Grandma's Special Dutch Apple Cheese Muffins

Name: Grandma's Special Dutch Apple Cheese Muffins
Yield: Makes 12 muffins
Ingredients: 2 cups (10 ounces), all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup (3½ ounces), sugar; 1 tablespoon, baking powder; 1 teaspoon, salt; 8 tablespoons (1 stick), cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 8 ounces, cheddar cheese, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 1 large, egg; 3/4 cup, whole milk; 1 pound, apples, peeled, halved, cored, and sliced crosswise into thin half-moons; 1/3 cup (2⅓ ounces), sugar; 2 tablespoons, water; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 1 tablespoon, lemon juice; 1/2 teaspoon, ground cinnamon

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2008

Desserts or Baked Goods

Breakfast & Brunch

Quick Breads

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This inventive recipe layers apple slices across a muffin flavored with cheddar cheese and brushed with a cinnamon glaze.

SERVESMakes 12 muffins

TIME1¼ hours

Grandma's Special Dutch Apple Cheese Muffins

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Tasters loved this muffin recipe’s combination of apples and cheddar cheese, and its crowning touch of cinnamon glaze. Using a food processor to quickly cut the cold butter into the dry ingredients prevents the butter from overheating. For ...

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