Apple-Cheddar Muffins
.
Yield
12 servingsPrep
20 minCook
25 minReady
45 minTrans-fat Free, Good source of fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup |
butter, unsalted
|
|
| ½ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking powder
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ¾ | cup |
oats, quick cooking
|
|
| 1 | cup |
apples
finely chopped |
*
|
| ⅔ | cup |
cheddar cheese, very old, sharp
grated |
|
| ½ | cup |
pecans
chopped, or walnuts |
|
| ¾ | cup |
milk
|
|
| 12 | slices |
apples
thin slices, red, unpeeled |
*
|
|
butter
melted |
*
|
||
|
cinnamon sugar
|
* |
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | ml |
butter, unsalted
|
|
| 118 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 355 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 5 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 177 | ml |
oats, quick cooking
|
|
| 237 | ml |
apples
finely chopped |
*
|
| 158 | ml |
cheddar cheese, very old, sharp
grated |
|
| 118 | ml |
pecans
chopped, or walnuts |
|
| 177 | ml |
milk
|
|
| 12 | slices |
apples
thin slices, red, unpeeled |
*
|
| 1 | x |
butter
melted |
*
|
| 1 | x |
cinnamon sugar
|
* |
Directions
Preheat the oven to 400℉ (200℃).
Cream the butter and sugar together and add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl, mix lightly.
Gradually stir the flour mixture into the shortening mixture.
In this order, add the oats cheddar and pecans, mixing well after each addition.
Gradually add the milk, stirring until all the ingredients are just moistened.
Grease the muffin pans and fill each cup 2/3rds full of batter.
Dip the apple slices in the melted butter and then into the cinnamon-sugar.
Press 1 apple slice into the top of each muffin.
Sprinkle lightly with cinnamon-sugar and bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.
