Apple Walnut Muffins

Cuisinart original

The diced apple in these muffins offers a pleasant, unexpected sweetness.

Yields

Makes 12 muffins

Ingredients

Nonstick cooking spray

1 cup unbleached, all-purpose flour

½ cup whole-wheat flour

1½ teaspoons baking powder

½ teaspoon baking soda

¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon

¼ teaspoon kosher salt

6 tablespoons (¾ stick) unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch pieces and at room temperature

¼ cup, plus 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar

1 large egg

½ cup buttermilk

½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored and diced

¼ cup roughly chopped walnuts, toasted

Nutritional information

Nutritional analysis per muffin: Calories 145 (40% from fat) • carb. 19g • pro. 3g fat 7g • sat. fat 4g • chol. 31mg • sod. 116mg calc. 31mg • fiber 1g

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375°F. Generously spray a 12-cup muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray. Reserve.
Stir together the flours, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a small bowl. Reserve.
Put butter and sugar into the Cuisinart® mixing bowl. Insert the flat mixing paddle and mix on Speed 5 to cream until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Scrape down the entire bowl if necessary.
Reduce to Speed 3 and add the egg. Mix until fully incorporated. Scrape down the entire bowl.
Reduce to Speed 2 and add the reserved flour mixture. Mix until combined. Scrape the bowl. Add buttermilk and vanilla extract. Mix until combined, about 1 minute.
Reduce to Speed 1 and add in the diced apples and walnuts and mix to fold.
Scoop batter evenly into prepared muffin pan. Bake until deep golden in color and a cake tester comes out completely clean, about 16 to 18 minutes.
Remove from oven and cool on wire rack until very cool, about 15 minutes; remove from pan and allow to cool completely.