Apple Cinnamon Muffins (Gluten Free with Crumble Topping!)

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It's pretty obvious that I love cooking on Sundays-- I can take my sweet time, listen to the latest Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me! on NPR, and spend the whole morning/early afternoon in the kitchen. This is usually the only time I enjoy baking.
And I may be using the term "enjoy" a little loosely.
But a Sunday afternoon with no time constraints is the only time you'll find me measuring out baking soda.
On that note, it's worth mentioning I had to measure the dry ingredients for these bad boys twice.
The first time I accidentally added cumin instead of cinnamon.
Which...sick.
I debated if they could become some sort of savory snack, but alas, there was already a ton of brown sugar in there. So I scooped out as much flour as possible (gluten free flour is expensive, homie!) and went from there.
Anyway. I am glad I pressed on in the face of such culinary adversity.
The result was totally delicious.



Gluten Free Apple Cinnamon Crumb Muffins
Makes 12 large-sized muffins-- I doubled this and made 12 large and 18 mini muffins

What it's Made of:

  • 1.5 cups all purpose gluten free flour (I use Bob's Red Mill most often)
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp cinnamon (NOT cumin)
  • 1 tsp xantham gum
  • 1/4 cup cold butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 1 cup peeled, diced apples (about 2-3 whole apples)
Crumb Topping
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/8 cup oats
  • 3 T butter
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How it's Made:
  • Preheat oven to 350°
  • Line a muffin tin with paper liners and set aside
  • In a large bowl, combine all dry ingredients and mix with a whisk
  • Using a pastry cutter or your fingers, cut the butter into the flour mixture until it's about the size of a pea
  • Add the eggs and mix well, then stream in the milk.
  • Fold in the apples
  • Fill the muffin tin about halfway to 2/3rds of the way full per muffin, not more (take a gander at how my pan over-filled pan looked down there!)
  • Spoon a couple tablespoons of the topping onto each muffin
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes, until golden brown
  • Serve warm, if possible!
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