Apple Cinnamon Muffins

This muffin recipe, Apple Cinnamon Muffins, leans on butter, granulated sugar and packed light brown sugar. It makes 12 muffins and takes about 42 minutes.

• Yield 12 muffins
• Ready in 42 minutes
• Prep 25 minutes
• Cook 17 minutes

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, melted ( for using oil)
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/3 cup buttermilk ( for regular milk)
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 2/3 cup all-purpose or white whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon table salt
• 1 1/2 cup small-diced apples; peel and core apples before dicing
• Coarse, turbinado or brown sugar, for sprinkling (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 12-cup standard muffin tin with paper liners. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, buttermilk, egg and vanilla until well-combined.
3. Add the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Whisk until just combined (it's ok if there are a few dry streaks).
4. Add the apples and stir until evenly combined - don't over mix.
5. Divide the batter evenly among the muffin tin, filling the cups 2/3 full.
6. Sprinkle the top of each muffin with a bit of coarse, turbinado or brown sugar, if using.
7. Bake for 17 to 18 minutes until the tops of the muffins spring back lightly to the touch.
8. Remove the muffins from a tin to a cooling rack to cool completely. These muffins are tasty warm, but even more delicious as they cool and the flavors have time to deepen.

Cool the bake on a rack until the crumb sets, then slice.