Apple Walnut Muffins

Ingredients

• 12 ounces granulated sugar
  
• 16.5 ounces All Purpose Flour
  
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
  
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  
• 3 large eggs
  
• 3 ounces unsalted butter, melted
  
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk, shaken
  
• 1 1/2 lemons, zested and juiced
  
• 1 granny smith apple
  
• 2 gala or fuji apples
  
• 6 ounces walnuts, chopped
  
• turbinado sugar
  

Directions

1. Sift sugar, flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon into a bowl. Set aside.
2. 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.
3. Add egg mixture to dry ingredients in 3 additions using a spatula.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Enjoy!