Apple Muffins

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Yield: 12 muffins

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter (at room temperature)
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 1/4 cups buttermilk
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups peeled McIntosh apples, sliced in 1/2-inch pieces (2 to 3 medium)
  • Additional brown sugar to top muffins

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Coat muffin cups measuring 3 inches across top and 2 inches across bottom (jumbo size) with nonstick vegetable cooking spray.
  2. With rubber spatula, cream butter and sugars by hand until fluffy.
  3. Add eggs and cream; beat until fluffy.
  4. Blend in buttermilk.
  5. Add flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Mix until all lumps have dissolved; do not overmix.
  6. Add apples. (Batter will be thicker than typical muffin batter.)
  7. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling to top. Top each muffin with brown sugar.
  8. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until done.