Apple Browned Butter Muffins

We made these muffins the other day when family was in town. They were easy to make but did require a lot of apple chopping. The recipe was taken from Southern Living 2011 Christmas Cookbook

Ingredients:

Baking cups
1 cup butter
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
3 eggs
3/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup milk
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups peeled gala or fugi apples
12 thin slices of chosen apples

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place baking cups in muffin pan
2. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium low heat. Cook 5 minutes or until butter just begins to brown and smell nutty. Watch careful to not burn the butter. Remove from heat and let cool.
3. Combine flour and next 4 ingredients in a large bowl; make a well in the center of mixture. Stir together eggs, sour cream, milk, and vanilla; slowly whisk in butter. Add to dry mixture, stirring until just moistened. Fold in chopped apples. Spoon into muffin pans, filling until almost full. Insert an apple slice at a 45 degree angle.
4. Bake at 375 degrees for 32 minutes or until muffins spring back when touched. Cool on wire racks 5 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks; serve warm.

pre-baked muffins



warm and toasty muffins

Honestly, when I make these again I will put more cinnamon in them to really make them taste more like the holidays :)

Enjoy your muffins!