Apple Muffins

Name: Apple Muffins
Ingredients: 1/2 cup sugar; 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine, room temperature; 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed; 2/3 cup corn oil or 2/3 cup vegetable oil; 1 egg; 1 cup buttermilk; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 1/2 cups flour; 1 1/2 cups apples, peeled and diced; 1/2 cup pecans, toasted (optional)

12 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine, room temperature
1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed
2/3 cup corn oil or 2/3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups apples, peeled and diced
1/2 cup pecans, toasted (optional)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 325°F.
2

Grease and flour muffin tins or use paper liners.
3

In a small bowl combine white sugar and butter and mix with a fork until crumbly and set aside for topping.
4

In a large bowl combine brown sugar, oil and egg.
5

In a separate bowl combine buttermilk, soda, salt and vanilla.
6

Alternately add buttermilk mixture and flour into the brown sugar mixture, stirring with a wooden spoon until combined.
7

Fold in apples and pecans (if using).
8

Spoon batter into prepared muffin tins and then sprinkle with reserved topping mixture.
9

Bake for 30 minutes or until toothpick tests done.