Apple-Graham Muffins
1 egg
2/3 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup graham flour (whole wheat can substitute)
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup chopped nuts 1 apple, peeled, cored and diced 2 tablespoons sugar 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon Directions:
Preheat oven to 400ºF. Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with cooking spray.
In a mixing bowl, beat together the egg, milk, oil and vanilla. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, combine the flours, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Whisk together until well combined- making sure to eliminate any brown sugar lumps.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and begin mixing together gently. When there are still a few spots of visible flour remaining, add the apples and nuts and fold them in.
Divide the batter among the 12 muffin cups.
Combine the remaining sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Sprinkle the tops of the muffins with the cinnamon sugar.
Bake in a 400ºF oven for 20 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the muffin comes out clean.
Allow to cool for five minutes in the pan before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Makes 12 muffins.