cinnamon apple muffins
2 cup diced apples (2 1/2 or 3 gala apples)
2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup unsalted butter (room temp)
2 eggs (room temp)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/12 teaspoon baking powder
(for apple coating!)
put apples in a bowl, mix 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon & 2 teaspoons flour together until apples are well coated.
preheat oven 375°
set aside a mix of flour, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt in a measuring cup
cream butter and sugar, must be well blended.
and one egg at a time while blending, then vanilla. Mixers will no longer be needed afterwards.
use a spatula to fold in flour and milk. mix a little at a time, do not at it all at once. (for example, a little of the flour mixture, a splash of milk, repeat)
grease cupcake tins then fill around 2/3 to 3/4
bake for 30 minutes
(topping is optional!) while muffins cool, mix sugar and cinnamon in bowl, melt butter(30 seconds) then lightly brush onto muffins. dip muffins in sugar & cinnamon mixture. personally i prefer it without, but its good with both ways! cream cheese frosting works also
if youd like to make your own cream cheese frosting, lightly melt 1 pack of cream cheese and mix with sugar until well blended.