Make Ahead
Apple Walnut Muffins
- Makes 24 muffins
Author Notes
These are best fresh out of the oven with some plugra butter. I find that when baking it really is worth it to purchase a small digital scale. They shouldn't cost you more than $30 and can be found at any good cooking store or on Amazon. —sweetbelle
What You'll Need
Ingredients
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12 ounces
granulated sugar
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16.5 ounces
All Purpose Flour
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1 tablespoon
baking soda
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2 teaspoons
kosher salt
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1 1/2 teaspoons
ground cinnamon
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3
large eggs
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3 ounces
unsalted butter, melted
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1 1/2 cups
buttermilk, shaken
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1 1/2
lemons, zested and juiced
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1
granny smith apple
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2
gala or fuji apples
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6 ounces
walnuts, chopped
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turbinado sugar
Directions
- Sift sugar, flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon into a bowl. Set aside.
- Place eggs into a bowl. Whisk warm, melted butter into eggs in four additions. You should end up with a fluffy completely emulsified mixture. Add the buttermilk, lemon juice and lemon zest. Whisk to combine.
- Add egg mixture to dry ingredients in 3 additions using a spatula.
- Peel and cut apples. Place them in a food processor and process until they are small pieces, just before they become a puree. Fold into muffin batter.
- Using a 2 ounce ice cream scooper portion muffin batter into baking liners in a muffin tin. Top each muffin with chopped walnuts and a sprinkling of turbinado sugar.
- Place in a preheated 325 degree oven. Bake for 15 minutes and then turn, bake for another 10 minutes. Check doneness with a toothpick and continue baking if necessary.
- Enjoy!
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