Grandma's Special Dutch Apple Cheese Muffins

Name: Grandma's Special Dutch Apple Cheese Muffins
Yield: Makes 12 muffins
Ingredients: 2 cups (10 ounces/283 grams), all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup (3½ ounces/99 grams), sugar; 1 tablespoon, baking powder; 1 teaspoon, salt; 8 tablespoons (1 stick), cold unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch pieces; 8 ounces (227 grams), cheddar cheese, cut into ½-inch pieces; 1 large, egg; 3/4 cup, whole milk; 1 pound (454 grams), apples, peeled, halved, cored, and sliced crosswise into thin half-moons; 1/3 cup (2⅓ ounces/66 grams), sugar; 2 tablespoons, water; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 1 tablespoon, lemon juice; 1/2 teaspoon, ground cinnamon

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2008

This inventive recipe layers apple slices across a muffin flavored with cheddar cheese and brushed with a cinnamon glaze.

SERVES Makes 12 muffins

TIME 1¼ hours

Grandma's Special Dutch Apple Cheese Muffins

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