apple cinnamon muffins

in the kitchen
Originally uploaded by bluepupae.

i woke with a craving for apple cinnamon muffins, which i haven't baked since college. we didn't have enough eggs for scrambling, and have a chicago pizza pie tasting trip planned for lunch so didn't want anything too heavy for breakfast. the distinct crunchiness of apples and cinnamon sugar was calling me. since the muffins require only basic ingredients, i figured it would be easy enough.

a recipe on the internet served as starter for my baking efforts. after the initial lovely smell of cinnamon wafting through the apartment came smoke from the muffins overflowing and dripping butter, cinnamon & sugar onto the bottom of the oven. note to self, do not fill to top of cup even though recipe indicates so.

they turned out quite tasty, but i didn't use as much butter for the topping as i thought two sticks of butter seemed excessive and only used a little more then one stick. i think next time i'll substitute some whole wheat flour for white and brown sugar for white.