Applesauce Pecan Muffins

Recipe by: Sheila Lukins | from U.S.A. Cookbook

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Course: Side Dish, Snack

Total Time: Under 1 Hour

Skill Level: Easy

Cost: Inexpensive

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If you are ambitious and make pots of applesauce come autumn, be sure to save some to add to these muffins. Rich sour cream anchors the flavor, and my favorite apple pie spices give these beauties a winter holiday feel. Do not overwork the muffin batter or you will have a tough muffin; stir until the dry ingredients are just incorporated into the wet ingredients. If you don’t have fresh applesauce on hand, a good-quality store-bought brand will do just fine.

Yield: Makes 10 muffins

INGREDIENTS

1½ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground allspice
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 large egg
½ cup sugar
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
1/3 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
½ cup applesauce, preferably homemade
¾ cup coarsely chopped pecans
10 pecan halves

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Grease 10 regular muffin cups or line them with paper liners.

2. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, and nutmeg in a bowl. Stir well and set aside.

3. In another bowl, beat the egg and the sugar together until well combined. Stir in the melted butter, sour cream, vanilla, and applesauce.

4. Add the dry ingredients to the liquid, and stir with a woodern spoon until just combined. Stir in the chopped pecans.

5. Fill the muffin cups three-quarters full with batter. Top each muffin with a pecan half. Bake in the center of the oven until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out just clean, 20 minutes.

6. Cool the muffins in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Then unmold them onto a rack to cool completely.

Editor's Note

Nutritional information is based on a serving size of 1 muffin, but does not include Applesauce. For nutritional information on Applesauce, please follow the link above.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION

Nutrients per serving (% daily value)

Calories 279kcal (14%)

Calcium 81mg (8%)

Vitamin C 0mg (0%)

Vitamin A 98mcg RAE (3%)

Potassium 83mg

Magnesium 18mg

Protein 4g

Sugar 11g

Fiber 2g

Total Carbohydrate 27g