It's a Muffin Morning!!

 It's a rainy morning here and I thought that it would be a good morning to bake some muffins.  Heck, any morning is a good morning for muffins, rain or not but today just seemed extra perfect with the gloomy weather.  So with fall in the air and a willing assistant at my side (who I think was more interested in getting to lick the bowl at the end), I made some Apple Crumb Muffins for the family to enjoy.  This recipe starts with a basic Applesauce Muffin recipe and then gets diced apples and a crumb topping.  The regular applesauce muffins are delicious on their own and when I don't feel like the crumb topping (??!!??) or the kids have eaten all the apples (that's more likely) then we just make them plain.  I hope you enjoy them too! 


Applesauce Muffins

• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup butter melted (or half butter half vegetable oil)
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon

Preheat to 375, grease 12 muffin tin. Mix egg, butter, sugar and applesauce well. Then add flour, powder, cinnamon, salt. Mix until just combined. Spoon into muffin tin. Bake 18-20 minutes until done. 

I usually sprinkle on cinnamon & sugar prior to baking too.

To make Apple Crumb Muffins, add 1 chopped apple to the muffin mix and top with: 

• 1/3 cup flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 cup cold butter in cubes

Cut butter into the other ingredients above and put on muffins prior to baking.   

 Let me know how you like them if you try out this recipe!  :)

Outstanding Oatmeal Muffins

It's a muffin morning here at our home and these tasty super easy
muffins are always a big hit!

So I thought I would share the recipe! 

Oatmeal Muffins

• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup oatmeal
• 1 cup flour
• 1tsp baking powder
• 1tsp baking soda
• 1tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup raisins (optional)

Preheat to 375 - grease 12 muffins tins. Mix egg, oil, sugar and milk. Add flour, oatmeal, soda, powder, cinnamon, and salt. Mix well. Bake 15-20 minutes until golden and tooth pick comes out clean when put in center. 

* I sprinkled the tops with cinnamon and sugar before baking. *

Please let me know what you think!