It’s that time again – time to bake something fallish… and Disneylandish! Another recipe I picked up on my last visit to Disneyland was this one for Apple Cinnamon Muffins, formerly of the Blue Ribbon Bakery (I can’t speak for the Jolly Holiday Bakery). I thought this would be perfect for September!
Disneyland Resort Apple Cinnamon Muffin (Original Recipe)
Yield: 14 muffins
Ingredients:
- All-Purpose flour: 1 lb. 12 oz.
- Salt: 2 tsp.
- Cinnamon: 2 tsp.
- Nutmeg: 1 tsp.
- Baking powder: 3 Tbsp.
- Baking soda: 2 tsp.
- Granulated sugar: 1 lb. 7 oz.
- Egg: 6 fl. oz.
- Vanilla extract: 2 tsp.
- Half & Half: 6 oz.
- Apple juice: 4 fl. oz.
- Canola oil: 1 1/4 cups
- Cubed Apple Filling: 2 lbs.
- Streusel: 3 lbs.
Instructions:
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| original recipe from City Hall on Main Street |
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together oil, sugar, eggs, vanilla, half & half, and apple juice.
- Sift together flour, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg baking soda, and baking powder over the wet mixture.
- Whisk together until just blended.
- Add apple filling and fold with a rubber spatula until blended.
- Portion with a white scoop and top each portion with 2 oz. of streusel.
- Bake for 350 degrees for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick check comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and let cool.
- When cool make a small hole in top center of muffin and fill with teaspoonful of apple filling.
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| mmm, warm and filling |
So since I still as yet, do not own a food scale I had to do a little Googling to figure out pounds to cups conversions, and then halve the recipe so I would have a manageable amount to work with, because almost 2 lbs. of flour is going to make a lot more than the 14 muffins it suggests… ah, theme park portions! So here is the recipe I used…
Disneyland Resort Apple Cinnamon Muffin (Adapted Recipe)
Yield: 26 (regular sized) muffins
Ingredients:
- All-Purpose Flour: 3 1/3 cups
- Salt: 1 tsp.
- Cinnamon: 1 tsp.
- Nutmeg: 1/2 tsp.
- Baking powder: 1 1/2 Tbsp.
- Baking Soda: 1 tsp.
- Granulated sugar: 1 1/2 cups
- Egg: 3 fl. oz.
- Vanilla Extract: 1 tsp.
- Half & Half: 3 oz.
- Apple juice: 2 fl. oz.
- Canola oil: 5/8 cup
- Cubed Apple Filling: 1 lb. (about 1 1/2 cups)
- Streusel: ? (see baking notes)
Baking Notes
– Since the recipe does not specify the apple filling, I used a canned apple filling I found in the baking section of my grocery store, and “cubed” it by using a pastry cutter to chop it up in finer pieces.– The recipe also does not give directions for making the streusel topping, so I found a Martha Stewart recipe for one: Combine – 1 c. flour, 1/4 c. packed brown sugar, 6 Tbsp. melted unsalted butter, 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1/4 tsp. salt.
– I used a 1 1/2 inch cookie scoop for the batter, and put two full scoops into each muffin cup.
– I forgot to add the streusel to the muffins until the last few minutes – woops – they still came out tasty, but the two that I did remember to add it too came out prettier.
– Don’t overbake! (I totally hate it when recipes say this, as if anyone would want to overbake something, but here I am…) I didn’t think about the fact that these Disneyland muffins are probably enormous compared to the regular sized muffins I was making, which would/should affect the baking time. Mine were maybe a touch overdone, the tops were a little crunchier than I like in a muffin. I’d say set your timer to 20 minutes and check on them. (For my last two muffins, I baked them about 22 minutes and that seemed good.)– To add the apple filling at the end, I used the handle end of a butter knife to poke a hole down and used a slim teaspoon to pour the filling in, and then topped with a little more streusel to make them prettier.
Outcome & Opinion
For a person who does not like baked apple desserts (yes me, but they are my husband’s favorite), I shocked myself when I wolfed down two muffins right out of the oven – pretty dang tasty (although personally I’d probably prefer them without the extra apple filling on top). While this recipe was not as simple as some of the other Disneyland recipes I’ve tried, do not let the longish list of ingredients and instructions intimidate you, it truly was not as difficult as it may appear, I’d say it took 45 minutes from start to getting them in the oven (that includes making the extra streusel).
While I’m already planning to share the Cream Filled Pumpkin Muffin Recipe next month (let the pumpkin treats begin!), I heard ya – and I’ll be sharing the Banyan Beef Recipe from Bengal BBQ in the near future, so stay tuned!
Do you have any Disneyland recipes that have become a favorite of yours? Share them! I’d love to give them a try! To see some of the other Disneyland recipes we’ve tried, or “Disney at Home” ideas – click here!
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