Apple Cider Muffins

Breakfast muffin features cinnamon, apple cider, and apple pieces.
Ingredients -
 

1 cup Butter, softened
1 1/2 cups Sugar
3 Eggs
4 cups Flour
1 1/2 tablespoons Baking Powder
1 1/2 teaspoons Salt
2 1/2 teaspoons Cinnamon
2 cups Apple Cider
2 cups Apples, peeled, cored and chopped

 
Preparation:
 

1. Preheat oven to 375 F.

2. Grease muffin tins (18 regular size muffins) with butter and coat bottom and sides lightly with flour.

3. Cream butter with 1-¼ cup sugar in large bowl.

4. Add 3 eggs and stir to combine.

5. In small bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt and 1-½ tablespoons ground cinnamon.

6. Alternate stirring in flour mixture and apple cider into egg mixture.

7. Stir in chopped apple pieces.

8. Pour batter into the muffin cups.

9. Combine remaining ¼ cup sugar with remaining teaspoon cinnamon in small bowl.

10. Sprinkle cinnamon mixture over batter.

11. Bake 30 minutes in preheated oven.

 
Variations and Recipe Ideas:
 
 
 



Cooking Tip

Cooking Tip
Insert toothpick in center of muffin. If it comes out clean muffins are done cooking

Brunch Tip

Matters of Batter
Do not over mix muffin batter. Stir briefly until the dry ingredients are moistened, with a few small lumps. The result is a muffin with a high rounded crown.