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Of all the baked goods you have made, these muffins will surely turn out to be one of your favorite. This recipe makes 12 delectable muffins.

What you need:
1/4 cup of butter
1 cup of yellow cornmeal
2/3 cup of brown sugar
1 cup of all-purpose flour
1 pound of sweet apples, for instance Fuji
1 teaspoon of baking soda
3 tablespoons of granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 large egg
1 cup of buttermilk
3 tablespoons of salad oil

1. Rinse, peel, core, and then slice the apples lengthwise and keep aside for later.
2. Take a 10 or 12 inch frying pan and melt the butter in it over medium heat. Add the brown sugar and keep stirring while doing so. Once the brown sugar has completely dissolved and appears bubbly, add the apples and cook for approximately five minutes. The apples should be barely tender. Pour this mixture in the twelve buttered muffin cups equally.
3. Take a bowl and mix the flour, baking soda, cornmeal, salt, and the granulated sugar together.
4. Take another bowl and mix the egg, buttermilk, and oil. Stir the mixture into the previously prepared cornmeal mixture till the mixture is evenly moistened. Divide this batter equally into the twelve muffin cups.
5. Finally, bake the muffins in a 350° convection oven for about fifteen to twenty minutes. The tops of the muffins should be lightly browned and on pressing should feel firm. Remove the muffins from the cups by running a knife between the cup rims and the muffins and invert over a baking sheet. If there are any apple slices left inside the muffin cups then take them out and put them on the muffins.

The convection oven gives the muffins an improved flavor as compared to a conventional oven. Take a look at some of the best convection ovens.

The muffins are ready to be served. You can serve them either at room temperature or slightly warm with the apple side up.