Title: Apple Crunch Muffins
 Categories: Muffins, Breads
      Yield: 4 servings
 
  1 1/2 c  Flour, unbleached; sifted
    1/2 c  Sugar
      2 ts Baking powder
    1/2 ts Salt
  1 1/2 ts Cinnamon, ground
    1/4 c  Shortening, vegetable
      1 lg Egg; slightly beaten
    1/2 c  Milk
      1 c  Apples, tart
           -Peeled, cored and grated

---------------------NUT CRUNCH TOPPING--------------------------
    1/4 c  Sugar, brown
    1/4 c  Pecans; chopped
    1/2 ts Cinnamon, ground
 
  Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon into
  mixing bowl. Cut in shortening with pastry blender until fine crumbs
  form. Combine egg and milk. Add to dry ingredients all at once,
  stirring just enough to moisten. Stir in apples. Spoon batter into
  paper-lined 2 1/2-inch muffin-pan cups, filling 2/3rds full. Sprinkle
  with nut crunch topping (see below). Bake in 375¯F oven 25 minutes or
  until golden brown. Serve hot with butter and homemade jelly or jam.
  
  NUT CRUNCH TOPPING: Mix together brown sugar (packed), chopped pecans
  and ground cinnamon in small bowl.