Note to self: Don’t wait over 5 years for a doctor’s check up. I had to go in to get a physical/TB test for working with kids and they seriously hit me with the big bomb. Since they didn’t have any of my medical history from Southern California yet, they asked me a ton of questions and suggested that I get 4 shots and other “girl” check ups.
I’m up to date on everything BUT my shots so I figured that since I was going to get my TB test, why not get everything done at once? Terrible idea. The nurse asked me which arm I wanted to feel sore and which one I wanted to feel pain. I remember getting all my tetanus shots before going to middle school and didn’t recall they were a big deal, so I told the nurse to do two shots in my left arm and one in my right. Boy, was I in for a treat!
My HPV shot was really painful and the tetanus shot left my arm aching for days! I don’t remember shots hurting this bad. I have to do this two more times for my tetanus shots. I’m not scared of needles; I used to donate blood every 8 weeks back at UCLA, but holy cow! If you haven’t gotten your tetanus shots in the past five years, think about doing so cause apparently it’s a “new” one. It always is.
This muffins came out of the oven leaving me a bit wishful. Clearly, I added way too many apples since the batter::apple ratio was off. It tasted fine, but it was more like eating apple chunks lightly dipped in batter. Not what I was going for. I used three apples, but I’d recommend sticking to one! Adapted from Rather Be Baking.
Ingredients
- 2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, divided
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 large (or 3 small) apples, cored, and coarsely chopped
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 450°F and line 18 muffin cups.
- Cream together the butter and sugar, and 1/4 cup of the brown sugar. Mix in the egg and sour cream.
- Stir in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon until just moistened.
- Stir in the apple chunks. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup of sugar evenly on top of all the muffins.
- Pour the batter evenly into the muffin cups. Bake for 10 minutes, turn the heat down to 400°F, and bake for an additional 5 to 10 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
Kara says
Ergh! I hate shots too…have you ever fainted after a shot? I have… embarrassing!
These muffins look super yummy! I have been looking for a apple recipe and this looks perfect! Thank you 😀
Kara 🙂
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