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T his linky party is the perfect place to show off your creativity! Share your blog posts, for a chance to be featured next month!     WELCOME to the August 2022  " You're the Star " Blog Hop! Before we continue onto the Linky party I wanted to share from my blog: Keep cool during these last few weeks of summer with my delicious 3-Ingredient No Churn Ice Cream ! ___________________________ WELCOME to  HOME feature week of the August 2022  " You're the STAR " blog hop! Meet your HOME week Hosts   This week is HOME feature week Swing by the Home Hosts' Blogs: Bev from Eclectic Red Barn Cindy from Mom, the Lunch Lady Niki from Life as a LEO Wife This is a month long Linky party featuring YOU! There will be 4 different features each week and 4 different feature categories.  Just to be clear - this is NOT a themed party - you may link up ANY family-friendly blog posts any day of each month.   The "theme" occurs in our weekly features:

Award Winning Apple Cinnamon Struesel Muffins

Tender muffins are studded with fresh apple and warm cinnamon. 





About 7 yrs ago, I had entered a few recipes into the Home Baking Competition, for Canada's Baking and Sweets Show (my winning Bundt Cake recipe is currently on the website). Out of the 5 recipes, this muffin recipe was chosen to go to the final judging panel. It's a little funny, because this recipe was one that I just sent in, not thinking it would get picked and the recipes that I thought would have a chance, to be chosen didn't, LOL. So, I went to Toronto for the show and to sit as the judges tasted and criticised my muffins. BOY, what is ever nerve wracking!!! The judges seemed to think we were competing in an episode of Chopped, since they weren't being very nice and their comments were far from constructive. I sat through 2 dessert categories, before it was time to judge the Apple Cinnamon Muffins. My heart was pounding and as I heard the judges destroy the first 2 muffin recipes. I felt sick to my stomach. I was so relieved that the judges said that just by looking at my muffins, they were going to enjoy them.


The only criticism, I received was that the judges would have liked chunks of apple, in the muffins, rather than shredded apples. Hey, I'll take that anytime, LOL. It was so amazing, to win a competition, for one of my recipes. Being a food blogger and creating recipes, is what I love to do; but when I can get recognition for my hard work, it always feels nice. These muffins aren't too sweet and they have a wonderful cinnamon sugar streusel topping. They are tender and have a nice mild apple taste to them. Everyone really enjoys them and they are a perfect treat for the kids lunch box.









Apple Cinnamon Streusel Muffins
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Topping:

1/4 C brown sugar, packed
2 Tbs flour
1/8 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg
pinch of ground cloves
1 tbs margarine or butter, softened

Muffins:

1 1/2 C flour
1/2 C brown sugar
1 Tbs baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 large egg
2/3 C milk
1/4 C vegetable oil
3/4 C shredded cooking apple (such as Granny Smith and/or McIntosh), packed

Topping: Combine brown sugar, flour and cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves in a bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside.

Combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder and salt. Make a well in center. Beat egg, milk and oil in a small bowl. Add apple and stir together. Pour into well and stir until just moistened. Grease 12 muffin cups with cooking spray. Fill cups 3/4 full. Sprinkle topping over batter in each cup. Bake at 400 degrees fro 15-20 minutes, until golden and toothpick inserted in center of muffin comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes, before removing to a wire rack to cool. Makes 12 muffins



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Comments

  1. I have pinned to try soon; they look delicious, and the muffin size is just perfect for portion control!

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    1. I hope you enjoy them when you do try them. Thank you so much for visiting :)

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  2. Congrats on a winning recipe. I shall be making these babies because I have some apples.

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    1. Thank you! I hope you enjoy them as much as we do!

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  3. Congratulations on your recipe winner! I will definitely need to be making these because they look amazing! My boyfriend is not a big sweets person, but he absolutely loves apple pie, so I'm sure he'd love these too. Thank you for sharing your recipe!

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  4. This looks delicious. I'm always looking for new muffin recipes. Can't wait to try this.

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  5. We have been featuring your delicious recipe on Full Plate Thursday,502 this week! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome talent with us and you come back real soon!
    Miz Helen

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    1. Oh what a great surprise. Thank you so much for sharing with your readers :)

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  6. Thank you for stopping in. See you at the party :)

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