Instructions: Preheat oven to 400.

Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Stir in apple, and make a well in the center of the mixture. Combine buttermilk and the next 6 ingredients in another bowl (buttermilk through eggs); stir well with a whisk. Add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist. Spoon batter into 18 muffin cups.

Combine 3 tablespoons sugar and 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon in a small bowl; sprinkle evenly over batter. Bake at 400 for 18 minutes or until done. Remove from pans immediately; cool on a wire rack.

NOTES : I made these this morning; they are very good, and they made the kitchen smell great :-)

If you would like to email yourself the recipe for later use, or share the recipe with your friends or family, enter the email addresses below and this recipe will be emailed to you and others as well.