Grandma's Recipe of the Month: Apple-Almond Spice Muffins
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Recipe type: bread
Cuisine: American
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Serves: 1 dozen
 
A spicy muffin studded with chunks of toasted almond and grated apple.
Ingredients
  • ½ stick unsalted butter (4 tablespoons), at room temperature or ½ cup canola oil
  • 2 large eggs, at room temperature
  • ½ cup honey
  • 1½ cups grated apple (including peel), 2 large apples
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cups white wholewheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon freshly grated or ground nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 1 pinch kosher salt
  • ½ cup low-fat or non-fat yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons low-fat milk
  • 1 cup toasted, unsalted almonds, roughly chopped
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Using a standing mixer with a paddle attachment, or a handheld mixer, beat together at medium speed the butter, eggs and honey. Add the grated apple and vanilla. Mix well.
  3. Add the flour, soda, spices and salt and mix until just blended.
  4. Using a rubber spatula, stir in the yogurt, milk and chopped almonds, making sure batter is well combined.
  5. Using an ince cream scoop, fill muffin cups.
  6. Bake 20 minutes. Cool on racks.
Recipe by Liz The Chef at https://lizthechef.com/apple-almond-spice-muffins/