Marzipan apple muffins with cinnamon crumbs

Ingredients for 12 servings:

• 100 g butter
• 200 g flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 100 g marzipan paste
• 2 eggs
• 200 g sour cream
• 80 g sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 2 small apples (200-300g)
• 70 g butter
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 100 g flour
• 70 g sugar
• 1 pinch of salt
• 24 tbsp powdered sugar, more if needed
• 4 tbsp lemon juice

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 50 minutes

delicious muffins with sprinkles and icing

First, take the butter out of the fridge so it’s at room temperature before use. Gather the other ingredients. Cut the marzipan into small pieces. Wash, peel, core, and thinly slice the apples. Then make a dough from the first 9 ingredients: Mix the sugar and butter. Add the eggs, sour cream, and cinnamon. Sift in the flour mixture along with the baking powder and mix in the marzipan. Finally, fold the apples into the dough. Now melt the 70g butter for the crumble over low heat. Meanwhile, pour the batter into the molds. Then preheat the oven to 180°C. When the butter is liquid but no longer too hot, add 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and mix with the remaining crumble ingredients (100g flour, 70g sugar, and a pinch of salt) using the dough hook of the mixer. The proportions of the individual ingredients are correct when crumbles form when mixed. Spread the crumb topping on the muffins (the muffin cups will be quite full and the batter will continue to rise during baking, but nothing should run or overflow). Bake the muffins in the center of the oven for 25-30 minutes at approximately 180°C. Then remove from the oven, let cool briefly, and remove from the pan. Mix the lemon juice and powdered sugar together to form a glaze. Pour the lemon juice into a bowl and add the powdered sugar until thickened. You can reduce the amount to taste. Once the muffins have cooled, pour the lemon glaze over them.