Ingredients:
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice (OR 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, 1/4 tsp. nutmeg, and 1/8 tsp. cloves)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 cups finely chopped (or shredded) peeled apples
TOPPING:
1/4 cup sugar
pinch salt
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1/2 cup pecans, chopped (optional)
Directions:
In a large bowl, combine flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt. Combine sugar and butter, whipping until fluffy; add one egg at a time, incorporating fully before adding the next one. Add pumpkin to wet ingredients. stir in dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in apples. Fill greased & floured or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. For topping, combine sugar, flour, salt, and cinnamon. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle chopped pecans over muffins, then sprinkle 1 teaspoon of topping mixture over each muffin. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Yield:about 1-1/2 dozen.
Originally published as Pumpkin-Apple Muffins with Streusel Topping in Cookin' Up Country Breakfasts Cookbook 1994, p71
*minor alterations by Jaynee :)
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