Jumbo Fluffy Walnut Apple Muffins

Description

A large fluffy muffin with a sweet buttery topping. My jumbo muffin tins hold 1 cup per muffin, so this is scaled for my tins.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 ¼ cups white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ cup milk
  • 2 cups peeled, cored and sliced apples
  • ½ cup walnuts
  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons butter, cubed

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Coat top and insides of jumbo muffin pan with cooking spray
  2. or line with muffin papers.
  3. In a large bowl
  4. cream together 1/2 cup butter
  5. 1 1/4 cups sugar
  6. vanilla
  7. and salt until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs
  8. one at time. Mix together the 1 3/4 cups of flour
  9. baking powder
  10. and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Stir in the flour mixture alternately with the milk
  11. mixing just until incorporated. Fold in apples and walnuts. Scoop into muffin cups to fill 3/4 full. Lightly sprinkle the tops with cinnamon crumble.
  12. To make Cinnamon Crumble: In a small bowl
  13. combine 1/4 cup white sugar
  14. 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
  15. 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  16. and 2 tablespoons cubed butter. Mix together using a pastry blender
  17. or two butter knives. The crumble topping should resemble small peas.
  18. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes
  19. or until tops are golden brown
  20. and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. If they are browning too quickly
  21. cover with tin foil. Remove from pans
  22. and cool on wire rack.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Servings: 6

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