what's for breakfast this morning {apple pie muffins}.

yes, you read that right.

apple

pie

muffins.

i devised a baking plan this weekend in order to use up all of the apples that we picked last sunday. there's not many things i love more than fall baking. it just makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside. saturday morning i was craving an apple-y, struesel-y muffin and i stumbled upon this recipe on one of my favorite cooking websites, allrecipes.com.

oh-my-deliciousness.

my whole family (including myself) were big fans of these muffins. and they were relatively easy to make, which made me an even bigger fan.

apple pie muffins

* 2 1/4 c. all purpose flour

* 1 t. baking soda

* 1/2 t. salt

* 1 egg

* 1 c. buttermilk (a good buttermilk substitute i use: 1 c. regular milk and add a splash of vinegar)

* 1/2 c. butter, melted

* 1 t. vanilla

* 1 1/2 c. brown sugar

* 2 c. diced apples

topping:

* 1/2 c. brown sugar

* 1/3 c. flour

* 1 t. cinnamon

* 2 T. butter, melted

- preheat oven to 375 and prepare a 12 c. muffin tin.

- in a large bowl, mix together flour, baking soda and salt. in a smaller bowl, combine egg, buttermilk, butter, vanilla and brown sugar. add to flour mixture and stir in apples. blend just until everything is combined. fill muffin cups.

- in a small bowl, mix ingredients for topping. sprinkle over tops of muffins.

- bake for about 25 minutes. enjoy!

it's a rainy fall day here and i am curled up on my couch with a mug of coffee and a warmed apple pie muffin. these make for yummy afternoon snacks aaaand delicious breakfasts :)

are you making them yet??

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