friend, feel better soon!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
That crumble topping looks irresistible, I’d love one of these muffins tomorrow morning!
Oh what a great thing! They are little cute apple pies!
Oh poor thing. Two weeks at dentist doesn’t sounds fun at all. :-( I had a worst experience when I had my 4 wisdom teeth out ALL AT ONCE. Yikes. Hope you will feel better soon. These are lovely muffins and look delish!
This is definitely my favorite :)
Sorry about the teeth, you poor thing. Nothing is more disturbing that dental problems. You can’t keep your tongue off it, can’t eat and can’t stop thinking about it. I’m glad you’re on the road to recovery.
Divine! That combination is just to-die-for!!!
Cheers,
Rosa
Oh I feel your pain! I hate having dental work done, I hope that you feel better soon.
The crumbles look so good. I hope you were able to enjoy them with little pain. They look lovely! Good ole Martha!
Can’t you eat soft things like muffins? I’d at least try! These are beautiful and we love everything and anything with apples. I love this with the crumble topping. I think these are perfect for autumn. My husband would love them!
Glad that you are on the road to recovery, and can eat these yummy muffins. I hate dental work!, Gorgeous pics.
The only problem is that I cannot reach into the screen to get one right now. Oh how yummy they look!
Your poor mouth! I hate that–when I had my wisdom teeth removed I lived off of milkshakes and pudding…surprisingly enough I lost a little weight :P. These muffins look so wonderful! They look happy and comforting and yummy!
Apple and cinnamon are a match made in heaven and the crumble looks delish! Hope your teeth are feeling better :(
Beautiful and buttery looking! I am sure the bits of apple under the crumble make it look even more delectably juicy than usual.
Here’s hoping your tooth issues are over and you can start enjoying all food again, but these muffins are no doubt welcome compensation for whatever else you still can’t eat.
I am back home safely in Cairo and looking forward to next week’s Muffin Monday!
Stacy
Love these muffins. Apple and cinnamon are a perfect combination in baking and they scream “good morning” to me. :) Have a great week! ~ Ramona
What a nice treat to ease you back into eating. I bet these smelled good while baking.
Oh! Just going to the dentist is a pain in butt and you suffered for two weeks. I hope that you feel better now and can fully enjoy these soft and tender muffins.
Hope you have a speedy recovery! Muffins look fab….love anything with apples!
Hope your sore teeth aren’t giving you too much trouble anymore. These are a lovely way to treat yourself, you deserve to have an entire batch ;)
anu, i was at the dentist for horrible teeth pain too! got a root canal done this past week!!!
so sorry to hear about your dental problems – I can completely empathize! Glad you were able to enjoy some muffins finally. These look to be a wonderful way to celebrate chewing solid foods. :)
Feel better!
I’m a sucker for anything with a crumb top.These look amazing :)
oh dear, I hope you are feeling well again soon! I recently had ALL of my wisdom teeth extracted, and after that surgery had many days of smoothies and mashed potatoes! :) wish I had this recipe back then – they look beautiful and anything with a crumble topping is good with me!
Oh, you poor thing! I hope you’re crunching away soon. Love apple baked goods and your muffins look divine!
Hope you feel better soon, An. These muffins look wonderful. I love any sort of apple desserts. :)
Love the crumb topping! Bet these were fantastic. Yum!
The topping looks wonderful, gives that crunchy touch to the muffins.
Hope you are done with the dentist, it was very long….
hey did you get my email? check it when you can- you won one of my giveaways! yeah for you! on another delicious note- those apple cinnamon muffins with the crumb topping are to die for. they look so delicious and pleasing to the tummy!
WOOHOO! Thanks. Got your email and sent you one back. :)
D E L I C I O U S ! These look awesome. I love Martha Stewart’s recipes.
Sorry to hear you were out of commission for a couple weeks where eating was concerned. I am a huge fan of crumb muffins of any kind and these sound delish!
Oh these sound so warm and homey! A treat just like my Grandma would make, beautiful! Hugs, Terra
This looks very delicious!
That’s terrible about your time at the dentist. I can’t imagine not being able to eat for that amount of time. I’d be miserable. I love the look of your muffins with the beautiful apple crumb. These would be delicious and so welcome after a some painful teeth procedures xx
Hehe you and Martha are the best of friends! ;) I hope you’re feeling better soon!
LOVE apple muffins! Yum!
awww.. you poor thing.. i HATE going to the dentist. it’s like the worst kinda pain. Hope these muffins will help you recover sooner. They look wonderful, I am allergic to apples so I envision making these with applesauce.. :-)
OMG, this looks divine! I love visiting your blog Anuradha but end up feeling really hungry after reading it.
Yum! Hope those teeth are feeling better! These look perfectly tender and moist..delicious!
Hmmm – I’m bookmarking this one right now. They look so comforting and delicious.
oh these are amazing! i am definitely trying this once autumn comes around :) hope you feel better soon!
They look amazing! I love the smell of cinnamon and apple:)
oh these look absolutely divine. PERFECT actually.
Crumble turns muffins into magical, delicious muffins… yum.
These muffins sound fabulous! Love apples in baked goods, and the crumbs on top make these extra delicious :)!
Awe, I’m sorry you’re still in pain but these muffins sure look good!
Two weeks of abstinence from all the yumminess? Yes, you really deserve these muffins. Looks delicious! :)
That looks delicious.
These sound wonderful and with the apples finely chopped I can probably sneak the healthy past my picky eater without her noticing! Pinned!
Awwww….poor you! Hope you’re feeling a lot better now! I’m sure these soft and tasty muffins helped!
I am a big fan of apples and among the many types of desserts, those with apples are the best as per my taste. Lovely and temping looking muffin and I can get the smell of the cinnamon too.
Aww hope you feel better soon, my friend!These would be huge hit in my house since we all love apples in anything :)I have to make it sooner than later :)
Holy YUM! Those look amazing!!
pah..dentist…;-((
I am glad that you are on the mend.
Love anything with streusel topping!
These are some killer looking muffins and I love the crumble on top. Sorry about your dental problems, ouch, nothing worse than dental issues. BTW Congrats on the Top 9 for your #Sunday Supper addition.
Thanks Suzi! :)
Oh, my mouth feels for your poor mouth! It’s amazing we actually sit down in that dentist chair and pay them to torture us! Unfortunately most of us are kinda attached to our teeth, and that’s the price to keep that relationship going. Nice recipe. We’re doing little baking at the moment (too hot!) but this one is a keeper. It’ll be particularly nice with fall apples. Good stuff. Thanks, and hope your mouth is feeling better.
Hope your teeth are doing better! These crumb muffins sound like a wonderful breakfast =)
Ugh. There is not much worse than the dentist. So glad you are feeling better and back in the kitchen! Any crumb muffin is my favorite choice :)
These muffins look delicious. Love that crumb topping too!
I can relate about the dentist visits, not fun at all!! I can only imagine how much these muffins help make up for the pain you endured. ;-)
Hope your feeling better, (hate the dentist). super jealous of you and martha being so close..
Oh, may I have two…dozen?!!!! They look warm and buttery! I can ALMOST taste them. yuum!
These dont turn out so well. I tried this a few days ago. The muffins are soft but there’s too much cinnamon which makes for a bitter aftertaste. Also, more sugar and more apple might make them taste better.
Was disappointed with the result of this recipe.
Hi Sanjeet. Sorry these didn’t turn out well for you but the recipe worked very well for me and the other bloggers. You can try making it without the crumb topping too if you like and reduce the cinnamon or avoid it completely. I haven’t made any drastic changes to Martha’s recipe so I wonder what went wrong.
Thanks for the tip – will give it a shot. Hope the pearly whites are back in action!
Heh. very much.
OMG!! I just stopped by to tell you these just came out of the oven and they taste amazing. I’m feeling sad that I have to send these to my husbands office. I’ll surely be making it again. Great recipe and the changes you made are perfect. i don’t like chunky apples so i followed your recipe exactly. thanks for sharing. Amanda from Virginia.
YAY!! Thank you, Amanda. So good to know that it worked out well for you!
These are truly lovely muffins! I love the crumble on top!
Hi just stopping in to say I have made these muffins and they are a keeper for sure. I have them posted and linked back to you on the wednesday baker.blogspot.com Thank you very much Andi