Apple Cinnamon Crumble Muffins

Apple Cinnamon Crumble Muffins

It was breakfast time last weekend, and I really wanted to eat something warm out of the oven.  I love the combination of apples and cinnamon in almost anything.  Pie, cereal, bars, pies, anything!  The two pair so well together and because we had a ton of apples (Fuji to be exact) at home, I decided I wanted to make something with them! Now what to make, well muffins are always a quick and easy thing to eat! Early in the morning, it will have your house smelling DELIGHTFUL! Also, with a side of coffee, it was just what I was craving for! Thanks twopeasandtheirpod for this delicious recipe! YUM!

Ingredients for Muffins

Ingredients (makes about 24 muffins):

non-stick spray

2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

3/4 cup brown sugar (I used light brown)

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 1/8 tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp ground all-spice

1 cup milk (or 1 cup buttermilk)

2 tbsp white vinegar (omit if you have buttermilk)

1/4 cup canola oil

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 large apples (should be about 2 cups after dicing)

1/2 cup light brown sugar

1/3 cup all-purpose flour

1 tsp cinnamon

3 tbsp butter

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. 

2. Spray muffin pan with the non-stick baking spray. 

3. In a large bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and all-spice.  I only had whole all spice that I used a mortar to grind up. 

4. In a small bowl, mix together buttermilk, oil, egg, and vanilla extract. **On a side note, I did not have buttermilk so I took just a cup of milk and added 2 tbsp of vineger and then let it sit for a couple minutes.  It worked perfectly as a substitution to buttermilk!**

Dry ingredients (top) and wet ingredients (bottom)

5. Pour the wet ingredients for step 4 over the dry ingredients in step 3. Mix until the wet and dry ingredients are just combined. Make sure to not over mix. 

7. Peal and dice apples.

8. Fold in the diced apples.  Do not over mix.

9. To make the crumble that goes on top, take a small bowl and combine brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and melted butter. Mix with a spoon until the mixture takes on a crumbly appearance.

10. Fill the sprayed muffin pan with the muffin batter.  Fill each cup about 3/4 the way full and sprinkle each muffin with crumble topping. 

Fill 2/3 way with mixture.

Top with crumble

Finished!

11. Bake for 20 minutes. If you insert a toothpick, it should come out clean, indicating the muffins are done.

12. Cool for about 5-10 minutes.

13. ENJOY! 

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

My mom takes full advantage of my love for baking by asking me to bake things for her to take to other dawats (desi gathering) and such.  She wanted banana bread, but I thought, why not make it chocolate chip banana bread instead since I have all the ingredients.  So my mom decided to take this to a Halaqa (Muslim gathering) where apparently it was a hit with the men (the women's side didn't get any!).  Who doesn't like chocolate and bananas?! Anyways, this is pretty delicious bread so you should definitely give this recipe a try!
Oh on a side note, this will have you house smelling AMAZING and fresh out of the oven taste SO GOOD! :D

Ingredients for the Bread!

Ingredients (makes one loaf):

non-stick baking spray

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 eggs, beaten
• 4 medium very ripe bananas (riper the better!)
• 1/8 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon poweder (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Spray 9x5 inch loaf pan.

3. Mash the bananas so no large pieces remain.

4. In a bowl, mix flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. 

5. In another bowl, cream together melted butter and brown sugar.

Dry ingredients to the left and eggs and vanilla extract to the right

6. Stir in beaten eggs and mashed bananas into wet ingredients (mixture 5). 

7. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture.  Stir to just moisten, do not over stir. 

8. Fold in chocolate chips.

9. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. 

10. Top with cinnamon powder and about 10 chocolate chips.   

11. Bake for 60 to 65 minutes.  If you insert a toothpick, it should come out clean, indicating it is done. 

12. Cool for about 10 minutes before cutting.

13. ENJOY!

Cornbread

Cornbread

Who doesn't like cornbread to go with their meal?  I know I do and seeing as it's super easy to make, this is something that we have around the house quite a bit.  Because cornmeal comes in such a big box and stays good for quite a bit of time, it's good to make cornbread out of it.  I love this recipe because it's super easy, and relatively quick to make.  Have it fresh out of the oven on the side with a little butter, and YUM!

Ingredients for Cornbread

Ingredients (about 12 servings):

non-stick baking spray

1/3 cup butter

3/4 cup sugar

1 2/3 cup milk
2 eggs
1 cup flour

1 cup cornmeal

4 1/2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Spray baking pan (I used a 9-inch circle pan but you can use a 13x9 pan) with non-stick spray.
3. In a medium bowl, cream together butter and sugar.
4. In a small separate bowl beat eggs and milk together.
5. Add eggs and milk to butter and sugar.
6. Sift flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt.
7. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients.

8. Bake for about 25-28 minutes.  Cool down for 10 minutes before cutting.
9. ENJOY!

Banana Blueberry Bread

Banana Blueberry Bread

I had some very, very ripe bananas and some extra blueberry left over, so I was thinking of what to make with it.  Since the Chocolate, White Chocolate, & Banana Muffins, was such a hit at my house, I thought I would go ahead and make my favorite banana bread with the addition of blueberries!  Let me tell you, fresh out of the oven, is absolutely DELICOUS, but if you eat it the next day, just heat it up (maybe add some butter) and wow, it's still absolutely DELICIOUS.  Anyways, this recipe is amazing and you won't regret following it exactly!
Oh on a side note, the riper the bananas, the sweeter you bread will taste.  So take a few bananas, toss them in the fridge and forget about them for a while!  They might look pretty bad, but inside it's still good! Okay on with the recipe!

Ingredients for the Bread

Ingredients (makes one loaf):

non-stick baking spray

• 2 cups all-purpose flour (I used whole wheat)
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 eggs, beaten
• 4 medium very ripe bananas (riper the better!)
• 3 oz blueberries
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon poweder (optional)

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Spray 9x5 inch loaf pan.

3. Mash the bananas so no large pieces remain. 

4. In a bowl, mix flour, baking soda, and salt. 

5. In another bowl, cream together melted butter, vanilla extract, and brown sugar.

6. Stir in beaten eggs and mashed bananas into wet ingredients (mixture 5). 

7. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture.  Stir to just moisten, do not over stir. 

8. Fold in blueberries.

9. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Top with cinnamon powder.

10. Bake for 60 to 65 minutes.  If you insert a toothpick, it should come out clean, indicating it is done. 

11. Cool for about 10 minutes before cutting.

12. ENJOY!