Rhubarb Muffins

I think rhubarb is a seriously under rated fruit....uh, or whatever its exact classification is...

In case you don't know, rhubarb looks like...pinkish red celery. Kinda.

Anyway. Its delicious. Its pretty tart, so you need to have some sweetness to balance it. Look for many other rhubarb recipes to come!

Would be great paired with the Strawberry Butter from this blog!

Rhubarb Muffins. 


Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla 
• 1 cup buttermilk (or 1tbsp white vinegar and enough milk to make 1 cup)
• 1 1/2 cups diced rhubarb (around 2 stalks)
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• Topping:
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 2 tbsp white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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• Preheat oven to 350
• Spray 2 muffin pans
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• In a mixer bowl, add the applesauce, brown sugar, buttermilk, and vanilla. Mix until combined
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• In a separate bowl, whisk the flour, side, powder, and salt.
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• Add to the mixing bowl and stir until just combined. 
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• Fold in the diced rhubarb
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• Put into greased pans.
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• Mix the melted butter, the sugars, and cinnamon in a small bowl. Sprinkle over all the muffins.
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• Cook 25-30 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean
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• Cool in pans for at least 10 minutes.
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