Apple Grape Upside-Down Muffins
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Recipe type: Muffin; Upside-Down Cake
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Serves: 12
 
The perfect way to sweeten up and enjoy slightly sour grapes, for breakfast or dessert.
Ingredients
  • TOPPING:
  • 1 cup small wild grapes, halved (or larger grapes, quartered) tossed with 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
  • 1 large apple, chopped (about 1 cup)
  • 1 Tbsp butter
  • 1 Tbsp brown sugar
  • MUFFINS:
  • 1½ cups flour
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup milk
  • 4 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1 large egg
  • Confectioners' sugar, for dusting
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Toss grapes with sugar and roast on greased or parchment paper-lined baking sheet for 10-15 minutes, until most have burst.
  3. Meanwhile, sauté apple, butter, and brown sugar in small frying pan over medium heat until apple is softened, about 5 minutes. When softened, remove from heat, add roasted grapes to pan and stir together.
  4. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt.
  5. In a medium bowl, whisk together milk, butter and egg. Stir into the flour mixture until just combined. Do not overmix.
  6. Grease a 12-cup muffin tin and put a scoop of the apple/grape mixture in each cup. Divide the batter evenly among the muffin cups. Bake for 15-18 minutes, until golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  7. Let cool on a rack for about 2 minutes, then run a knife around the edges and invert onto a rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving, or for dessert, serve with whipped cream.
Recipe by Hidden Ponies at https://hiddenponies.com/2013/10/apple-grape-upside-down-muffins/