Apple Muffins

Ingredients

• 2.25 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 1.5 cups packed brown sugar
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 large egg
• 0.5 cups butter , melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups diced apples
• 0.5 cups packed brown sugar
• 0.33 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons butter , melted

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin or line with paper muffin cups.

2. 2

   To make the muffins: Stir 2 ¼ cups flour, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl.

3. 3

   Mix 1 ½ cups brown sugar, buttermilk, 1/2 cup melted butter, egg, and vanilla together in a separate smaller bowl until sugar has dissolved; pour into flour mixture. Sprinkle diced apple on top and stir just until everything is blended. Spoon into the prepared muffin tin, filling the cups to the top.

4. 4

   To make the topping: Stir together 1/2 cup of brown sugar, 1/3 cup flour, and cinnamon in a small bowl. Drizzle in 2 tablespoons of melted butter while tossing with a fork until well blended; sprinkle mixture over the tops of the muffins.

5. 5

   Bake muffins in the preheated oven until the tops of the muffins spring back when lightly pressed, about 25 minutes.