Apple Muffins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup sweetened applesauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup shredded apples
• 1/2 cup chopped apples

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a standard 12 cup muffin pan.
2. In a medium bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg.
3. In a large bowl, beat together butter, both sugars, eggs, and applesauce until smooth. Mix in vanilla. Stir in shredded and chopped apples, and gradually blend in the flour mixture. Divide the batter evenly into the prepared muffin cups.
4. Bake for 18-20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Allow to sit 5 minutes before removing muffins from pan. Cool on a wire rack.