APPLE MUFFINS 1/4 c butter * 1/2 c milk * 1/3 c honey * 2 large eggs * 3 T chopped walnuts * 2 T sugar * 1/4 t ground cinnamon * 1 c unbleached flour * 1 c whole wheat flour
* 1/4 c oat bran * 2 t baking powder * 1 t ground cinnamon * 1/2 t baking soda * 1/2 t salt * 2 small (1/2 pound) apples
Melt butter in a pan, then remove from heat and stir in the milk and honey until well mixed. Stir in eggs, then set aside while you make the nut topping. To prepare the nut topping, mix the walnuts, 2 T sugar and ¼ t ground cinnamon together and set aside. In a bowl, combine flours, bran, baking powder, 1 t ground cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Cut 2 small slices of apple and set aside, then core and slice the apples into ¼ inch pieces until they measure one cup. Fold the apples into the flour mixture. Stir the butter mixture into the flour mixture just as long as needed for it to be mixed. Spoon into greased muffin tins. Cut the reserved apple slices into 1/8 inch thick slices and insert one thin slice into the top of the muffin batter of each muffin, then sprinkle with nut topping. Bake for 25-30 minutes at 400 degrees.
Apples in San Luis Obispo, CA
(Photo: K. Anderberg * Aug 2008)
ORANGE APPLE SYRUP 3/4 c orange juice * 1/4 c brown sugar * 1 apple, chopped * 1/2 t cinnamon * 1/4 t ginger * 1 orange, peeled and chopped
In a frying pan over medium heat, combine the orange juice and sugar, stirring as it bubbles. Add apple, cinnamon and ginger. Cook until apples are tender, then add the orange pieces. Serve over pancakes, french toast, ice cream, etc.
Apples in San Luis Obispo, CA
(Photo: K. Anderberg * Aug 2008)
APPLE SYRUP 2 cups apple cider * 2 t cornstarch * 4 t water * 1 T butter or margarine
Bring the cider to a boil and boil over med-high heat until it is reduced in half, to one cup. Mix cornstarch and water in cup, then add to the reduced syrup, as it still boils, stirring as it thickens, for one minute. Then remove the pan from heat and stir in the butter or margarine. Mix until it becomes a uniform syrup. Can serve warm or cold. Great for pancakes, waffles, ice cream, etc.
Kirsten Anderberg. All rights reserved. For permission to reprint photos, etc., please contact Kirsten at kirstena@resist.ca.
Kirsten Anderberg. All rights reserved. For permission to reprint photos, etc., please contact Kirsten at kirstena@resist.ca.