Apple Streusel Bran Muffins

Ingredients

• 2 large apples cored peeled chopped
• 1 tablespoon double-acting baking powder 
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda 
• 0.3 cup brown sugar packed
• 0.8 cup lightly brown sugar packed
• 2 tablespoons butter cold
• 2  eggs 
• 0.3 cup flour all-purpose
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 1 cup milk 
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 1 cup unprocessed wheat bran 
• 0.5 cup vegetable oil 

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• whisk
• toothpicks
• muffin liners

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper liners.
2. Whisk flour, bran, 3/4 cup brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl until thoroughly combined. Beat milk, vegetable oil, and eggs in a separate bowl.
3. Pour liquid ingredients into the flour mixture and stir just until mixed. Gently stir apples into the batter and fill prepared muffin cups about 3/4 full.
4. Mix 1/4 cup flour and 1/4 cup brown sugar with 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon in a bowl; cut the butter into the brown sugar mixture until the streusel topping is crumbly.
5. Sprinkle about 1 heaping teaspoon of topping onto each muffin.
6. Bake muffins in the preheated oven until browned and a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.