APPLE STREUSEL MUFFINS

      Title: APPLE STREUSEL MUFFINS
  Categories: Muffins, Breads
       Yield: 6 Servings
  
      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
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