The great, and glorious end for which God decreed the after-being of sin, is His own glory: and the ends subordinate thereunto are not a few. Particularly, God decreed the futurition of sin: 1. That He might have occasion of glorifying His infinite wisdom, love, and grace in the redemption and salvation of a company of lost sinners through the death and sufferings of His own dear Son. 2. That His patience and long suffering in bearing with and forbearing sinners, might be magnified, admired, and adored. 3. That He might be honoured and glorified by the faith and repentance of His people, and their walking humbly with Him. 4. That His justice might be illustriously displayed and glorified in the eternal damnation of reprobate sinners for their own sins and abominations, sin being the cause of their damnation, though not of their reprobation.

Thomas Boston

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Muffins, Breads	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

Regular muffins

INSTRUCTIONS

The delicious crumb topping makes these muffins taste like miniature coffee
cakes. Good at tea time and also for brunch. Cool at least 1 hour before
serving.
Topping
1/2 cup chopped walnuts 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 3 tablespoons granulated
sugar 2 tablespoons butter, at room temperature 1/4 teaspoon ground
cinnamon
Batter
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 teaspoons baking
powder 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon
salt 2 large eggs 1 cup sour cream 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted 1 cup
diced unpeeled apple, preferably a tart apple such as Granny Smith or
Greenings
Heat oven to 375 F. Grease muffin cups or use foil baking cups.
Put streusel topping ingredients into a medium-size bowl. Mix with a fork,
then crumble with fingers until mixture looks like chopped walnuts.
To make the muffin batter, thoroughly mix fllour, sugar, baking powder,
cinnamon, allspice, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
Break eggs into another bowl. Add sour cream and melted butter, and whisk
until well blended. Stir in diced apple.
Pour egg mixture over flour mixture and fold in just until dry ingredients
are moistened.
Scoop batter into muffin cups. Top each muffin with about 2 teaspoons of
the streusel topping.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes, or until browned. A toothpick inserted into the
center should come out clean. Remove from pans and let cool at least 1 hour
before serving.
Source: Muffins By Elizabeth Alston
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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