Frog Commissary Apple Coconut Muffins

1/2 cup (1 stick) of unsalted butter

1 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 eggs

1/2 cup milk

2 1/2 cups flour

2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

3 ounces shredded sweetened coconut (1 cup plus 2 tablespoons)

1 1/2 cups finely chopped peeled apple


Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease twelve 3" muffin-pan cups. Cream together the butter, sugar, and vanilla. Beat together the eggs and milk. Combine well the flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg. Alternately add the wet and dry ingredients to the creamed mixture. Blend until just combined. Stir in thecoconut and the apples. Fill the cups full. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Cool 5 minutes and remove from the tins to cool further.