Pumpkin Apple Muffins

Adapted from a Nestle recipe
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2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 cups chopped peeled Granny Smith apples
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
1/2 chopped pecans (optional)

Streusel Topping

1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons butter, softened
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Mix the sugar with cinnamon and flour. Cut in the butter to make coarse crumbs. Set aside.

Muffins:

Mix the eggs, oil, sugar and canned pumpkin in a medium-size bowl.

In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt and pumpkin pie spice.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients mixing until combine. Stir in the apples and pecans and mix.

Place 24 paper cups in the muffin pans. Divide the batter among the 24 cups. Sprinkle with the streusel.

Bake in a preheated 350 F for 20 minutes or until they are ready. You can insert a toothpick in the center of 1 muffin and if the toothpick comes out clean.

Remove the pan from the oven and cool down in a rack for 5-10 minutes. Remove the muffins to a rack to cool completely.

Makes 24 muffins