Spiced Apple Cider Muffins
These muffins are reminiscent of apple cider doughnuts, easier to make and just as tasty. They are perfect for an Autumn snack that you can enjoy within about a half hour of thinking that you wanted a bite of something delicious to go with your tea.
Ingredients
- butter for buttering the muffin tin
- organic cane sugar for sugaring the muffin tin
- 1 cup all-purpose flour or gluten-free 1:1 flour blend
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg see notes
- 1 egg slightly beaten
- ¼ cup brown sugar packed
- ¼ cup apple sauce, or apple butter
- 2 Tablespoons maple syrup
- 3 Tablespoons apple cider
- 3 Tablespoons plain yogurt
- 1½ Tablespoons butter melted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Lightly coat the muffin tin with butter, then sprinkle sugar and coat each cup.
- Mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a small bowl.
- Mix the egg, brown sugar, apple butter, maple syrup, apple/ cider, yogurt, and oil in a large bowl, then add the dry ingredients,. Stir just to moisten. Divide the batter into the muffin tins, filling each half to three-quarters full.
- Bake 18-20 minutes, or until the tops spring back when touched lightly. Carefully remove from the tins. The sugar coating on the bottom of the muffins will be very hot so be cautious! Let cool for a few minutes on a wire rack.
- Best if eaten immediately!
Notes
On freshly grated nutmeg:
- Freshly grated nutmeg is incredibly rich, earthy and complex.
- Pre-ground nutmeg loses flavor quickly so freshly grated will give so much more taste to your dish.
- If you can find nutmeg in the bulk section of a grocery store, that's the way to buy it because you can choose only a couple at a time. That's the way to keep it as fresh as possible. However, if you buy it on Amazon in a larger package (via the link above), arrange to share it with some friends so that you ALL have fresh whole nutmeg!
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