Applesauce Streusel Muffins
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Recipe Name: Prep Time: Cook Time: Total Time: Yield: Serving: Yield: 12–14 muffins
Ingredients
  • 4 cups plus 3 tablespoons all-purpose baking mix, divided
  • ½ cup plus ⅓ cup granulated sugar, divided
  • 2¼ teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ⅔ cup chunky applesauce (unflavored)
  • ½ cup milk
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs
  • ¼ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Grease at least 12 muffin cups, or line and grease the liners. Set aside. In a mixing bowl, stir together 4 cups of the baking mix, ½ cup of the granulated sugar, 2 teaspoons of the cinnamon and the nutmeg. Make a well in the center and set aside.
  2. In a separate bowl, whisk together the applesauce, milk, oil and eggs. Set aside.
  3. In another small bowl, stir together the remaining baking mix, granulated sugar and cinnamon. Add the brown sugar and butter, stirring until well blended and crumbly. Set aside.
  4. Add the applesauce mixture to the flour mixture and stir just until moistened. Evenly spoon into the prepared muffin cups, filling nearly full. Sprinkle the tops with the brown sugar topping. Bake 18–20 minutes or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove from the pan and cool completely on a wire rack.
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Recipe by The Tennessee Magazine at https://www.tnmagazine.org/simply-the-best/