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Servings: 4
Ingredients:
- 1/2 c Shortening
- 1/2 c Sugar; Granulated
- 2 Eggs; Lg
- 1 1/2 c Unbleached Flour
- 1 ts Baking Soda
- 1 ts Baking Powder
- 1/2 ts Salt
- 3/4 c Oats; Quick Cooking
- 1 c Apples; Finely Chopped
- 2/3 c Cheddar; Sharp Coarse Grate
- 1/2 c Pecans; Chopped
- 3/4 c Milk
- Apple Slices*
- Butter; Melted
- Cinnamon-Sugar Mixture
* You should have 12 to 15 thin slices of unpeeled red apple for this recipe.
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 400°F | 200°C
- Cream the shortening and sugar together and add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl, mix lightly.
- Gradually stir the flour mixture into the shortening mixture.
- In this order, add the oats cheddar and pecans, mixing well after each addition.
- Gradually add the milk, stirring until all the ingredients are just moistened.
- Grease the muffin pans and fill each cup 2/3rds full of batter.
- Dip the apple slices in the melted butter and then into the cinnamon-sugar.
- Press 1 apple slice into the top of each muffin.
- Sprinkle lightly with cinnamon-sugar and bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.