EASY APPLE CINNAMON MUFFINS

EASY APPLE CINNAMON MUFFINS  (serves 12 muffins)
adapted from  :  allrecipes.com/Mindy ; (moist & super delicious)....




Ingredients :

1 1/2  cups  all-purpose flour
   3/4  cup  white sugar
   1/2  tsp  salt
      2  tsp  baking powder
      1  tsp  ground cinnamon
   1/3  cup  vegetable oil
      1  egg,  grade 'A'
   1/3  cup  fresh milk
      2  apples  -  peeled, cored & chopped  (I use Granny Smith apples)
   1/2  cup  white sugar
   1/3  cup  all-purpose flour
   1/2  cup  cold butter, cubed  (113 gm)
1 1/2  tsp  ground cinnamon


Method :

1.  Preheat oven to 400'F/200'C.  Grease six muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.

2.  In a large bowl, stir together 1 1/2 cup flour, 3/4 cup sugar, salt, baking powder and 1 tsp ground cinnamon.  Mix in oil, egg and milk.  Fold in chopped apples.  Mix lightly with spatula just until combined.  (Do not over mix or you'll get a tough muffin).  Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling to the top of the cup.

3.  In a small bowl, stir together 1/2 cup sugar, 1/3 cup flour, butter and 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon.  Mix together with a fork and sprinkle over unbaked muffins.  (Next time I should make half of it as it's quite a lot).

4.  Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean.