Apple Streusel Muffins

Title:
Apple Streusel Muffins

Yield:
6 Servings

Categories:
Muffins,
Bread




Ingredients:





    18    Regular muffins






 The delicious crumb topping makes these muffins taste like miniature coffee


 cakes. Good at tea time and also for brunch. Cool at least 1 hour before


 serving.


 


 Topping


 


 1/2 cup chopped walnuts 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 3 tablespoons granulated


 sugar 2 tablespoons butter, at room temperature 1/4 teaspoon ground


 cinnamon


 


 Batter


 


 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 teaspoons baking


 powder 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon


 salt 2 large eggs 1 cup sour cream 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted 1 cup


 diced unpeeled apple, preferably a tart apple such as Granny Smith or


 Greenings


 


 Heat oven to 375 F. Grease muffin cups or use foil baking cups.


 


 Put streusel topping ingredients into a medium-size bowl. Mix with a fork,


 then crumble with fingers until mixture looks like chopped walnuts.


 


 To make the muffin batter, thoroughly mix fllour, sugar, baking powder,


 cinnamon, allspice, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.


 


 Break eggs into another bowl. Add sour cream and melted butter, and whisk


 until well blended. Stir in diced apple.


 


 Pour egg mixture over flour mixture and fold in just until dry ingredients


 are moistened.


 


 Scoop batter into muffin cups. Top each muffin with about 2 teaspoons of


 the streusel topping.


 


 Bake 20 to 25 minutes, or until browned. A toothpick inserted into the


 center should come out clean. Remove from pans and let cool at least 1 hour


 before serving.


 


 Source: Muffins By Elizabeth Alston


 


 From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini