Make sure not to skip or skimp on the cinnamon apple crumb. That is one of my kids’ favorites and they look forward to the crumb topping. We just blinked and the summer just zoomed by and we are in the fall season already. The weather is turning a tad bit chilly and this is the time for fall decors, Halloween, Apples, and Pumpkin. Depending on where we live the fruits and vegetables for that particular region vary, but overall, for me, nothing talks fall weather more than apples and pumpkins. It has been 4 years since we moved from NY to Oklahoma. We love Oklahoma, but there are still a few things that we miss from back in NY. Apple picking is one the top of the list and it is something we all as a family miss in Oklahoma. The apple farms were plenty in NY and there has been no fall when we did not go apple picking. I mean, the apple orchards were less than 15 minutes away and they were loaded with apples. It used to be a very memorable event every fall and we would look forward for months to go apple picking. We came back home with a huge sack of apples and then began the struggle of figuring out, how to use the apples that we picked. Over the years I have made several recipes with Apple and here is a list of Apple recipes that I have in the blog.
Why make this apple crumb muffin?
To reminiscence our memories, today I have an apple recipe for the theme ‘recipes using seasonal produce. I made aromatic and delightful Apple Muffins with Cinnamon Apple crumbs. We all love muffins in our house and I love baking muffins. I have quite a few muffin recipes in the blog and I still don’t get tired of them. This is a simple recipe and is perfect for breakfast on the go or for after-school snacks. I have made this as an egg-less recipe and have used yogurt and apple sauce. I also used part whole wheat pastry flour and part all-purpose flour. If you don’t have whole wheat pastry flour, you could just use the whole wheat flour or use just the all-purpose flour. The texture of the muffin was just awesome and perfect than the bakery ones. I used gala apples in the recipe. Use an apple that you have or like. The crumb topping for the muffin is optional, but I would highly recommend it. If you are not making the crumb topping, then increase the sugar quantity of the muffin a bit more. Preparation time - 10 minutes Baking time - 17 - 20 minutes Difficulty level - easy
Ingredients needed
For the Muffins
Whole wheat pastry flour - ¾ cup (can be substituted with whole wheat flour) All Purpose flour - ¾ cup Baking Powder - 1 ½ tsp Baking soda - ½ tsp Salt - ¼ tsp Sugar - ¾ cup Apple - 1 ½ cups (finely chopped) Apple sauce - ¼ cup Plain Yogurt - ¾ cup Oil - ¼ cup (I used vegetable oil) Vanilla extract - 1 tsp
For the crumb topping
All-purpose flour - 3 TBSP Brown sugar - ⅓ cup Butter - 2 tablespoon (cubed) Cinnamon - 1 ½ tsp Apple - ¼ cup (finely chopped)
Step-by-step process
To make the Crumb Topping
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and cubed butter.
Using a fork or your fingers, gently mix the ingredients to combine. Peel the skin off the apple and chop them into small pieces. Add ¼ cup of apple pieces to the crumb mixture and mix well to combine. Keep it aside until ready to use.
To make the muffin batter
Combine the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda and sift them together in a bowl to combine.
Wash and peel the apples and chop them into small pieces.
Preheat the oven to 375 F. Line the muffin tin with liners if using and lightly grease them.
In another large bowl, add the yogurt, oil, and sugar and whisk well to combine. Add the apple sauce and vanilla extract and mix again.
Now add the flour mixture in a couple of batches and gently mix to combine. Do not over mix as this will cause the muffins to become dense.
Add the chopped apple pieces and gently fold them in.
Fill the prepared muffin tin with the batter. The batter should be perfect to make 12 large muffins.
Remove the muffins onto a cooling rack and let them cool slightly before serving.
Expert Tips
I have made the muffins eggless using apple sauce and yogurt. Sour cream can be used instead of yogurt. Do not skip the apple crumble topping. If in case you are not using a crumb topping, increase the sugar in the apple muffins. I have used part whole wheat pastry flour in the apple crumble muffin recipe. We can use regular whole wheat flour or just use all-purpose flour. Use any apple that can hold up to baking.
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