Apple Crumble Muffins

My good friend Melanie and I often go out for dinners, drinks or movies but we decided to meet up to bake today since we are both passionate about sweets.  She recently visited her parents in Elliot Lake and came back home with one of her mom's famous recipes: Jane's Apple Crumble Muffins. 

These muffins are just heavenly, they  have a moist cake-like texture with a heartwarming buttery crumble topping and they taste just like apple pie. 

As you may know I am on a little diet so I only took one perfect bite (I managed to eat the whole thing in one bite!!! lol!!!), really I must of had two good bites which was soooooo hard because they were so satisfying and comforting on this rainy day.  I brought the rest home and  immediately froze them in a plastic bag so I can pop a couple in the oven when my hubby and I want a homemade treat!

                                                                

Jane's Apple Crumble Muffins

Topping: 

1/2 cup brown sugar

 6 tbsp. flour
 1/4 cup of butter (melted)
 1 tsp. cinnamon

Batter:  

1 1/2 cups firm packed brown sugar
 2/3 cup vegetable oil (or apple sauce is great substitute!)
 1 egg
 1 cup of buttermilk
 1 tsp. baking soda
 1 tsp. salt
 1 tsp. vanilla
  2 1/2 cups flour
  2 cups peeled, diced apples

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.  Grease and flour tins or line with cups.  

Combine topping ingredients until crumbly.

To make batter, combine brown sugar, vegetable oil (or apple sauce) and egg in bowl.  

In a separate bowl combine buttermilk, baking soda, salt and vanilla. 

Blend flour into sugar and oil mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture.  

Stir just until combined.  Fold in diced apples.

Spoon batter into muffin tins and sprinkle generously! with topping.  

Bake regular sized muffins for 30 min. or until top springs back when touched. 

Makes 24 muffins.

Melanie hard at work!

                                                                         

*Thank you Jane for this wonderful recipe