18 regular muffins
Directions
The delicious crumb topping makes these muffins taste like miniature
coffee cakes. Good at tea time and also for brunch. Cool at least 1
hour before serving.
Topping
1/2 cup chopped walnuts 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 3 tablespoons
granulated sugar 2 tablespoons butter, at room temperature 1/4
teaspoon ground cinnamon
Batter
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 teaspoons
baking powder 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/4
teaspoon salt 2 large eggs 1 cup sour cream 1/4 cup (1/2 stick)
butter, melted 1 cup diced unpeeled apple, preferably a tart apple
such as Granny Smith or Greenings
Heat oven to 375 F. Grease muffin cups or use foil baking cups.
Put streusel topping ingredients into a medium-size bowl. Mix with a
fork, then crumble with fingers until mixture looks like chopped
walnuts.
To make the muffin batter, thoroughly mix fllour, sugar, baking
powder, cinnamon, allspice, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
Break eggs into another bowl. Add sour cream and melted butter, and
whisk until well blended. Stir in diced apple.
Pour egg mixture over flour mixture and fold in just until dry
ingredients are moistened.
Scoop batter into muffin cups. Top each muffin with about 2 teaspoons
of the streusel topping.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes, or until browned. A toothpick inserted into the
center should come out clean. Remove from pans and let cool at least
1 hour before serving.
Source: Muffins By Elizabeth Alston
Servings: 6 servings
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The History of Recipes
Transcribed cooking instructions as an idea can be found back into distant history, in truth as far back into recorded history as the Egypt of the Pharoahs, and potentially, even further back. However, these, ancient recipes were just basic hieroglyphic or cunieform recipes for meal preparation.
Fascinatingly, the most ancient recipe in existence, according to historians is a collection of tablets in ancient Sumerian which recount the baking of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as having made anyone who tried it feel exhilarated and blissful. During the time of the Roman Empire a roman called Apicius wrote a collection of documents which described recipes prepared by his fellow Romans. In his works, Apicius tells us how the meals of wealthy Romans were separated into starters, main course and desserts, something that is very familiar to us today. This early Roman chef recounts how the ancient chefs made use of many spices and herbs, including many that are still in use today for example thyme, mint and dill. As our culinary historical trip moves on a few more years we find a couple of interesting cookery books which date from the 14th Century ; one book entitled `Forme of Cury`, and another, similary entitled `Curye on Inglish`. Perhaps surprisingly, they are not about the spicy food that appears on menues today, but rather descriptions of the types of meals enjoyed by the nobility of the time. In the fifteenth century, people returning from the crusades brought back many new spices and herbs from Arab cooking, including parsley and basil. The introduction of these new foods and spices was responsible for a torrent in books on cooking, some of which still exist in private collections. Over the following few hundred years, the powerful and wealthy tried to serve the most exotic banquets, and as a consequence, the best cooks and their recipe collections were greatly in demand. Nevertheless, it was during the nineteenth century that fine cooking and recipe publications became really popular. The Famous Mrs Beeton in the UK, and the equally famous Fannie Merritt Farmer in the USA, dedicated the best years of their lives to collating, testing, and recording the recipes of their peers. By the arrival of the 20th century, cookbooks are increasing in popularity mostly due to more people being able to read, more leisure time and having more money. |
We hope you enjoy this Apple Streusel Muffins recipe.
