Recipe

May 27, 2011

Spiced Apple Crumb Muffins Recipe

Recipe:

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Step 2: Line a 12-cup muffin tin with papers or oil it with two tbsp of the vegetable oil.

Step 3: For the crumb topping, combine all the dry ingredients in a small bowl.

Step 4: Add the vegetable oil and soy milk and rub everything together with your fingers — the mixture should be pebbly. Set the mixture aside.

Step 5: For the muffins, in a small bowl, toss the cornstarch with the apples.

Step 6: In another large bowl, whisk together 1/2 cup of the vegetable oil and all of the syrup and soy milk. Sift in the remaining ingredients (except for the walnuts) and fold in the apples and walnuts.

Step 7: Evenly distribute the batter in the muffin cups and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick tests clean.

Makes 12 muffins

Reprinted with permission from Gwyneth Paltrow’s My Father’s Daughter (2011 Grand Central Life & Style).

Ingredients

Crumb Topping
1/4 cup white spelt flour
1/4 cup whole spelt flour
1/4 cup whole rolled oats (not instant and not steel-cut)
1/4 cup unrefined dark brown sugar
2 tsp ground cinnamon
Pinch sea salt
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tbsp soy milk

Muffins
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 cup finely diced peeled apple (about 2 small apples)
1/2 cup vegetable oil, plus 2 tbsp for greasing pan
1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp real Vermont maple syrup
1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp soy milk
1 cup white spelt flour
1 cup whole spelt flour
2-1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp fine salt
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground allspice
1/2 cup lightly toasted walnuts, roughly chopped

Directions

Yield:

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Step 2: Line a 12-cup muffin tin with papers or oil it with two tbsp of the vegetable oil.

Step 3: For the crumb topping, combine all the dry ingredients in a small bowl.

Step 4: Add the vegetable oil and soy milk and rub everything together with your fingers — the mixture should be pebbly. Set the mixture aside.

Step 5: For the muffins, in a small bowl, toss the cornstarch with the apples.

Step 6: In another large bowl, whisk together 1/2 cup of the vegetable oil and all of the syrup and soy milk. Sift in the remaining ingredients (except for the walnuts) and fold in the apples and walnuts.

Step 7: Evenly distribute the batter in the muffin cups and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick tests clean.

Makes 12 muffins

Reprinted with permission from Gwyneth Paltrow’s My Father’s Daughter (2011 Grand Central Life & Style).

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