Cider-Glazed Apple Muffins
(makes about 12 large muffins)

Ingredients
2 granny smith apples (or other fresh apples good for baking)
2 cups of flour
3 teaspoons of baking powder
½ teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
6 tablespoons butter
½ cup brown sugar
4 tablespoons of cider
2 large eggs

For the Glaze
2 cups cider
2 tablespoons sugar
cheese cloth

Directions

• Preheat oven to 400F and grease (or spray) muffin tins
• Core and peel and cut apples into ¼ inch dice.
• In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
• In a saucepan, melt butter and stir in brown sugar. Remove pan from heat, let cool before next step.
• Whisk cider and eggs into the butter mixture until smooth.
• Add cider, egg, butter, sugar mixture to flour mixture, stirring until combined well.
• Divide batter among muffin cups and bake for 15 minutes or until golden.

Make the glaze while muffins are baking.

• In a pan, put the cider to boil for 15 minutes or until it is reduced to a 1/2cup.
• Pour the cider through the cheese cloth that has been lined in a sieve to remove the sediment. Return cider to cleaned pan and add sugar.
• Simmer mixture, stirring, until syrupy, about 5 minutes.
• After muffins are done, and while they are still warm, with a wooden pick make several holes in top of each muffin.
• Brush warm glaze over muffins several times until absorbed.

Enjoy!