Day 50 Spiced Apple Muffins

Spiced Apple Muffins

Streusel

2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
4 Teaspoons Whole Wheat Flour
1/2 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
1 Tablespoon Earth Balance
2 Tablespoons Walnuts, chopped

Mix sugar, flour and cinnamon in a bowl.  Cut in Earth Balance with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.  Stir in walnuts.

Streusel

Muffins

1 Cup Whole Wheat Flour
1 Cup All Purpose Flour
1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
1 Tablespoon Ground Cinnamon
1/2 Teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
1 Flaxseed Egg*
1/3 Cup Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup Apple Butter
1/3 Cup Maple Syrup
1/3 Cup Apple Juice
1/3 Cup Coconut Milk Yogurt, plain
1/4 Cup Canola Oil

*1 Tablespoon Ground Flaxseed, 3 Tablespoons Water, 1 Tablespoon Oil, 1 Teaspoon Potato Starch, 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder.  Mix together, ready to use when puffy.''

1.  Preheat oven to 400 F.  Coat 12 muffin cups with oil or line with paper liners,

2.  Mix flours, baking soda and powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large bowl.

Ready to bake

3.  Mix flaxseed egg and brown sugar in a bowl. Add apple butter, juice, oil, syrup and yogurt. Make a well in the dry ingredients.  Add the wet ingredients and stir until just combined.  Scoop the batter into the muffin cups.  Top with the streusel.

Muffins coolin on rack

4.  Bake until golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Let cool in pan for 5 minutes. Remove muffins to a rack to finish cooling.

Goes well with strawberries

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