Apple Cinnamon Muffins With Sunken Crumb Topping

Muffins are delicious, no matter what kind of muffin they are. One morning my husband and I decided to have bunch since we got up late and one of the items we made that day were apple cinnamon muffins. These muffins are amazing. We took a basic muffin recipe, changed and added a few things, and I came up with a topping. So, on with the recipe.

What You’ll need…

2 Cups All-Purpose Flour

½ Cup Sugar

1 Teaspoon Baking Soda

½ Teaspoon Salt

1 Cup Milk

1 Teaspoon Vanilla

1 Large Egg

4 Tablespoons Butter (Melted)

1 Teaspoon Cinnamon (More if you like cinnamon.)

½ Teaspoon Nutmeg

1 ½ Apples (Any kind you like, diced.)

Topping:

4 Tablespoon Butter (Softened)

½ Cup Flour

½ Cup Brown Sugar

½ Teaspoon Cinnamon

¼ Teaspoon Nutmeg

Preheat your oven to 400. Before adding anything to bowls, start off by peeling, coring and dicing your apples. A small dice is better so that you can get a piece of apple in every bite and not one big piece in the middle or bottom of the muffin. 

Also at this point either grease your muffin tins or fill with paper lines. In a medium mixing bowl combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.  In another bowl beat the eggs and then add the milk, vanilla and sugar to the eggs.

Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, or vice versa,  and mix until combined. At this point add the apples and fold them in.

Before filling the muffin tins quickly make the topping. Combine the softened butter, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. It works a lot better if you use your hands to make the crumbs come together.

Fill the muffin tins, as full as you like, and top with the topping before placing them into the oven. 

Once the topping is on top of the muffin batter bake at 400 for 20-25 minutes, or until the topping is golden brown and a toothpick or fork comes out clean. This makes 12-14 muffins.

Let the muffins cool slightly before diving in. Store the left over muffins in an air tight container in or out of the refrigerator, they last longer in the refrigerator though.

Enjoy!