APPLE COBBLER MUFFINS

APPLE COBBLER MUFFINS 2 apples peeled and cut into small cubes & tossed in lemon juice (2 cups) 1 teaspoon cinnamon 2 teaspoon vanilla ½ cup butter softened ½ cup brown sugar packed ½ cup sugar 2 eggs 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt TOPPING 4 tablespoon butter softened ¾ cup flour ½ cup brown sugar Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine apples, cinnamon and vanilla. Set aside. In a mixing bowl, combine butter and sugars until fluffy. Add egg until just combined. Add apple mixture in. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Gradually incorporate into wet mixture. Scoop muffin mixture into greased muffin tin. Combine topping ingredients until crumbly. Scoop on top of muffin mixture. Bake 18 minutes. NOTES It's really important to use softened butter when you are making these muffins. The ingredients will bond together much more easily so the texture of each muffin is uniformed. Ovens can often have hot and cold spots, so check the muffins halfway through baking and rotate the muffin tray if one side is cooking faster than the other. These muffins will take around 18 minutes to bake, but check them for doneness a few minutes earlier as oven can run at different temperatures. The muffins are done when an inserted toothpick comes out clean.