Apple-Hazelnut Muffins

1/2 c Hazelnuts, grounded in

-blender to a coarse flour 1/2 c All-purpose flour

2 tb Baking powder

1/4 c Sugar

1 Egg

2 tb Unsalted butter, melted and

-cooled 1/2 c Warm milk

1 ts Vanilla extract

1 pn Of salt

1/2 c Chopped dried apples

Preheat oven to 350F. Combine hazelnuts, flour, baking powder and sugar. Add egg, butter, milk, vanilla, salt and apples. Let stand 10 minutes. Fill 4 cups of a nonstick muffin pan (or regular muffin pan with paper liners) with the batter. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. From the cookbook "Apples" by Robert Berkley