Pumpkin Spice Apple Holiday Muffins

Muffins that combine the wonderful texture of apples with the warm taste of pumpkin. A simple streusel topping gives them a little something extra.

EQUIPMENT

• Muffin Tray

INGREDIENTS

• 1 1/4 cups Flour
• 3/4 cup Granulated Sugar
• 2 tsp Chief Brand Pumpkin Spice
• 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
• 1/4 tsp Chief Brand Salt
• 1 Egg, large
• 1/2 cup Cooked Pumpkin, pureed
• 1/4 cup Vegetable Oil
• 1 cup Apples, finely diced

Streusel Topping

• 3 tbsp Brown Sugar
• 2 tbsp Flour
• 1/2 tsp Chief Brand Cinnamon
• 2 tbsp Butter

Vanilla Glaze

• 1/3 cup Powdered Sugar
• 1 tbsp Milk
• 1/2 tsp Chief Brand Vanilla Essence

INSTRUCTIONS

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare a 12-cup muffin tray with 6 parchment paper liners.
• To make the streusel topping, combine sugar, flour, and cinnamon in a small bowl. Use fingertips to then thoroughly mix the cold butter through the streusel, rubbing the fat into the flour until it resembles a mixture of coarse, small crumbs.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, pumpkin spice, baking soda and salt. Mix and set aside.
• Peel and core apple. Finely chop and set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine egg, pumpkin puree, and vegetable oil. Whisk with a fork until incorporated, then add flour mixture. Mix with a fork until just moistened, to form a thick batter. Batter will be thick.
• Fold in chopped apples.
• Use a tablespoon to evenly spoon batter into muffin liners to about 3/4 of the way filled and then drizzle some streusel atop.