Catherine's Recipe Box

Note: Recipe makes approximately 6 pints.  If planning on canning, prepare the water bath during step 1.   Ingredients 6 cups apples, diced and peeled (1/8 inch cubes, roughly – this takes about three pounds of whole apples) 1/2 cup water 1/2 teaspoon butter 1 package (1.75 ounces) powdered fruit pectin 2 1/2 cups sugar 2 1/2 cups brown sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg Directions 1) In a pan, combine the apples with 1/2 cup of water and 1/2 teaspoon butter. Cook over low heat, stirring regularly, until apples are soft. Approximately 1 hour. 2) Once the apples are soft, stir in the pectin & bring to a rolling boil. 3) Add white & brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and stir to combine.  Mixture will thicken. Bring it back to a rolling boil. Stir constantly and let it boil for one minute. 4) Remove from heat. Ladle into jars.  If canning, process immediately.  Otherwise, let jam cool before putting on lids and refrigerating. ...

Note: Amazing.  That is the only way to describe these cakey muffins.  Okay, "muffins".  They are much more like cupcakes that just happen to have apples in them, so that makes them healthy, right?  The batter turned out more like dough for me, but that might have been because I totally just mixed all the ingredients into one bowl and ignored the stepped process.  I'll try to stick closer to the recipe next time to see if it ends up more batter-y.  Sorry, no picture for now, but check out the picture on the source site if you like. Ingredients 2 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt ½ cup butter 1 cup white sugar 2 eggs 1 ¼ teaspoons vanilla extract 1 ½ cups chopped apples Cinnamon topping- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 1 tablespoon all purpose flour 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon butter Directions 1) Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees. 2) Prep a 12 cup muffin pan by greasing the cu...