Apple Muffins

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So, it’s basically winter.

True… technically it isn’t even Thanksgiving yet, but the sky is gray, the breeze is cold (that why-did-I-leave-the-house kind) and our landlords turned on the heat, which means it MUST be cold.  Z is adapting to the weather by operating under the false assumption that it is almost Christmas and thus time to start playing Christmas music and A, well, A is consolable with baked goods.

This was a cold-Sunday-morning breakfast — a more obviously fall take on our cinnamon muffins.  They were delicious.  The best part: by the time we finished eating the sun came out.

 

Apple Spice Muffins

(Makes 12)

 

1 cup all purpose flour

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 tbsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp nutmeg

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1 c packed brown sugar

6 tbsp melted butter

1 c milk

1 green apple (1 cup apple pieces)

1/2 c apple brandy for soaking the apples

As we mentioned, this is a riff off our cinnamon muffins.  Same deal.  Preheat the oven to 400 and grease a muffin tin.

Chop the apples into tooth-sized chunks (Z’s niece just lost two of her front teeth… we had just spent the day with A’s little cousin who had recently lost his first tooth… so we had that size on the brain…).  Soak the apples in brandy and set aside.

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Combine the flours, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg in a medium size bowl.  Then combine the eggs, vanilla, brown sugar, melted butter, and milk.

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Strain the brandy from the apples (save and set aside for a cocktail later that night).  Quickly add the dry ingredients and the apples into the wet ingredients.  Mix to combine, but keep it quick and leave lots of lumps.  Empty into a muffin tin.  Bake for 25 minutes and enjoy.

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As we mentioned, by the time we ate these, it the chill had been taken off the morning — and with our stomachs full, we were ready to seize a fall/winter day here in the city. We hope that wherever you are, you might be able to enjoy these… and as a small side note — the leftovers make good, quick breakfasts throughout the week as well (if you made enough to have any, that is!).