{"id":37113,"date":"2022-01-24T06:39:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T11:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=37113"},"modified":"2022-01-24T06:39:05","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T11:39:05","slug":"apple-muffins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2022\/01\/24\/apple-muffins\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Muffins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6237\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2012\/01\/17\/apple-cake\/food-header-1-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,144\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Food-Header-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6237\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=640%2C144&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=300%2C67&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"37114\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2022\/01\/24\/apple-muffins\/applemuffins-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AppleMuffins.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"AppleMuffins\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AppleMuffins.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37114\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AppleMuffins.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AppleMuffins.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AppleMuffins.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been so cold lately, it&#8217;s great to have an excuse to turn on the oven and bake something. These muffins have chunks of apples are topped with brown sugar, perfect with coffee in the morning! <!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups flour<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon baking powder<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon baking soda<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup butter, softened<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup light brown sugar &#8211; divided<\/li>\n<li>1 large egg, lightly beaten<\/li>\n<li>1 cup buttermilk or plain yogurt<\/li>\n<li>2 large apples, peeled, cored, and chopped<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to 450\u00ba, line a muffin pan with 18 papers.<\/li>\n<li>In a small bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.<\/li>\n<li>In a large bowl, cream the butter, granulated sugar, and 1\/4 cup of the light brown sugar. Mix in the egg and the buttermilk (or yogurt). Add the flour mixture until just combined, and fold in the chopped apples.<\/li>\n<li>Divide the batter between the muffin papers, sprinkle remaining 1\/4 cup of brown sugar on top. Bake for 10 minutes, turn the oven temperature down to 400\u00ba and bake 5 to 10 minutes more. Test with a toothpick. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been so cold lately, it&#8217;s great to have an excuse to turn on the oven and bake something. 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