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Turn on the oven to 400 degrees.
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Grease 2 1/2-inch muffin pan cups with shortening or line with paper bake cups.
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Save until Step 6.
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Put flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
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Stir with a wooden spoon to mix.
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Save until Step 5.
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Make the Streusel Topping.
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Save until Step 6.
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Using a vegetable peeler, carefully cut the skin off the apple (throw away the skin).
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On a cutting board use a sharp knife to cut the apple into 4 pieces.
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Cut out the core and cut apple into small pieces (you should have 1/2 cup).
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Save until Step 5.
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Crack the egg into a small bowl.
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Beat with the fork until yolk and white are mixed together.
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Add milk, oil, and apple butter to egg.
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Beat with the fork until ingredients are well mixed.
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Add the egg mixture to flour mixture.
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Stir with the wooden spoon until dry ingredients are wet.
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Stir in chopped apple.
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(The batter should be somewhat lumpy, not smooth.
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Spoon some of the batter into each muffin cup.
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Sprinkle 1 rounded teaspoon of the Streusel Topping over each muffin top.
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Put muffin pan in oven.
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Bake about 20 minutes or until muffins are golden and a wooden toothpick comes out clean.
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(To test for doneness, use hot pads to pull out oven rack.
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Stick toothpick in the center of one of the muffins; pull out toothpick.
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If any muffin sticks to it, carefully push the oven rack back into place using hot pads and bake the muffins a few minutes more; test again.)
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Turn off oven.
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Use hot pads to remove muffin pan from the oven.
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Place muffin pan on the cooling rack.
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Drizzle top of each muffin with caramel ice cream topping, if you like.
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Cool muffins on cooling rack about 10 minutes.
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STREUSEL TOPPING: Put 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, 3 tablespoons brown sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon in a small mixing bowl.
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Stir with wooden spoon to mix, Use a fork or a pastry blender with a chopping motion to mix in 2 tablespoons softened butter until mixture is crumbly.