Pennsylvania Dutch Apple Cheese Muffins Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F.
• Grease muffin pans.
• COMBINE flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and cheeses in large mixing bowl.
• BEAT egg, buttermilk, oil and apple together thoroughly.
• ADD liquid ingredients all at once to dry ingredients.
• Stir just until moistened.
• FILL greased muffin cups 3/4 full.
• SPRINKLE tops with 1/4 cup cheddar cheese if desired.
• BAKE at 400°F for 18-23 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°; grease a 12-cup muffin pan.
• Glaze-in a small saucepan, combine sugar, water, butter, lemon juice, and cinnamon.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat.
• Decrease heat and boil gently, stirring, for 1-2 minutes or until sugar is dissolved; set aside.
• Muffins-in a food processor fitted with metal blade, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, butter, and cheese.
• Pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal; transfer to a large bowl.
• In a small bowl, whisk together egg and milk until well blended.
• Add egg mixture to flour mixture and stir until just blended; gently fold in apples.
• Divide batter equally among prepared muffin cups.
• Bake for 14-17 minutes or until tops are just turning golden.
• Brush partially baked muffins with glaze.
• Return muffins to oven and bake for 9-12 minutes or until muffins are golden and a pick comes out clean.
• Let cool in pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes, then transfer to the rack to cool.