Apple Almond Muffins

I love baking. Truthfully though, I don't do a lot of it. Mainly cause I'd be massive if I did.

Instead I make muffins, which for the most part, are reasonably healthy. Today twatwaffles we're going to make Apple Almond Muffins.

So, to start things off, preheat oven to 375F

Combine in a med bowl:

1 1/2 c. all purpose flour

1/4c brown sugar

2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp cinnamon

Now just blend that together. Notice the complete lack of brown sugar? I didn't. S'okay though, it made it in eventually.

Peel 1-2 medium apples (granny smith works best) and coarsely grate so that you have 1 to 1 1/2c of apple.

Edward helping out with the peeling.

Once again, the grating eluded him.

Guess where my apples were from. Somewhere near FOORRRRRRRRKKKKKKKS! maybe

Melt 1/4 butter in microwave. Add to butter 1/2c of milk and 1/2c of water and one egg. Beat untill combined.

Now this next part is important. We're going to combine the flour and egg/butter/milk mixture but we're going to do it gently. If you beat it like you're making whip cream you'll end up with chewy tough muffins. You basically want all the flour to be moistened. Don't worry if the batter isn't perfectly smooth - as long as the chunks aren't flour.

There. That only took 12 folds with my spatula, then again I've got mad spatula folding skillz. You can see the odd lump in there too.

Now toss in the apple and fold a few more times till it's combined.

Toss a 1/3c into each muffin cup. I prefer using baking cups, but you could spray it with cooking oil, or if you're really daring and have no cellulite, grease the tins with a bit of butter.

I'm a firm believer in muffins having a fancy pants top and you'll notice I haven't used almonds yet. So combine 1/4c brown sugar and 1/2c silvered almonds and sprinkle on top of muffins.

Bake those suckers 20-25 minutes (you may find longer cooking times with the more apple you use).

Yummmmmm....

Now I'm doing the old toothpick test because I forgot to set the timer. If it comes out with a few dry crumbs it's ready.

Ta Da!

Oh and if you used baking cups wait 30 minutes until they cool, otherwise the paper will stick to the muffin.

So who's going to do the dishes now?

Next up...Thai carrot soup.