Apple Nut Cinnamon Muffins With Brown Sugar-Cinnamon Topping

Apple Nut Cinnamon Muffins With Brown Sugar-Cinnamon Topping

niedziela, 2 lutego 2014

Apple Nut Cinnamon Muffins With Brown Sugar-Cinnamon Topping

Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup sugar, plus
• 2 tablespoons sugar (or to taste)
• 3 teaspoons baking powder (slightly heaping)
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup cold butter (no subs!)
• 1 large apple, peeled and diced
• 1/3 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1 egg
• 2/3 cup half-and-half cream or 2/3 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar

Directions

• 1 Set oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 Line 16 muffin tins with paper liners.
• 3 In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and salt.
• 4 Cut in the butter with a pastry blender.
• 5 Measure out 1/4 cup to add to topping ingredients; set aside.
• 6 Add in the chopped apples and nuts to the flour mixture.
• 7 In a small bowl, whisk together egg and half and half cream, then add to the flour mixture; stir JUST until combined, mixture will be lumpy.
• 8 Spoon into muffin tins about 2/3 full.
• 9 To the reserved 1/4 cup butter mixture add in 1 teaspoon sugar and 2 tablespoons brown sugar; toss to combine.
• 10 Sprinkle the topping mixture over each muffin.
• 11 Bake for 15-20 minutes.