Cinnamon Apple Muffins

Cinnamon Apple Muffins


Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour + 2 teaspoons for coating apples
1½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon + 1/2 teaspoon for coating apples
2 cups diced apples
½ cup (1 stick ) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
½ cup milk
For the Topping:
1/2 cup butter melted
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup ground cinnamon

Instructions
Preheat oven to 375º F. Spray muffin tins with bakers spray or coat well with shortening or butter and flour, making sure to discard any excess flour from the tins after coating.
Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Set aside.
Toss together diced apples and 2 teaspoons of flour to coat apples in a separate bowl. Set aside.
Cream together butter and sugar until lightened in color, about 3 minutes. Add an egg, one at a time, taking care to fully incorporate before adding the other. Mix in vanilla.
Gently fold in flour mixture, alternating with milk. Stir until just combined. Fold in diced apples and scoop mixture into prepared muffin tins, filling about 2/3 to 3/4 full. Bake until a toothpick or skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
Prepare topping for muffins while the muffins are baking by melting the butter and allowing to cool slightly. Pour butter into a separate bowl sized easy for dipping tops of muffins. Mix together granulated sugar and cinnamon in a separate bowl and set aside.
Once muffins have baked, remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly in the muffin tin. Then, remove each muffin and brush the butter on with a pastry brush (or dip into the melted butter) and then into the cinnamon sugar mixture. Place onto a plate to finish cooling.

(Recipe From: https://addapinch.com/cinnamon-apple-muffins-recipe/)

Chocolate Chip Muffins

Chocolate Chip Muffins

Ingredients
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups milk
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil- a bit more than that - a little more
• 2 egg
• 1-1/2 cups mini semi-sweet chocolate chips                add vanilla

• 1/4 cup and 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar

Directions
This recipe's Ingredients were scaled to yield a new amount. The directions below still refer to the original recipe yield of 1 dozen.
1. Heat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Grease bottoms only of 12 muffin cups or line with baking cups. 
2. In a medium bowl, combine flour, 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, chocolate chips, and salt; mix well. In a small bowl, combine milk, oil and egg; blend well. Add dry ingredients all at once; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened (batter will be lumpy.) 
3. Fill cups 2/3 full. Sprinkle tops of muffins before baking with a combination of 3 tablespoons sugar and 2 tablespoon brown sugar. 
4. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 1 minute before removing from pan. Serve warm.