Cinnamon flavored apple & cashews muffins

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Happy first day of autumn! ♥ Well, I'm not looking forward for rain, clouds and cold weather... Thanks God, it seems September will be quite warm and we will slowly  start feeling real fall weather. But I am looking forward for all the goodies autumn brings us: apples, plums, raisins, quinces, leeks, pumpkin, cabbage, pickles, baked cakes, cinnamon flavors, holidays... Farmer markets are filled with lots and lots of vegetables and fruits, beautifull, juicy, tasty... All the goodies I have to prepare for winter...

Apples and cashew muffins, cinnamon flavored, lovely and delicious, freshly baked for the first day of fall. Enjoy! ♥

300 g flour (sifted) + 1 tbsp baking powder + 2 tsp cinnamon + 1 tsp grounded allspice
150 g brown sugar
2 big apples, peeled, cored and chopped 
125 g cashews, chopped
125 g butter, unsalted (melted and cooled) + 2 eggs + 185 ml milk

Thin slices of apples, half a lemon, brown sugar 

Heat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Prepare a muffin tray. Lightly "brush" the thin slices of apples with the cut side of the lemon, then sprinkle with brown sugar. Set aside while preparing the muffins.

Mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon and allspice. Add sugar, cashews and apples. Mix well.  In another recipient mix milk, eggs and butter. Pour the liquids over the solid mixture and mix slowly, with a wooden or a silicon spatula, avoiding overmixing. Pour the batter in the muffins tray, decorate with the apple slices and bake for 20 minutes.

Let the muffins cool on a wired rack. These muffins are delicious, tender and flavored, a celebration of fall. 

Recipe for aprox 24 muffins.