Jumbo Apple-Walnut Muffins

• 1-3/4 cup Flour
• 1/2 cups Sugar
• 1/2 cups Brown Sugar
• 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
• 1/2 teaspoons Salt
• 1/4 teaspoons Cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoons Freshly Grated Nutmeg
• 1-1/2 cup Peeled, Chopped Apples (about 1 1/2 Apples)
• 8 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Softened
• 1/4 cups Butter, Softened
• 1/2 whole Apple, Grated
• 2/3 cups Milk
• 1/2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
• 1 dash Cinnamon
• 1 dash Freshly Grated Nutmeg
• 1/2 cups Toasted Walnuts, Chopped
• FOR THE STREUSEL TOPPING:
• 3 Tablespoons Flour
• 1/4 cups Sugar
• 1/4 teaspoons Cinnamon
• 1/8 cups Toasted Walnuts, Chopped
• 2 Tablespoons Butter

1. 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugars, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Fold in apple pieces.
2. 2. Using a mixer, combine cream cheese and butter until creamy. Add grated apple, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Mix until combined, but cream cheese is still chunky.
3. 3. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add cream cheese mixture. Add walnuts. Stir until just combined.
4. 4. Put liners in about 8 jumbo muffin cups. Fill muffin cups 3/4 full, and fill empty muffin cups with water.
5. 5. Combine streusel ingredients in a small bowl using a pastry blender. Top muffins with streusel topping.
6. 6. Bake about 25 minutes, or until tops are golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
7. 7. Cool in pan for 5 minutes, then remove from pan and cool on rack.

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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/breads/jumbo-apple-walnut-muffins/ (may not work)