Apple Muffins
By Yankee Magazine|Apr 21 2002|
Yield
12 muffins
Ingredients
Muffins:
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup orange juice
2 cups cored and coarsely chopped Granny Smith apples
1/3 cup chopped walnuts
Topping:
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, cut into small pieces
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. For the muffins, cream together the butter and sugar. Add the eggs and vanilla extract and beat. Sift the dry ingredients and add them to the butter and eggs mixture alternately with the orange juice. Fold in the apples and the nuts.
Mix all the topping ingredients together in a small bowl and sprinkle on top of the muffins. Bake in greased or paper-lined muffin tins for 25 minutes.
Delicious.
Now there is reason to get up on a Saturday morning.