Apple Strudel Muffins

Fabulous apple muffins with a delicious cinnamon crumb topping! Give them a try – you won’t be sorry!

Step: 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 12 cup muffin pan.

Step: 2

In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Step: 3

In a large bowl, beat together butter, sugar and eggs until smooth. Mix in vanilla. Stir in apples, and gradually blend in the flour mixture. Spoon the mixture into the prepared muffin pan.

Step: 4

In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, flour and cinnamon. Cut in butter until mixture is like coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over tops of mixture in muffin pan.

Step: 5

Bake 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Allow to sit 5 minutes before removing muffins from pan. Cool on a wire rack.

Per Serving: 264 calories; protein 3.4g; carbohydrates 41.4g; fat 9.7g; cholesterol 53.9mg; sodium 254.6mg.

The quality of the flour can make a real difference to your bread. Different makers do vary. Extra-strong or Canadian flours, which are bet higher in gluten, may give you a best rise than standard dough flours – especially if you’re making wholemeal dough , which not always getting bigger as well as white bread.

To make this in a dough , add all the menus to your breadmaker and follow the manufacturer’s instructions.

A dough’s first rising can be done in the fridge overnight . This slows down the time it takes to rise to double its size, giving it a deeper flavour. It’s also a great limit , as you can start it night before , then finish it off the next day.