Apple's Galore!

Fall is my favorite time of the year!  I love baking and filling my house with the wonderful aromas.  Cinnamon, apple, and pumpkin are some of my favorite scents.  Today I went to work making apple muffins and an apple pie.  I wanted to share with you my apple muffin recipe, its Kaylee's favorite breakfast choice lately.

Apple Cinnamon Muffins

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup salad oil
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (I use half all-purpose, half whole wheat)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup diced or grated apple
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon ( I use about 1 1/2 teaspoons because we love cinnamon in our house)

DIRECTIONS:

Heat oven to 400.  Grease muffin cups.  Beat egg; stir in milk and oil.  Mix in remaining ingredients just until flour is moistened.  Batter should be lumpy.  Add in apple and cinnamon. 

Fill muffin cups (12 medium or 6 large) 2/3 full.  Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.  Immediately remove from pan and cool on a rack. 

Variation:  I add a pinch of brown sugar to the top of my batter before I bake it to give it a crunchy topping.  You can also mix the brown sugar with some chopped nuts and a bit of cinnamon and sprinkle on top before baking to have a nut crunch topping.  These muffins are sooo good!
I had to take some photos of my apple pie I made this afternoon also.

I do not consider myself a pro at making pie crust, but I was very happy with the new recipe my friend shared with me.  The dough was very easy to handle, which is where I usually fail at making at making homemade pie crust. 

Ready to go into the oven.

Here is my baked pie, I did forget to brush it with an egg white before I put it in the oven to give it that glossy look, but I am sure its going to taste delicious, and that's what counts! :)