By Doula Jen

Doulas love to leave a plate of muffins for the postpartum family. Feeds them for a week, feels like a treat. In honor of the approaching apple season, here’s one of my faves:

Muffin Batter Ingredients:

• -2 cups flour
  
• –1 teaspoon baking powder
• -½ teaspoon baking soda
• -½ teaspoon salt
• –½ cup butter
• -1 cup white sugar
• -2 eggs
• -1 teaspoon vanilla
• -2 cups chopped apples (I prefer tart green.)

Strudel Topping Ingredients:

• -1½ tablespoons butter
  
• -¼ teaspoon cinnamon
• -½ cup packed brown sugar
• -1½ tablespoons flour

How to:

• -Preheat oven to 375°.
• -Grease a 12 cup standard muffin pan.
• -Mix together 2 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• -In a separate bowl, beat together batter portions of butter, sugar, and eggs until smooth. 
• -Mix in vanilla.
• -Stir in the apples and gradually blend in the flour mixture. Spoon mixture into the prepared pan.
• -In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon. Cut in butter to make crumbs. Sprinkle over tops of the wet muffin mixture in the pan.
• -Bake approximately 20 minutes and check with a toothpick or fork. 
• -Cool and enjoy!