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butter brown sugar egg flour baking powder baking soda salt cinnamon nutmeg raisins almonds unsweetened applesauce topping sugar cinnamon nutmeg
Viewed: 40 - Published at: 7 years agoIngredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/2 cup raisins or 1/2 cup currants
- 1/2 cup chopped almonds, pecans or 1/2 cup freshly shelled walnuts
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- TOPPING
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
Method
- Grease or line 12 large muffin cups and set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar; beat in egg.
- Stir together flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Combine with raisins and almonds.
- Stir dry ingredients into the batter in 3 parts, alternating with the applesauce in 2 parts.
- Mix just until blended.
- Transfer to muffin cups, almost filling each cup.
- TOPPING: Combine all topping ingredients and spoon equally over muffins.
- Bake at 375 F.
- for 20 minutes or until well risen and firm to the touch.
- Let cool on a rack and serve for breakfast or snacks.
- Makes 12 big muffins.
- 150 Classic Canadian Recipes.
