Recipe#1294

Title: Apple Cheddar

Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes 
 From: dciem!lfergus!larry@lsuc.uucp 
 Subject: Apple Crunch Muffins & Apple Cheddar Muffins 
 Message-ID: <9311170237.AA21603@dretor.dciem.dnd.ca> 
 Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1993 21:37:34 -0500 

Servings:  4
 1/2 c shortening
 1 c apples, finely chopped
 1/2 c sugar
 2/3 c grated cheddar
 3/4 c quick cooking oats
 2 eggs
 1/2 c chopped pecans
 1 1/2 c flour
 3/4 c milk
 1 ts baking soda
 12 to 15 thin apple slices
 1 ts baking powder       
 melted butter
 1/2 ts salt
 cinnamon-sugar mixture
 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. 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.