Shelly's Recipe

APPLE CRUNCH MUFFINS

Category: Muffins

1 1/2 cup flour, sifted
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt and ground cinnamon
1/4 cup shortening
1 large egg
1/2 cup milk
1 cup tart apples
Nut Crunch Topping, recipe follows

Apples are to be washed and cored. Shred the unpeeled apples for recipe. Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon into mixing bowl. Cut in Shortening with pastry blender until fine crumbs form. Combine egg and milk. Add to dry ingredients all at once, stirring just enough to moisten. Stir in apples. Spoon Batter into paper-lined 2 1/2 inch Muffin-pan cups, filling 2/3 full. Sprinkle with nut crunch topping. Bake at 375 for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Serve hot with butter and homemade jelly or jam.

Nut Crunch Topping: Mix together 1/4 cup brown sugar (packed), 1/4 cup chopped pecans and 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon in small bowl.