Apple Pecan Crumble Muffins
I'm getting really behind in my posts. Like these muffins were made about a month ago. I have many things to upload but I have so little time!
During the making of these muffins, I realized the importance of cake flour. Using cake flour makes a whole lot of difference in cakes or muffins. I never realized until now! All I did for the muffin batter was to literally stir all ingredients together. But because of the cake flour my muffins turned out incredibly light and fluffy. So I was happy. :)
I think these muffins are the best muffins I've made so far. These muffins have four parts to them: The muffin itself, the apples inside, the pecans layered on top, and the cinnamon crumble on top of that. When I took a bite of one of these muffins, I was delighted because I had never tasted something so good that I had made!
As you can see, these muffins are really autumnish. These days I'm making things that are suitable for fall. Also unlike summer I find that I want to eat baked goods more. Cold weather makes me want to curl up on the sofa with some muffins and hot tea.
For the next few posts, I'm going to upload really autumnish baked goods like pumpkin pie. But for now, I'm going to show you how to make these very delicious muffins. Here is a video!
Apple Pecan Crumble Muffins (Makes 12)
Ingredients:
FOR THE MUFFIN BATTER
-225g self-rising cake flour
-110g granulated white sugar
-125g butter, melted
-2 large eggs
-4 tbsp. milk
-3 small green apples, peeled, cored, and cut into cubes
-125g pecans, chopped
FOR THE CRUMBLE TOPPING
-60g cold butter cut into small cubes
-120g all-purpose flour
-60g granulated white sugar
-1 tsp. cinnamon powder
Instructions:
1. Line your 12-hole muffin pan with muffin liners (I chose white).
2. Add all crumble topping ingredients into a bowl and cut them in with a scraper until the mixture becomes coarse crumbs.
3. Sift flour into a large bowl and add sugar, butter, eggs, and milk. Whisk until fully incorporated.
4. Preheat your oven at this point to 180 degrees Celsius.
5. Scoop the muffin batter into the muffin holes, distributing the batter evenly. Only use half of the batter.
6. Slightly push in the apple cubes into the muffin batter. Divide the apples evenly between the muffin holes.
7. Scoop the other half of the batter evenly on the muffin holes.
8. Layer the chopped pecans on top, and sprinkle the crumble topping on the top of that evenly. I didn't end up using all the crumble, so I used them to bake other muffins later.
9. Bake for about 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the muffins comes out clean. Enjoy them warm!
Recipe adapted from Craft Passion: http://www.craftpassion.com/2014/08/apple-crumble-muffins-recipe.html/2